Crestron’s Procise Demo Creates Buzz at CEDIA Expo

Sep
16

By Robert Archer
Filed in: Blogs, Home Theater, CEDIA
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09.16.2009
Crestron's nearly 10,000-square-foot booth at CEDIA Expo 2009, as you might expect, house the latest in control, automation and Web-based technologies.

What you wouldn't expect, however, is that the demo of Crestron's Procise line in the company's sound room was one of the best system demos at the show.

The Procise line includes the PSPHD Processor, PROAMP Amplifier, ADMS Server and ADC-200BR Blu-ray Disc Changer.

Crestron walked attendees through some of the system's features, which include:

Interoperability with its control products
Web-based streaming of content and metadata information
Audyssey EQ
Uncompressed audio processing
RAID backup

Crestron then used a clip from "Iron Man" to prove it's capable of offering solutions outside its core line that are as good as those that come from traditional home theater manufacturers.

The sound room itself was also pretty impressive, engineered with acoustical treatments and supported by a nice array of screen, projector, and speaker products.

The Procise line, and the affirmation it provided with its CEDIA sound room demo, shows the custom industry that Crestron is now a player in the home theater category.

Robert Archer, Senior Editor, CE Pro

Bob is a dedicated audiophile who has written about consumer electronics for various publications within Massachusetts before joining the staff of CE Pro in 2000. Bob writes CE Pro's monthly Audio/Video news and Screening Room, as well as serving as the co-chair for the EHX A/V educational curriculum.

Comments

Posted by Dave Wright on 09/19 at 01:53 PM

Home control and media distribution of the masses, this is a good thing. Start them off small and then grow them into larger systems, or as a part of that larger system where full functions are not needed. I like it.