Burl Audio B80 Mothership Interface

The B80 Mothership features 10 slots that can be populated with various 2, 4, or 8-channel AD/DA cards. This allows you to mix and match input and output configurations to suit your specific studio needs, whether you require more analog inputs for tracking or more outputs for summing.

Yes. The B80 utilizes swappable motherboards, meaning you can change your digital interconnect between Digi-link, MADI, Dante, or SoundGrid without replacing the entire chassis. This modular design ensures the interface remains compatible as your studio infrastructure evolves.

The Mothership is built on discrete Class-A circuitry and avoids integrated circuits and capacitors in the signal path. By incorporating Burl’s proprietary BX1 transformers and BOPA2 op-amps, it provides a distinct analog warmth and musicality that is often lost in purely digital conversion.

While the B80 supports up to 80 analog channels at standard sample rates like 44.1k or 48k, the channel count is halved to 32 when operating at higher sample rates of 176.4k or 192k due to the increased data bandwidth requirements.

The unit comes equipped with the robust BP300 power supply, which is specifically designed to provide the clean, stable power required for the high-performance analog circuitry. It is a 4U rackmount unit, so ensure your rack has the necessary space and depth to accommodate the chassis and its power requirements.

Absolutely. The B80’s durable 4U steel chassis and flexible digital interconnect options like Dante and MADI make it a reliable choice for professional live sound, broadcast, and film recording environments where high-channel counts and sonic integrity are critical.