Allen & Heath DT-20-M 2-Input Dante Interface, Mic/Line, PoE/DC, No PSU

Allen & Heath DT-20-M: Remote Mic Inputs on the Network

The Allen & Heath DT-20-M is a compact 2-input Dante interface that brings two mic or line sources onto an audio network from a remote location. As the M variant, it includes surface-mount ears and no power supply, running on Power over Ethernet for clean, single-cable installation. Its two XLR/TRS combo inputs use dLive-grade preamps, so audio captured far from the mixer still meets Allen & Heath's professional standard. For an installer who needs inputs at a podium, a stage edge, or another room, it removes long analog mic runs. It is a small, fixed-install input point for a networked system.

Allen & Heath DT-20-M: dLive-Grade Preamps With Remote Control

Each input is served by a preamp derived from Allen & Heath's flagship dLive range, delivering low noise and clean gain for microphones and line sources alike. The unit provides local gain control and switchable 48V phantom power, so condenser microphones can be used directly at the remote point. Crucially, gain and phantom can also be controlled from the host mixer over the network, so an engineer at front-of-house adjusts a distant input without walking to it. This remote command of a high-quality preamp is what separates a networked interface from a simple converter.

Allen & Heath DT-20-M: Dante and AES67 Audio Networking

The DT-20-M is a standard Dante device, integrating with Dante-equipped Allen & Heath mixers and AHM processors as well as third-party Dante systems, with support for the open AES67 standard. Its two inputs appear on the network and can be patched to any destination in software, carrying audio and clock over ordinary Ethernet. That means a microphone plugged in across the building can land on any channel of the console. Replacing analog snakes with a single network link is the core advantage of building input points this way.

Allen & Heath DT-20-M: 96 kHz Conversion, PoE, Fixed Mounting

Sample rate switches between 48 kHz and 96 kHz to match the host system, with 96 kHz providing the higher-resolution capture used across current Allen & Heath consoles. Power arrives over Ethernet on the same cable that carries audio, or from a 12V DC supply, though the M variant does not include one. The bundled surface-mount ears fix the unit to a wall, panel, or lectern for a permanent, discreet installation. Single-cable power plus fixed mounting is precisely what a clean, wired-in input point requires.

Allen & Heath DT-20-M: Typical Applications

The DT-20-M is built for fixed AV installations, stage input points, and portable rigs on a Dante network. Place it at a lectern to capture a speaker, at the stage edge for a guest microphone, or in a remote room to feed audio back to a central mixer. Its PoE-powered, surface-mount design keeps cabling hidden and installation tidy in permanent systems. For integrators extending an Allen & Heath system's inputs, the DT-20-M puts two professional-grade preamps exactly where the sources are.