Savant Systems, Inc., a leader in smart home and smart power, has partnered with Kaleidescape, enabling integrators to deliver the ultimate home cinema experience to their clients. Kaleidescape’s movie platform, including Strato C movie players and Terra Prime movie servers, works within the Savant smart home ecosystem and is now available on the Savant Store.

The Kaleidescape platform is the only digital provider of movies with lossless audio and full reference video quality. The Kaleidescape movie store offers thousands of 4K and HD titles, including movies, TV series, and concerts. High-bitrate 4K movies are downloaded from the Kaleidescape movie store to Terra Prime movie servers where they are stored locally and played back on one or more Strato C movie players throughout the home.

Kaleidescape solutions now work in concert with the Savant smart home ecosystem. Users will enjoy intuitive navigation of Kaleidescape’s award-winning onscreen display from the Savant app and the Savant X2 Pro Remote, including effortless 1-button access to Kaleidescape with Savant Scenes—making it easy to set lighting, climate, and more for the most comfortable and enjoyable movie night experience.

“Kaleidescape’s movie platform delivers an unparalleled home theater experience that is a valuable resource and opportunity for Savant integrators,” explained George Katsiris, VP of the Recommended Partners Program. “The integration of Kaleidescape within the Savant ecosystem furthers our commitment to providing dealers with access to a carefully curated group of home theater partner brands that also includes JBL Synthesis, Sony Projectors, and Megapixel. With premium home entertainment being one of the most requested features by smart home consumers, these recommended products work in conjunction with Savant’s best-in-class video tiling, user experience, and lighting solutions to elevate the home cinema experience for our customers.”

“Kaleidescape and Savant’s smart home integration is an elegant solution that delivers an unmatched cinematic experience, taking home theater to a new level of luxury,” said Priscilla Morgan, COO, Kaleidescape. “When you combine Savant’s leading smart home capabilities with Kaleidescape’s ability to deliver lossless audio and full reference video on screen, movie night comes alive with a simple push of a button.”

Contact your local technical sales manager for more information about how Savant can help you design and sell the most astonishing, memorable home entertainment systems. 

For More Information: savant.com 

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Swedish digital audio brand Dirac has announced an expansion to its ongoing collaboration with Premium Audio Company to incorporate the Dirac Live Bass Control solution into PAC’s Pioneer, Elite, Onkyo, and Integra AVR units. The Dirac Live Bass Control is now integrated into the Integra DRX-8.4; the Elite VSX-LX805, Pioneer VSA-LX805; and the Onkyo TX-RZ70. Designed to help users manage their subwoofers, Dirac Live Bass Control aggregates measurement and location data from each subwoofer to determine how a system’s bass is distributed throughout the room. It then identifies inconsistencies in the low-frequency response and compensates to distribute bass evenly throughout the room.

The collaboration between Dirac and Premium Audio Company’s brands and products enhances both companies’ home theater capabilities, offering their customers premium, high-quality audio experiences at a range of price points.

The feature also corrects for the time alignment of subwoofers with the main speaker pair, assuring that the entire spectrum of audio is accurately reproduced. All of this processing enables the subwoofers to be positioned anywhere in the room – wherever most aesthetically pleasing – without sacrificing performance for design, or vice versa.

Dirac Live Bass Control delivers smooth and evenly distributed bass, an almost impossible challenge to accomplish by manual tuning. Dirac Live Bass Control brings with its key benefits, including:

·       Smoother low-frequency transition at the crossover point between subwoofers and speakers

·       Consistent low-frequency response throughout the listening area

·       Bass management on multiple subwoofers

·       Flexible subwoofer placement

Dirac Live Bass Control is part of the Dirac Live family of audio processing, which also includes the Dirac Live Room Correction, which is also included in the Onkyo, Pioneer, Elite, and Integra AVR units.

For More Information: https://www.dirac.com

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Integra^® is pleased to introduce a flagship audio video receiver (AVR) to its line up of advanced electronics that will allow integrators maximum flexilbity and control, while saving them time and money. Packed with the most advanced technology, the all-new Integra DRX-8.4 11.4 150 watt-per-channel network receiver is the integrator-approved solution for the world’s finest home theaters.

Exhaustively tested and built through close working relationships with professional installers, this superior AVR exceeds high expectations with a full suite of integration software tools and XLR connectivity for long cable runs common in high-end home theater spaces. The Integra DRX-8.4 is compatible with remote monitoring platforms to help manage, configure and troubleshoot devices on the network, saving countless hours and expenses from truck rolls.

Included wireless Dirac Live^® room calibration Full Version and an optional upgrade for Dirac Live Bass Control Multi Subwoofer, which uses machine learning and AI to quickly determine ideal settings for any layout. The Intergra DRX-8.4 AVR includes advanced music streaming and connectivity, built-in smart home assistants like Josh, Alexa, and Google. Roon Ready certification puts entire high resolution music libraries at your fingertips.

The whole home entertainment experience can be aligned with this state-of-the-art technology and fueled by studio-grade processing capability, including the industry’s highest performance 32-bit audio DAC to provide unprecedented dynamic range with ultra-low distortion. Extruded anti-resonant aluminum heat sinks and high-grade capacitors perfectly balance consumption and output requirements for optimal amplifier performance while IP control, web setup from your preferred browser, and onboard HDMI diagnostics make installing and managing the Integra DRX-8.4 AVR a breeze.

The Integra DRX-8.4 (US MAP $3,200) will be available Spring 2023 through authorized Integra integration partners.

The Integra DRX-8.4 joins the award-winning DRX series of Integra AVRs that was introduced in 2021, featuring Advanced CI tools such as remote monitoring, Dirac Live digital room correction, HDMI 2.1 and 8K for much higher bandwith, better audio, and faster gameplay, consistency and performance, Bluetooth transmitters with aptX for sharing audio to Bluetooth headphones, and so much more.

For more information, visit integrahometheater.com.

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Severtson Screens, a global leader in innovative and quality projection screens for the home theater, commercial, pro AV, and cinema markets, has recently launched a white, perforated, acoustically-transparent screen option for its acclaimed Broadway Thin Bezel Series fixed frame projection screen solutions.

“After meeting customer demand for a new lower-cost Broadway Series Thin Bezel collection last year, they then asked for a perforated version, and we are proud to deliver,” said Aaron White, Home Theater & Pro AV sales lead at Severtson Corp. “Now available with an acoustically transparent option in seven screen sizes ranging from 100- to 165-inches, Broadway is a complete collection of fixed frame projection screens that offer a sturdy extruded aluminum frame with a 3/8-inch visible border for a fully maximized viewing area. They are excellent solutions for any home theater, office, conference room, sports bar, or other venue needing a modern, high-performance projection screen.”

The Broadway Thin Bezel Series’ durable, aluminum frame offers the thinnest visible bezel that Severtson Screens can provide, offering a clean, sharp appearance that maximizes the viewable area. Each screen is manufactured to the same high standards as Severtson’s large cinema screens installed in theaters worldwide.

Customers can choose from Severtson’s perfectly tensioned screen materials that will take the viewing experience to the highest levels of performance available in the market today.

“Broadway’s appearance does not distract from the projected content, but instead quietly enhances the viewing experience with its perfectly tensioned viewing surface and precision-aligned black velvet frame,” White continued.

Broadway Thin Bezel Series material choices include:

Broadway White: 1.1 gain; a smooth vinyl, with a white front and black back. The screen surface provides an exceptionally wide 120-degree viewing angle. It is a great choice for situations with well-controlled ambient light, and where an exceptionally wide viewing angle is required. Available in the perforated version in multiple sizes.

Broadway Grey: 1.0 gain; smooth grey vinyl with a black back. This screen surface provides higher contrast, ideal for situations where there is more ambient light, and a wide viewing angle is desired.

For More Information: www.severtsonscreens.com

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