Lithe Audio has launched its new Professional Sequence Wi-Fi Ceiling Audio system, the primary Dolby Atmos ceiling audio system to obtain WiSA certification.
The feature-packed audio system have a built-in 60W RMS class D amplifier and might be powered through an present lighting circuit, 13A plug, or over Ethernet (PoE++) courtesy of a bolt-on module. The motive force unit comprises a 6.5-inch woven cone woofer and a 0.75-inch titanium cone tweeter with a frequency response of 55Hz – 20kHz.
Every speaker has an optical enter, ethernet out and in (permitting for daisy-chaining) and wi-fi functionality at each 5GHz and a couple of.4GHz, and there is an in depth set of wi-fi connectivity and management choices, together with AirPlay2, Google Chromecast, Alexa, Bluetooth, and Spotify Connect, in addition to Tidal, Deezer and Amazon Music courtesy of Airable.
British-based Lithe specialises in hidden installs for houses and gardens, with the WiSA licensed Professional Sequence launch geared toward creating straightforward integration with dwelling cinema techniques.
So what’s WiSA? WiSA stands for the Wi-fi Speaker and Audio Affiliation and is a commerce physique launched in 2019 with over 80 members from audio, shopper electronics and manufacturing, together with Bang & Olufsen, Denon, Harman, LG, Onkyo, Pioneer, and Xbox.
Its mission is to “collectively outline worldwide requirements for wi-fi, high-definition, multi-channel audio” via each {hardware} and software program requirements delivering high-res digital audio wirelessly from a supply gadget to a most of eight channels.
Merchandise that acquire WiSA certification should conform to the physique’s protocols for latency, synchronisation and compatibility, which implies that audio is transmitted and obtained at 24-bit/48kHz or 24-bit/96kHz pattern charges with 5.2ms or 2.6ms of latency respectively, and in addition permits WiSA techniques to help 3D audio codecs equivalent to Dolby Atmos and DTS:X.
All WiSA merchandise are interoperable no matter producer. Techniques mechanically recognise the kind and variety of appropriate audio system being utilized in a multi-channel setup and its claimed that elements synchronise to inside 1/1,000,000 of a second.
Lithe’s Professional collection additionally has a devoted app for customising configuration, EQ and delay in addition to delivering firmware updates and drivers for compatibility with automation platforms together with Control4, Fibaro and Loxone.
The Professional Sequence Wi-Fi Ceiling Audio system can be found from April 2021, priced from £600 for the standard pair and £770 for a pair with the PoE++ bolt-on.
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