Burl Audio B16-BDA8-NG — an 8-channel NextGen DAC daughter card for the compact B16 Mothership chassis, built on the class-A signal path derived from the B2 Bomber DAC. The same card also fits a B80 chassis.
Digital-to-analog conversion runs through discrete BOPA14 NextGen Analog op-amps, with no integrated circuits or capacitors anywhere in the signal path. It supports sample rates from 44.1kHz to 192kHz at 24-bit resolution, with a dynamic range of 115dB.
Analog character instead of digital sterility
Many engineers working in a small studio know the problem of compact interfaces that measure well on paper but sound flat and fatiguing over long sessions. The BDA8-NG addresses this with class-A BOPA14 op-amps and a capacitor-free signal path, reducing phase distortion. The result is a wider stereo image, more depth, and preservation of the source's original tonal balance, despite the compact, two-slot format of the B16 chassis.
Full Mothership-grade conversion in a small studio
Engineers working in tight spaces often have to choose between a compact format and reference-grade conversion quality, previously available only in large B80 systems. The BDA8-NG addresses this by fitting the same signal path used in the B80 into one of the two slots in a B16 chassis. Two BDA8-NG cards give sixteen output channels, and Avid delay matching plus switchable DAC filters let you precisely match the card to a Pro Tools system with no extra configuration.
KEY FEATURES
- 8-channel digital-to-analog conversion (DAC)
- DSUB (DB25) connector for eight output channels
- Discrete class-A BOPA14 NextGen Analog op-amps
- Zero capacitors in the signal path
- Avid delay matching
- Jumper-selectable DAC filter options
- Signal path derived from the B2 Bomber DAC
- Up to 16 DAC channels in a B16 chassis (2 cards)
- Compatible with B80 and B16 Mothership chassis
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Channel count: 8 (DAC)
- Connector: DB25 (DSUB)
- Sample rate: 44.1kHz to 192kHz
- Resolution: 24-bit
- Frequency response at 48kHz: 10Hz to 22kHz, +/- 0.1dB
- Frequency response at 96kHz: 10Hz to 30kHz, +/- 0.1dB, -0.3dB at 40kHz
- Frequency response at 192kHz: 10Hz to 30kHz, +/- 0.1dB, -1.5dB at 90kHz
- Dynamic range: 115dB
- THD+N: -96dB at full scale +22dBU
- Op-amps: discrete, class-A, BOPA14
- Maximum channels in B16: 16 (2x BDA8-NG)
- Build: Made in USA
- Compatibility: B80 and B16 Mothership chassis