Audio Control Maestro X9S AV Processor 8K

Audio Control 

MAESTRO X9S

9.1.6 immersive av preamp processor

AudioControl’s next generation of high-performance preamp/processors enable home theater specialists and A/V integrators to create systems that deliver new levels of precision, power and control. The Maestro X9S supports the most sought after immersive surround formats, such as Dolby Atmos, Auro-3D, DTS:X, and IMAX Enhanced, with 16-channels of balanced and unbalanced outputs, including four user-configurable outputs. The Maestro X9S offers a full complement of inputs for connection to the latest audio/video components, including 7 HDMI 2.0b inputs that fully support 4K UHD and HDR playback.

The new Maestro X9S houses the very latest in audio and video processing technology, featuring Dirac Live® room correction to overcome acoustic anomalies in any space, and ESS SABRE PRO DACs that ensure unprecedented levels of detail and clarity along with earth-shaking, authoritative bass response.

Enthusiasts will enjoy intuitive app-based control, Google Cast, AirPlay 2, aptX Bluetooth and Wi-Fi streaming connectivity options as well as integrated web-based configuration.

All of this outstanding technology has been wrapped quite elegantly within a completely new industrial design, distinguishing AudioControl’s home cinema preamp/processor lineup from any other solution.

Features

• 9.1.6 decoding for Dolby Atmos and DTS:X
• 8K UHD / HDMI 2.1 and HDCP 2.3
• IMAX Enhanced, Auro-3D
• 4K UHD supporting HDMI 2.0b and HDCP 2.2
• ES9038PRO SABRE audiophile DACs (140 dB of dynamic range)
• Dirac Live® room correction
• 16 channel XLR outputs with OPA1612 HiFi Audio op-amps
• 16 channel unbalanced outputs
• Pairs perfectly with Savoy G4, Pantages G4, Avalon G4
• Dolby VisionTM playback support
• HDR support (HDR10/BT.2020)
• 4 user-assignable output channels
• 7 HDMI inputs / 3 HDMI outputs (eARC compatible)
• IP, IR, RS232, and Wifi control
• AirPlay 2 and Google Chromecast streaming support