AMX Alero: multi-room distributed audio amplifier for acoustically demanding installations

The new Alero multi-room distributed audio amplifier can be installed in a single rack unit (1U) tall, allowing integrators greater installation options and delivering the highest sound quality.

Officially presented by AMX during the recent Cedia technology contest 2013, Eaves Power Amplifier (ALR-AMP-8) is a multi-room distributed audio amplifier characterized by having a single rack unit (1U) tall, giving integrators more design options.

AMX Alero, which will be available on the market in the first quarter of 2014, Provides high sound quality thanks to audio technology from ICEpower, an independent audio solutions subsidiary of Bang & Olufsen, which make it a particularly suitable option for acoustically demanding and environmentally sensitive installations..

To design this audio amplifier, AMX consulted its integrators, asking them to indicate the functions that the new equipment should include. In addition to the highest sound quality, The general consensus was that it had the ideal size to install the amplifier in racks already overcrowded with equipment..

AMX developed this petition, The result is a compact 1RU chassis that offers versatility that this type of equipment did not have until now and practically unlimited installation options., even in closed and unventilated spaces. Besides, Alero perfectly complements AMX's Precis DSP Distributed Audio Matrix Switcher system.

Another of the differentiating characteristics of Alero is its low energy consumption thanks to high-efficiency Class D amplification technology., which uses switching transistors to avoid power loss compared to the linear power regulation used in Class AB amplifiers, even in standby mode, no need for external cooling source.