Burl B16 Mothership Chassis BMB2 MADI VERSION

  • $ 1,499.00


Burl B16 Configurable AD/DA with BMB2 MADI Card currently out of stock

The Burl B16 Mothership is a 2U, 2-slot version of the B80 Mothership. The B80 Mothership has redefined digital recording, and now the legendary sound can be found in a smaller, more portable B16 Mothership. Utilizing technology developed for the B80, the new B16 Mothership uses the exact same I/O cards as the B80 Mothership, continuing Burl Audio’s deep dedication to analog, class-A circuitry. The result is not only heard, it is felt. The Mothership stands out from every other interface on the market not because it is colored, but because it does not sterilize the source.

Using a card based system, and a heavy-duty 2U chassis, the B16 Mothership employs 2 daughter card slots with an internal power supply and your choice of Motherboard for Digilink, MADI, Dante or SoundGrid connectivity. Every ADC channel uses a proprietary BX1 transformer and every DAC channel has the latest Burl Audio discrete op-amp, BOPA4.

For anyone who has wanted a Mothership in a smaller format, this is a dream come true. A typical setup is an 8 in, 8 out system, but it can also be configured as a 16 input tracking system, or a 16-output portable mix rig. If needed, you can also use either the BAES4 card with 4 channels of AES in and out per card, or the BCLK card, which distributes 8 word clock outputs per card.

Digital interconnect is also completely configurable, and controlled by a swappable Motherboard. Burl Audio offers four digital Motherboards, the BMB1 (Digi-Link) , BMB2 (MADI), BMB3 (Dante), and BMB4 (SoundGrid). The BMB1 comes standard with two DigiLink connectors for direct hookup to Pro Tools.  The BMB2 features two optical MADI ports for use with ASIO or CORE AUDIO PCIe MADI cards. The BMB3 features two Ethernet ports for use with Dante enabled DAWs and any Dante enabled device, such as a digital mixing console. The BMB4 card allows for connectivity to any SoundGrid device, as well as low latency for a complete digital audio-networking solution.

The B80 Mothership is the result of over 20 years of research and development. The no compromise design strategy is immediately apparent in the build quality.  In this digital era, many yearn for the tone of records past, and analog tape is becoming a lost art. The B80 and B16 Motherships bridge this analog to digital gap.

B16 MOTHERSHIP Features:

• 2U main chassis
• BMB1 (DigiLink) motherboard 
BMB2 (MADI) motherboard ON SALE $1299
• BMB3 (Dante) motherboard
• BMB4 (SoundGrid) Motherboard
• 1 BNC Word Clock In
• 2 BNC Word Clock Out
• 2 daughter card slots
• AD/DA, AES and BCLK

BMB2 Motherboard Included

Optional Motherboards

BMB1 Digilink

BMB3 Dante

BMB4 SoundGrid

BMB5 USB


Optional Daughter Cards

BAD4

BAD8

BDA8

BCLK

BAES4