Dante card required?

[Drumrolls]

Am I correct in thinking that to use a DC16 with a DL32R with the cat5 cable the DL32R needs a Dante card?

I am thinking about a DC16 in part to eliminate connectivity issues…. But sourcing a DC16 and. Dante card at this point in time and on this side of the world may be a challenge… Thanks for your time

[cigame]

You may as well connect via ethernet cable if you use a router with multiple outputs.

[iceknif3]

Yes, a Dante card is required for any audio to pass to/from DC16. Could you make it work just for control without a Dante card, maybe? Mackie runs MANDOLIN (the control protocol) over the Dante primary (if you’re running redundant) interface, so I suppose it’s possible that without a Dante card you could connect Dante primary (A) or WiFi control port on DC16 to the Wi-Fi control port or your wifi router just for control. Not sure though, and I can’t tear my system apart to test that theory right now sadly.