“I am so excited about the GaN amplifiers we have developed and the opportunities that CM Series amps represent for A/V integrators,” explains AudioControl President Alex Camara. “Our new Dual-Mode design effortlessly drives 70-volt speaker systems and standard 4/8-ohm speakers simultaneously, achieving bass clarity and definition far beyond the capability of traditional 70-volt solutions. CM Series Dual-Mode amplifiers also incorporate AudioControl’s award-winning DSP engine, enabling integrators to fine-tune each zone for optimized sound quality."
The AudioControl engineering team was tasked with elevating the performance standard for the 70-volt Dual-Mode audio amplifier category. 70-volt amplifiers are useful for driving many loudspeakers but have always suffered from performance limitations, often lacking clarity and reduced bass extension. Now, in burgeoning "resimercial" markets such as bars, restaurants, retail outlets, and corporate offices/boardrooms as well as large residential/outdoor entertainment projects, the sound quality of 70-volt amplifiers had to be elevated to satisfy discerning clients.
And AudioControl reports that its engineering team have set a new standard for power and sound quality in its CM Series amplifiers, thanks to GaN (Gallium Nitride) semiconductors from GaN Systems - already proven in very high-quality and very high-power applications. By using GaN Systems’ power semiconductors as the foundation for their new amplifier platform, AudioControl was able to achieve "high-output power, unparalleled efficiency, reduced distortion and ultra-low signal-to-noise resulting in outstanding sonic rendering from a highly efficient circuit that fits elegantly inside a sleek form factor".
"The AudioControl GaN amplifier design is a great example of combining system engineering innovation with the newest offerings in power semiconductors,” says Jim Witham, CEO of GaN Systems. "Customers across the market spectrum are taking the lead in their industry by leveraging the many performance advantages of GaN.”
AudioControl has a 45-plus year history of creating products tailored for integrators and backing them up with superior customer service and a 5-year warranty. Engineered and manufactured in Seattle, WA, the GaN audio amplifier platform and CM Series 70-volt Dual-Mode amplifiers are further examples of a best-in-class, innovative product design from AudioControl.
GaN-powered AudioControl CM Series amplifiers will be presented at the ISE 2022 show in Barcelona, May 10-13 (stand 2Q400) and are available now.
Since 1977, based in Seattle, WA, AudioControl offers premium quality home theater and whole-house entertainment products, distributed audio amplifiers for commercial applications and a legacy of car audio processors, amplifiers and OEM interface solutions sold and installed worldwide by qualified professionals.
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