Audinate AVIO Dante Audio Adapter: First Look & Review 

For a Pro version, EtherCon for the Dante would be great. Personal I would love a version then with redundant connection possibility.

How is the audio quality though. There is an analog to digital and digi to analog conversion that happens with the XLR ones. Is it quality converters? Want for music studio application.

A metal can about the same size of the plastic wouldn't be a bad idea. I kinda like the size of the original. Nothing will make it Roadie proof... har har har

Radial Engineering has a couple of Rugged designed "DiNET" boxes.

awesome stuff. really like the idea of a modded PCDI with Dante connectivity, ive wanted something very similar to this for a long time

I like the design the way it is. Portability and price perfect. Your ideas are good but if they make something more rugged it’s gonna be expensive so... well like you said it have to be like a level up product. By the way love your videos man.

Re: Licensing, when you talked about the USB Version: These would be essential. Apparently, you are only ever allowed to have the license tied to one machine. Forever. How do I know? My DVS License was recently locked, because I switched my production laptop to many times. Never installed on multiple machines at the same time, only ever used it on one machine at the most. But apparantly that is _not_ allowed by Audinate! I think you can imagine my disappointment, when I wanted to install DVS on a new laptop the day before a big festival that I was supposed to multitrack. Luckily, they unlocked my license just in time (30min before show start) but damn, that's the main thing that I really hate about Dante. I sincerely hope that the industry finally settles on a universal license free standard for AoIP, because this Dante stuff is so annoying at times. Don't get me wrong, when it works, it's awesome. But I'm constantly lugging around a dedicated windows installation (linux only user) just to deal with Dante. Re: Build quality: I think it's ridiculous that they're using the yongsheng plugs and molded strain relief - these things will fail in no time in production. That's just poor quality. And of course as soon as you would switch out the plugs you will lose your waranty I bet. I'd probably go ahead and transfer them into a solid metal box of some sort anyway.

DANTE is a very good IP Audio solution! I'm working on the design of DANTE audio.

Radial Engineering DiNET DAN-RX is what you want, but it cost $399

An OLED screen so you can patch devices, something that you don't have to use Dante Controller for. Then again you'd hook up a Dante enabled mixer to do all that I guess. My setup is simple. I have a Linux Box that there isn't a Dante Virtual Soundcard and Dante Controller driver/software for... Also Audinate doesn't support Linux. :/ REDNet AM2 2ch Out

I don't know how much network equipment you understand. I would have sent an ethercon. remove the RJ45 connector from the board, the data transformer is separate from the connector and this is a nice thing. in addition I would study to give a 15V power supply I assume after the poe. eg not always be linked to the poe.

Would love to see a video on the AES3 AVIO adapter. I just got mine and am still trying to see my RosettaAD/Manley Preamp on the network (for recording on the iMac).

I have 6 of these in use at our site. I too would love to see Ethercon added to this at the least. It would be nice if it had a redundant connection and ran on 1gig. But I'm sure you would not be able to add all that at its current price point. So I would like to see a Pro model as well. Also a rack mount version of this in 8 channels would be great for bringing all your analog wireless mics over to dante.

Pro Version with possibility for external power and for input version phantom power to power the unit. Also chassis connector and Ethercon.

I would love to see that box with an attachment point for a trigger or c clamp and safety point, maybe there could be a 2 in 2 out, with ethercon loop-throughs, something like that ratsound cat box thingy, idea being you could clamp it to press risers, hang it by the safety off the back of a powered speaker, or clamp it to a truss, and loop through to multiple boxes for really long lines of powered speaker, or many press risers. Maybe the loop through could have an "extend" or "isolate" mode, extend being all the boxes looped off the first one just mirror the first one, similar to the rat sound solution appearing to Dante as a single 2 out interface, or in isolate mode, where each present themselves as an individual dante 2x2 interface, individually addressable like a normal dante config.

These packaged in a 2x2 config in an enclosure like the Rat Sound cat box would be amazing. Maybe Dave could order the raw boards from Audinate and package them in his enclosures since he already has the extrusions and connectors.

Thanks for the insight bro. Hey is it possible to hook up to my Avid HD IO & Apogee Symphony mk 2 to control the volume of my interfaces from my Pro Tools Dock monitor knob? I cant afford an Avid MTRX, so I was wondering if this Dante device would help me do at least that. Any advice would help, thank you.

What device do i use to convert my existing 8ch Audio interface?

How much latency is there when using those devices. I want to use Dante for control rooms to talk and listen to a training room . Ideas please!?

I have a question: If you set the Dante AVIO into static IP mode via Dante Controller and forgot what your setting is. And you move to another environment that need set AVIO into DHCP IP mode, Is there a way to find AVIO again?

Oh you! Teared down at last. Thanks

Thx Have you had any issues with the overall level of output from the AVIO Output adapter?

Hello. Would a pair of these with male XLR connectors work to connect a pair of Yamaha monitors to a Mac using Dante Virtual Soundcard? Cheers.

Thanks for video. Didn't find this info at Audinate official site but saw that you have the image of Dante Controller device connection view too in your video. Do you know why Dante AVIO Adapter connection speed is only 100Mb even when connected to 1Gb switch PoE port?

I looove that idea of a beefier 'pro' box option! Very cool!👍🏼

Did I just get quoted? Great video as usual. I would like to try dropping one of those in video world.

Hi! The DAI-AU-2X0 supplies 48V phantom power for passive DI?

Will the analogue input adapters help me multitack record through my analogue mixer

Is Dante Controller required every time or will they remember the routing from last power on?

i have a midas mr12 and want to use waves with it with least latency at the moment waves is in computer conected via usb to the midas mr12 but want much less latency with one of this devices .. how can i do i need only 1 mic chanel in and out the computer again

I definitely worry about DACs inside- the reason i'm still thinking of these, cause it cost pretty much. Also want to see a mono DAC version.

Pro version is a great idea

Great video - I was wondering, how are the cases sealed? With glue? Can they be opened non-destructively? Thanks :)

Good stuff. Thanks for the review.

We have used these units: www.monacor.com/products/pa-technology/audio-network-technology/dante/dtta-2/ www.monacor.com/products/pa-technology/audio-network-technology/dante/dtra-2/

what's the latency coming from this avio usb adapter into another computer using dante vds?

A pro version with rack mount woud be good

Awesome idea!

When I first read about these I assumed the first would be a 1 in x 1 out version. I guess that doesn't make sense either for live sound or recording though. How often do you need inputs and outputs in the same place? Good review! Hope you didn't get into hot water totally upgrading / destroying the original unit.

it should be a version with power on board, so without necessity of the ethernet switch

How do I connect an old racksynth wit only midi in/out to a dante network?

link to that switch?

Excellent!

Waaaayyyy too much time spent on speculating about the physical construction and then the personal hacking project. That's not a product review. If you change the title of the video to something appropriate, like "Re-housing a Dante AVIO adapter," then fine. But as it stands, this is bogus.