Behringer DS50 Splitter

Behringer DS50 — Passive Signal Splitter for Clean Multi-Destination Routing

The Behringer DS50 is a passive signal splitter from the Pro Splitter Series, designed to send one balanced line-level source to five destinations at once. It is built for venues and tours that need to route the same audio to FOH, monitor consoles, broadcast feeds and recording rigs without duplicating sources. The DS50 is the right choice for live sound engineers and AV technicians who need reliable, power-free signal distribution across multiple consoles.

What Makes the DS50 Stand Out

The fully passive design means there is no mains connection, no phantom power draw and no active circuitry to introduce noise — so the splitter adds nothing to the signal path except routing.

Inputs, Outputs and Signal Path

The DS50 is built around a single balanced XLR input and five balanced XLR outputs, giving engineers a clean way to fan one source out across an entire rig.

• Number of Channels: 1 — one source feeds the whole splitter
• Inputs: 1 × balanced XLR — accepts standard professional line-level sources
• Outputs: 5 × balanced XLR — run FOH, monitors, broadcast and recording simultaneously
• Connectors: Neutrik XLR on every input and output for dependable balanced connections

Passive Design and Build

Because the unit is passive, it needs no external power supply, no phantom power and no batteries — simply patch it in and it works. The all-metal chassis with protective rubber corners is sized at 118 × 112 × 64 mm, making it easy to slot into a rack shelf, stage box or flight case alongside the rest of the rig.

• Power Requirement: Passive — nothing to plug in, nothing to fail mid-gig
• Phantom Power: Not required — keeps the splitter out of the console's phantom-power budget
• Chassis: Aluminium extrusion with rubber corners — built for repeated setup and teardown
• Dimensions (W × D × H): 118 × 112 × 64 mm

Audio Performance

The DS50 covers a 20 Hz – 22 kHz frequency response, a 121 dB signal-to-noise ratio and THD + N below 0.01 % at 1 kHz and +4 dBu, so the split signal stays faithful to the source.

• Frequency Response: 20 Hz – 22 kHz
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 121 dB
• THD + N: < 0.01 % @ 1 kHz, +4 dBu
• CMRR: 98 dB typical

Who the DS50 Is For

The DS50 is the right choice for live sound engineers, houses of worship, broadcast crews and AV rental teams who need to send one source to multiple consoles. It suits any setup where FOH, monitors, a broadcast feed and a recording rig all need the same clean signal at the same time — and where keeping the rig simple, rugged and free of extra power supplies matters as much as the audio quality itself.