Allen & Heath Touring Flight Case with Doghouse for Avantis Console

Allen & Heath Avantis Flight Case: Touring-Grade Protection Built to Fit

The Allen & Heath Avantis Flight Case is a touring-grade road case built specifically to carry and protect the Avantis 64-channel digital mixing console. A console is the most valuable and most vulnerable object in a touring rig, and the space between a working desk and a damaged one is almost always the case it travels in. Built for Allen & Heath by 5 Star Cases, this flight case is contoured to the Avantis surface and fitted with an integrated doghouse so the desk stays patched between moves. Reinforced handles and heavy-duty casters make load-in and load-out a roll rather than a strain. For an engineer whose show depends on that surface, it is the peace of mind that lets the truck leave on time.

A Custom-Contoured Fit for the Avantis console

The case is dimensioned specifically around the Allen & Heath Avantis, the 64-channel digital console built on the XCVI FPGA engine, so the surface drops in with no play. A foam-lined interior wraps the desk and cushions its faders, screen and encoders against the shock and vibration that loosen connections and crack panels over a touring season. A generic case that leaves a console rattling in void space does more harm than good; a contoured fit holds everything still. Because the Avantis is a fixed-format surface that engineers rely on night after night, protecting its exact geometry is what keeps a tour running. This is protection engineered to the millimeter, not approximated.

A Doghouse That Protects Your Patch

The defining feature of this case is its integrated doghouse, a rear compartment that lets you leave the Avantis patched while the lid is on. That means the multipin, network and power connections can stay dressed and connected during short moves between rooms or trucks, saving the repatch time that eats into every changeover. The doghouse also shields those rear connectors from impact, the most vulnerable part of any console in transit. Reinforced handles and heavy-duty casters carry the loaded weight so crews roll rather than lift. For a working Avantis on the road, the doghouse is the difference between a fast turnaround and a slow one.

On the Road and In Storage

This case is built for the realities of touring and rental life, where an Avantis moves between venues, trucks and storage on a relentless schedule. The heavy-duty casters and reinforced handles let a two-person crew maneuver the loaded desk through doors and up ramps without wrestling it. Between shows, the same case becomes secure storage that keeps dust, moisture and knocks away from the surface. Rental houses depend on that repeatability, sending the desk out dozens of times a year and getting it back intact. For any Avantis that leaves a fixed install, this flight case is the infrastructure that makes travel routine rather than risky.