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Behringer S16

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Digital Stagebox

  • With 16 Inputs and 8 Outputs
  • AES50 network (Klark Teknik)
  • Up to 100m of networking capability via CAT-5e cable (not included in delivery)
  • 7-segment LED displays
  • Direct P-16 Monitor port
  • Dual ADAT outputs
  • MIDI In/Output
  • USB connector for system updates via PC
  • Format: 19" / 2HE
  • Mounting depth: 21 cm
  • Distance of the metal handles to the front: 2,2 cm
Available since December 2012
Item number 281296
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
Network Protocol AES50
Connector RJ45
Input Channels 16
Output Channels 8
Digital Inputs 0
Digital Outputs 16
Width 483 mm
Depth in mm 210 mm
Height 89 mm
Weight 4,9 kg
Mounting Height 2 U
19" Rackkit Yes
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Versatile digital stage box

The Behringer S16 is a digital stage box that operates on an AES50 audio network and allows signals to be sent from the stage to a digital front-of-house console, where they can be mixed. It has 16 remote-controlled Midas pre-amps, as well as eight balanced analogue XLR lines for stage monitors. Channels 1-8 and 9-16 can be connected to external equipment via two optical ADAT ports, and the MIDI connections allow lighting and sound modules to be controlled. To save space, this stage box can also be installed in a 19" rack, where it requires just two height units (2U), and its stand-out features are its wide-ranging connectivity and versatility, making for effortless cascading.

Direct or remote control

The Behringer S16 can be controlled easily from the front-of-house console once it has been connected to a digital mixing desk with a Cat-5e cable. The user-friendly interface allows each of the 16 inputs as well as the 8 bus outputs for on-stage monitoring to be selected directly, so the user can check instantly that everything is working as it should. Each channel can be adjusted directly using the HA-Control knob and level display, and phantom power can also be activated. The incoming signal can in turn be heard directly through the headphone socket. The CONFIG button allows users to select the operating mode, and once all of the settings have been saved, the S16 can be locked from the console. Topping it all off, the S16 has a USB port for firmware updates.

Behringer S16 digital stage box

Less cabling, more flexibility

With the Behringer S16 stage box, signals can be transmitted to the front-of-house console using a single CAT-5e cable (which should be no longer than 100m), so there is no need for cumbersome multi-pairs. For larger stages, two S16s can be cascaded, allowing for twice as many inputs and outputs. For even greater flexibility, an optional Powerplay P-16 personal monitoring system can be connected via the ULTRANET socket. Since converters and networks store a certain amount of data in buffers, this generates a delay which should be considered when monitoring, particularly when using in-ear monitors. It is also worth noting that the audio network is not compatible with any IP equipment on the market and thus requires specific routers, such as the Midas DL16 or the Midas DL371.

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About Behringer

The company, which was founded in Germany by Uli Behringer and now manufactures its products in China, has been known for affordable and great-value equipment since its very first product, the Studio Exciter F. An array of mixing consoles (such as the Eurodesk MX8000), signal processors, and later sound amplification and monitoring equipment, has made it possible for countless musicians to fit out their home studios, practice rooms, and mobile PAs within budget limits that were previously unthinkable. The acquisition of other companies, including Midas, Klark Teknik, and TC Electronic, meant that new product groups were added - and also resulted in the technical expertise of these companies being incorporated into product development.

Simple network use

In an audio network, samples are assembled in packets. These packets have headers which contain information on the source and the destination, which is then decoded by the receiver. The AES50 audio network, developed by Klark Teknik, is an open standard of the Audio Engineering Society allowing bi-directional transmission of multi-channel digital sound at 100Mbit/s. Thanks to its user-friendliness and minimal configuration, this standard is perfectly adapted to live events. With 24 bi-directional channels, a sampling rate of 96kHz and a latency of six samples can be achieved. For 48 channels, the sampling frequency is 48kHz and the latency is three samples. The protocol is based on the SuperMAC standard developed by Sony Pro-Audio Labs, which was acquired by Klark Teknik in 2007.

Behringer S16 digital stage box

In the spotlight - ULTRANET

Ultranet is a transfer protocol that is used by Behringer and allows audio signals to be transferred between compatible devices via Ethernet connection. The X32’s Ultranet output is suitable for connecting category 5 Ethernet cables with RJ45 connectors, which means that up to 16 audio channels can be sent to devices like the Behringer P16-D distribution hub, PA speakers like the Turbosound IQ15, and wedge monitors like the Turbosound TFX 122M-AN. The Behringer X32’s routing menu can be used to specify which signal is assigned to which Ultranet channel. And for maximum flexibility, the position of the signal tap can also be set to either pre-fader or post-fader.

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Hi Quality, good value, full featured stage box
MattyH 30.09.2015
This is a great companion to the X32 mixer.

I have been using this in a short depth rack now for a couple of months and it works really well taking just 2U spaces. It works when this is cascaded to it's sister the SD16 on the same AES50 link with long 50 meter Ethernet cables between both the units and the mixer I get solid sync and great performance from both units at the same time.

Interestingly, the ADAT outs on the S16 can be assigned to different AES50 lines from the outs on the front the S16 meaning that you can send different signals to the ADAT outs if you wish. Using this I have hooked up each of the ADATs to Behringer ADA8000s which converts the signal to analogue. I have the ADA8000 outs plugged into a Cymatic LR16 which I place in a short rack drawer with the back panel unscrewed to reveal the input jacks it also fits the USB hard disk. So now I can record 16 individual tracks onto the LR16 independently and at the same time whilst still using all the S16's functions and best of all it all fits nicely into a 6U SHORT rack for placing on stage. I just hit record at the start of the gig and it captures everything I need for remixing later.

Here is the format for the 6U short depth rack:

-2U Drawer with-
--Cymatic LR16-- Insert Jacks on LR16 (no ring connected on TRS)
----ADA8000-1-- ^^ Balanced XLR outs to stereo Jack (disconnect ring wire) ^^
----ADA8000-2-- ADAT ins
-------S16------- ^^ ADAT outs ^^
-------S16-------

Cymatic have just released the UTrack X32 card which is available at Thomann this looks very interesting and does the same job at on the mixer side but allows 32!!! channel recording to usb HDD. Might have to put that one on the Xmas list :)
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What can you say? Simply brilliant
Anonymous 26.09.2015
The sound is as good as it gets, and the protocol is so easy to use that it's crazy. You turn it on, plug it into one of the AES50 ports on the X32, and it simply works. Every time. No instability or strangeness - just works.

I ordered two S16s, but one of them had a faulty power supply, so I had to send it back. That was a bit sad, as I had to dig out the analog multicore the following concert to cover the last inputs. One of our helpers even managed to dig through the multicore with a shovel, so it lost a few channels. Had it been a CAT-5 cable, we could have just replaced that one cable cheaply.

What that also tells, is that of course Behringer cuts some corners even on these a little bit more high-quality products. I have an older Behringer mixer, which also had a power supply that failed and had to be sent back. Plus some older Behringer speakers which also had a power supply that failed.

But when that problem was fixed, I can't complain about anything. These units are brilliant. I just wish they weren't quite that expensive, maybe one to two hundred euros cheaper. But I see that the Midas preamps is what ramps up the price in both the X32 and the S16s, so it's all good, I guess!

Anyway, they are part of a brilliant, cheap system, that gives me a looot of functionality. It's all been said before. Behringer - thank you!
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Never again 200lbs copper multi cable!
Anonymous 05.10.2014
Having bought two of these for use with my Behringer X32 mixer, I have permanently solved my biggest problems with signalling between stage and mixer, most often being the 200lbs, 50 foot long tangled maze of a multi cable that I have been struggling with up untill now. I have bought a couple of 2-unit Gator racks to put these stageboxes in, and so far it has proven a viable solution for my use (as long as no one steps on the Gator case). Combined with a couple of long ethernet cables, these two units have completely replaced the need for my old, heavy copper multi cable when on the move, e.g. using my X32 on live gigs. Since the S16s also use the same preamps as the X32, the sound produced is the same as if only using the analogue inputs on the mixer, which makes for several possible setups of preamps, both for studio recording and live sound engineering.
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Wonderfull kit!
Koesbeenian 10.11.2020
I use this as an extension of my X32 rack. It's brilliant. One remark: don't let you be misguided by anyone. You-have-to-use-the-correct-ethernet-cable! You cannot use a standard cable although it might fit. You can also NOT use a standard ethernet cable with ethercons although it might fit. You have to have Ethercon to Ethercon ground lead connected! Example:
Procab PRD520/10 CAT5e SF/UTP Ethercon
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