AudioControl is adding Dante digital audio networking capabilities to the Seattle, Wash.-based company’s Director Model M6800 multi-zone amplifier.
According to AudioControl, this continues the company’s commitment to providing advanced, high-performance entertainment solutions for professional AV installers.
The announcement comes a year after the company introduced Dante network connectivity as an option on its CM-Series 70-volt Dual Mode amplifiers, which gave integrators a new level of performance for landscape entertainment systems and more, says Chris Kane, vice president of sales and marketing for AudioControl.
“We are excited to add this amazing technology to the award-winning Director Model M6800, one of our most popular multi-zone amplifiers,” Kane says.
Dante is an uncompressed, multi-channel digital media networking technology that moves data over a standard IP network using readily available CAT5e, CAT6 or fiber optic cable with near-zero latency. This gives integrators the ability to deliver high-quality audio to every zone without cable runs.
The AudioControl Director M6800 amplifier with available Dante connectivity is now a multi-zone amplifier for any application including audio over IP. The company’s award-winning Director series amplifiers offer the high-power and features integrators must have to provide unrivaled audio performance across any size the music system, including a true, conservatively measured 100 watts/8-Ohms, 200 watts/4-Ohms per channel into 16-channels. The Model M6800 also features a powerful DSP engine that includes graphic and parametric equalization by zone, plus a switching matrix that delivers entertainment programming to any zone.
With the Director Model M6800 amplifier, integrators can tailor the sound to each zone based on DSP profiles of leading speaker brands included as part of AudioControl’s Sound Partners Program, and then fine-tune the sound based on the acoustic properties of any space, the company says.
The AudioControl Director Model M6800 can be used as a standalone solution or as part of a complete smart home environment with drivers available for popular third-party control systems including Crestron, Savant, RTI and Control 4.
AudioControl has provided integrators with 16-channels of premium performance from a 2U chassis, conserving critical rack space without compromising sound quality.
Attendees to CEDIA Expo 2023 can learn more about AudioControl solutions at booth #2509 on Sept. 6-9 in Denver, Colo.
