Allen & Heath DX012-RK Recessed Rack Ear Kit for DX012 Expander, Steel Pair

Allen & Heath DX012-RK: A Proper 19-Inch Home for the DX012

The Allen & Heath DX012-RK is a recessed rack ear kit that mounts a DX012 Remote Output Expander into a single rack unit of standard 19-inch rack. It is a small part with an outsized effect on how a system looks and survives on the road, turning a standalone expander into a properly restrained rack component. The kit ships as a matched left-and-right pair of steel ears with the mounting screws included, so installation is a five-minute job. For anyone building a touring or install output rack, it is the difference between a box that sits loose and one that is bolted down for the life of the system. That kind of tidy permanence is exactly what a rack should deliver.

Recessed Geometry That Aligns With dLive Racks

The defining feature of the DX012-RK is that its ears are recessed rather than flat-faced, setting the DX012 back into the rack so its front panel lines up with Allen & Heath dLive DM and CDM racks. This is not cosmetic fussiness: a consistent rack face means every connector and indicator sits on the same plane, cabling dresses cleanly, and a lid or cover clears the front without fouling. Mixing flush-mounted and proud-mounted gear in one rack invites strain on connectors and snagged cables during load-in. By matching the recess depth of the DM and CDM racks, the kit keeps a mixed A&H rack visually and mechanically coherent. Engineers who rack their own systems know how much that alignment matters at 2 a.m.

Steel Build for Touring and Install Life

The ears are formed from steel so they hold the DX012 rigidly through the vibration and handling of touring, where a flimsy mount lets a unit sag and stresses its rear connections. That same rigidity serves permanent installs, where the expander may be racked once and left untouched for years behind an amplifier system. Because the kit is a straightforward pair with screws, there is nothing proprietary to fail and nothing else to buy. It suits a flight-cased FOH output rack just as well as a fixed equipment-room rack in a theater or house of worship. For a professional A&H deployment, it is the simple, dependable way to make the DX012 a permanent rack citizen.