The RME AoX MADI Optical 128x128 MADI Expansion Board enables you to add 128 channels of MADI audio to your HDSPe AoX-M or HDSPe AoX-D network audio-interface PCIe card. The board features two optical SFP I/O connectors and a BNC Word Clock I/O connector. The board comes with SFP Multimode MADI modules. An SFP single-mode MADI module is available separately.

Each HDSPe AoX PCIe card can integrate up to two, optional AoX MADI Optical or AoX MADI Coax extension boards, providing a total of four additional MADI input signals, four MADI output signals, plus up to 256 network audio channels per direction within a single HDSPe AoX PCIe card—on macOS and Windows.

For HDSPe AoX-M & HDSPe AoX-D PCIe Cards    Add up to 128x128 MADI Channels    2 Optical SFP I I/O, Multimode Modules    BNC Word Clock

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Does this take PCIe cards?

A: Yes, the Sonnet Echo III Thunderbolt 3 to PCIe Card Rackmount Expansion System has one PCIe 3.0 x16 slot and two PCIe 3.0 x8 slots.

Q: 2. can i use this adapter on my windows machine?

A: No. The Synology E10G18-T1 10GbE PCIe Expansion Card B&H # SYE10G18T1 is designed for selected Synology NAS Servers.

Q: 3. Does this card used get honored by synology the 5 year warranty from date of purchase?

A: Yes, this Synology E10G18-T1 10GbE PCIe Expansion Card includes a 5-year manufacturer warranty.

Q: 4. Will a DeckLink 8K Pro G2 PCIe card with the HDMI daughter card fit in this? And if so, will it leave one slot open for use?

A: Yes, the Blackmagic Design DeckLink 8K Pro G2 Capture Card would fit inside the Sonnet Echo III Thunderbolt 3 to PCIe Card Rackmount Expansion System, and you should be left with one open slot to use.

Q: 5. Will the Blackmagic Decklink Quad 2 PCI card fit in this enclosure?

A: This expansion chassis only accepts low profile expansion cards. It appears that the Black Magic Decklink card is a full-height card. Please choose a chassis that will accept full-height cards.

Q: 6. Does the Nvidia Connect-X 5 VPI EDR card work with this if we connect it to a hub?

A: While you can connect the Sonnet Echo III Thunderbolt 3 to PCIe Card Desktop Expansion System to Thunderbolt hubs, we do not recommend doing so, as the hub may impact the GPU's performance. It is best to connect your EGPU directly to your host computer's Thunderbolt port.

Q: 7. Besides rack mount, how is this different from Sonnet Echo Express SE?

A: As far as the software and capabilities, the two models are very similar.

Q: 8. Does this card support jumbo frame? If it does, what is the max frame rate?

A: This model does support jumbo frame, however the manufacturer has not specified the max frame rate, which would also depend highly on resolution.

Q: 9. Would it support 2.5G?

A: Yes this network card will support 2.5Gbps

Q: 10. Does this work as a USB Audio interface for Akai Force with firmware 3.1?

A: We have not tested it, but it may.