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Burl Audio B26 Orca - Control Room Monitor

Name: Burl Audio B26 Orca - Control Room Monitor
Brand: Burl Audio
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Monitor Controller with Three Stereo Mix Inputs, Two Stereo Return Inputs, RCA Stereo Input, and Control Room and Studio Headphone Outputs

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Serious Monitoring Control

The Burl Audio B26 Orca monitor controller gives you all the monitoring flexibility you need, and it does it all with stunning sonic transparency and rock-solid stereo imaging, courtesy of its discrete, direct-coupled Class A signal path. The B26 Orca gives you three stereo mix inputs, two stereo returns, stereo RCA in, two sets of stereo speaker outputs, and an audiophile-grade stepped attenuator for controlling your monitor levels. It also has independent studio/phones send and level control, control room and studio headphone outputs, an external meter output, and more. Give your studio serious monitoring control, with the Burl Audio B26 Orca.

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Burl Audio B26 Orca Monitor Controller at a Glance:

A serious studio needs serious monitor control
Burl Audio: pro gear driven by an audiophile sensibility

A serious studio needs serious monitor control

At Sweetwater, we know how important monitor control is. Back in the day, professional studio control rooms were anchored by large-format recording consoles which sported flexible, high-fidelity monitoring sections. Your modern DAW-based studio has no such advantage, but Burl Audio has a solution: the B26 Orca. With it, you can A-B stems or mixes, hear what your mix sounds like on two different pairs of speakers, send a mix to the 'phones, communicate via talkback, and more. And everything is easily controllable from the front panel.

Burl Audio: pro gear driven by an audiophile sensibility

Burl Audio gear is based in a professional Santa Cruz, CA recording studio, Paradise Recording. Driven by an audiophile sensibility, their gear is designed by pro recording engineers, for recording engineers of all levels. The company's directive is simple: to provide you with high-quality recording equipment that will improve your recording, mixing, and mastering. Their innovative solutions not only sound amazing; they intelligently address the challenges of the digital age.

Burl Audio B26 Orca Monitor Controller Features at a Glance:

Direct-coupled, discrete, Class A signal path
Three stereo mix inputs, two stereo return inputs, RCA stereo input
Two stereo speaker outputs
Audiophile-grade 0.1% matched resistor, stepped attenuator for control room level
Independent studio/phones send and level
External meter output
Control room and studio headphone outputs

Get serious monitor control with the Burl Audio B26 Orca!

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Tech Specs

Type: Monitor Controller
Input Channels: 3 x Stereo Mixes
Output Channels: 4 x Stereo Out
Analog Inputs: 4 x XLR (stereo returns), 6 x XLR (stereo mix in A/B/C), 2 x RCA
Analog Outputs: 4 x XLR (speaker A/B), 2 x XLR (studio), 2 x XLR (meter)
Headphones: 1 x 1/4" (studio), 1 x 1/4" (control room)
Talkback: 1 x XLR
Form Factor: Rackmount
Height: 3.5"
Width: 19"
Depth: 10.5"
Manufacturer Part Number: B26-ORCA

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For years I had no idea how important a control room monitor would be to my system. Over the years, I have slowly grown up from my original Apollo 8 and Dangerous D-Box setup to having a hardware gear collection (great stuff like Shelford channels, a Curve Bender, Neve 5059, Tube-Tech Cl-1B comp, etc.) and kept feeling I was missing something that would enable me to use my gear to it's maximum potential.
The d-box was fine for years, but I already upgraded to a 2 Bus + and felt I needed to up my monitoring situation as well after hearing how my music was translating at major festivals and venues.

Then on a research whim, I came across articles online about how important a control room monitor is to a recording studio, and how it can affect how you are able to hear an honest representation of the music. I was highly considering another recommended monitor, but decided to go with the Orca because I LOVE my Burl B2 Bomber ADC and DAC so much. And I'm so glad I did.

I instantly heard a huge improvement on my old Genelec 8040's (it really is like "taking a sheet off your speakers", as they say in the manual) and sounds superior on my newly upgraded ATC SCM45's… I can finally hear exactly how my recordings and mixes sound: incredible depth and bass extension down to floor, wide 3D imaging and detail... everything translates so well now.

A few months after purchasing, I found out that Burl had upgraded the unit with new OP-amps. After emailing tech support from Burl, they kindly allowed me to buy the new OP-amps AND replace them myself in my studio! Right away, even more 3D imaging and tightening of the lows, clarity in the highs. Worth the extra upgrade.

Those online articles I read were true. It doesn't matter if you have the best monitors and most expensive, prestigious gear in the world. If you can't accurately hear what that gear is doing, its pretty much worthless.

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