Audiocontrol maestro x9

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 X9 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 X9 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 X9 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.

Features:

• 9.1.6 decoding for Dolby Atmos and DTS:X
• IMAX Enhanced, Auro-3D
• 4K UHD supporting HDMI 2.0b and HDCP 2.2
• ES9038PRO SABRE audiophile DACs (140 dB of dynamic range)
• 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

Specifications

Inputs

• Audio Inputs: 7 HDMI, 2 XLR, 6 RCA Phono, 4 Coax SPDIF, 2 Toslink
• Nominal sensitivity: 1V, 2V, 4V (user selectable)
• Input Impedance: 47 kΩ
• Signal to Noise (A-wtd ref 100W) normal/stereo direct: 103 dB/118 dB
• Frequency Response: 20 Hz – 20 kHz ± 0.2 dB
• Video Inputs: 7 HDMI (HDMI 2.0b / HDCP 2.2)

Outputs

• Preamp Audio Outputs: 16 channels (balanced XLR), 16 channels (unbalanced RCA), 2 channels zone 2 (unbalanced RCA), 1 Toslink
• Nominal output level: 1 Vrms (max. 5 Vrms)
• Output impedance: 560 Ω
• THD+N (20 Hz – 20 kHz): -100dB
• Main Video Outputs: Dual (2) HDMI (eARC support)
• Second Zone Output: 1 HDMI
• Headphone Output: 1 1/4″