Dangerous SOURCE
Dangerous Music's SOURCE is the all-in-one portable monitoring system project studio engineers have been waiting for! The Dangerous SOURCE gives you access to a complete set of audio sources, including USB and AES digital audio, as well as a balanced XLR and an 1/8" stereo input. Separate source selections for your headphones and monitors will certainly also come in handy when collaborating with artists. If the complexity of your monitoring setup has you tied in knots, check out the Dangerous SOURCE.
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Portable, studio-grade monitor controller
The Dangerous SOURCE slips into your backpack and fits right under your laptop. If you're a producer, engineer, DJ, or video editor who's always on-the-go, it's great to have access to studio-quality monitoring on the road. Dangerous Music's studio monitoring products are well regarded amongst audio pros, and you know when they set out to design a portable monitor controller, it's going to have the right stuff.
Flexibility — it's a beautiful thing
The Dangerous SOURCE lets you listen to any combination of four input sources; you get two speaker outputs and two headphone outputs. You can let the singer hear their own personal headphone mix, for instance, from the Analog 2 input — while you monitor the real mix, coming in from your computer via the USB input (which can run up to 24-bit/192kHz). The Dangerous SOURCE gives you the monitoring flexibility to handle virtually any monitoring situation that might occur.
Dangerous quality
Dangerous Music is renowned for their no-compromise designs and build-quality, and the Dangerous SOURCE lives up to this reputation. The company's products have earned the fierce loyalty of legions of audio pros the world over. When you add the Dangerous SOURCE to your audio rig, you know that you're making an investment in great sound that will give you many years of use.
What the pros are saying about the SOURCE:
- "[The SOURCE] delivered flawless audio quality to some half-dozen sets of monitors and countless sets of headphones. This little router is reference and headphone monitoring with a vengeance. Dangerous has a reputation for gear that's solidly built and sounds amazing; that sums up the SOURCE in a nutshell." — Mike Metlay (Recording Magazine)
- "I've been absolutely spoiled by the DAC and especially the headphone amplifier..." — Steve Torres (Mix Engineer/Producer)
- "What's really noticeable with the analog stage is tightness in the different frequency bands — more clarity in the sub and better detail in the highs and high-mids. The source D/A, I have to say, is a really pleasant listen. So musical." — Joseph Fraioli (Sound Designer)
- "I am hearing more detail than I've heard before. Seriously, my monitors sound different!" — Ron Kopald (Musician/Engineer)
- "The sound quality is somewhere beyond excellent. Mixing with the SOURCE becomes a superior audio experience." — Craig Anderton (Mastering Engineer)
- "I instantly heard lots of detail, the SOURCE made the music instantly a lot less fatiguing. I am also able to work at a lower volume and still be 'into the vibe' of the track." — Dan Black (Producer)
- "Effortlessly transparent and accurate, yet still musical and enthralling: all the characteristics that define top-flight analogue circuitry." — Hugh Robjohns (Sound on Sound)
- "If you're running around tracking on the fly, or you're a touring DJ or electronic artist, this unit would be indispensable." — Thom Monahan (TapeOp Magazine)
Dangerous Music SOURCE Features:
- Hear everything, anywhere, so you can mix it right the first time
- Portable monitor control for both speakers and headphones
- Monitor Digital, (2) Analog and USB sources separately or simultaneously
- Fits beneath a 13" laptop or rack installable (kit optional)
- Two speaker outputs can be engaged simultaneously, or use one as a dedicated subwoofer out
- Headphones and speakers can monitor single or multiple sources — different choices for the producer and artist
- Two analog inputs: 1/8" mini stereo and XLR/TRS combo jack
- Two digital inputs: AES/SPDIF and USB
- USB IN, up to 24-bit/192kHz for Windows and Mac
- Third stereo output to send to Front of House or final mixdown
- Rackmountable with optional rack ear kit
