Multi-Room Music Systems

Today’s homeowners have become increasingly technology-savvy, and have higher expectations for whole-house distributed audio systems. Customers also demand a control interface that is simple to operate, functionally flexible, highly reliable, yet elegant enough to complement any interior design. To meet and exceed these expectations, integrators need a system flexible enough to customize - whether the job calls for one room and one source or 20 rooms and 20 sources - with an intuitive, user-friendly and elegantly designed touchscreen interface.

More than just a pretty faceplate

Every Vibe Color Touchscreen Amplifier gives you instant, intuitive control of any audio source, anywhere on the system. Simply tap the screen to access, browse and control the Vibe Audio Server, as well as any connected input, including CD players, iPods, AM/FM or satellite radio, anywhere in the house.

Stream multiple independent programs to different rooms simultaneously. Display metadata and full color cover art with the touch of a finger.

A perfect blend

This gorgeous, flush-mounted 7-inch wide format active matrix display just begs to be touched. Choose from a variety of vibrant, award-winning pre-programmed backgrounds to harmonize with any room décor, or simply vanish if you prefer. Complete the design with a choice of paintable bezels.

Control at your finger tips A simple touch of the screen not only provides source selection and control, but also a myriad of other functions. Volume control, mute operation, access to the 5-band graphic equalizer for creating that ultimate sound, speaker balance, sleep timer, LCD contrast, brightness, and other personalized display settings.

The first truly pre-integrated system of its kind, Vibe merges award-winning style with the power, performance and flexibility of IP-based digital audio to create a system that delivers unparalleled control and crystal clear, reference-quality sound to every room in the house.

The Vibe System

What does “IP-based digital system” really mean?

First of all, it means that Vibe utilizes Internet Protocol (IP) to communicate data (such as digital audio data) on a network to multiple locations and devices. By using IP, Vibe components can be linked together via network products such as routers, switches and CAT-5e cables, making a system less expensive to install, set up and troubleshoot. Adding new components to a Vibe system is as easy as plugging them into the router.

Secondly, we convert any audio signals into a digital format (PCM) and distribute the new signal across your entire Vibe system. By digitizing the signal, signal loss and noise—normally associated with analog wire runs that connect a source to an amplifier—are now virtually eliminated, even if your source and Color Touchscreen Amplifier are 1,000 feet apart.

Distributed Processing

The Vibe Audio System, like our Lighting & Control System, operates using a distributed-processing architecture: all data and audio processing is done within each individual component, with no central 'brain box'. This type of design has some distinct advantages:

• Reliability. With no centralized processing component to become a single point of failure that could prevent your system from operating properly, a Vibe system will continue to deliver outstanding sonic quality and total source control all day, every day.
• Ultimate scalability. Add or subtract Vibe components from a system by simply plugging or unplugging them from a network router or switch. Vibe provides the capacity to have more than 20 Touchscreens and over 20 different audio sources on a system.
• Flexibility. Use Vibe products to provide your audio or use our Audio Encoder to add consumer components onto any system.

A Touch of Class

It’s not just about a stunning display and instant control. What about the last part of the name: “Amplifier”? Built into the CA1-70 is a professional 70 Watt Class D digital amplifier that can deliver 35 Watts per channel of crystal-clear, CD-quality digital audio.

Plug in your favorite pair of speakers to the Color Touchscreen Amplifier using the speaker output connector. Or take advantage of the selectable Fixed/Variable Line Out jack to add an external amplifier or powered subwoofer to complete your system.

 

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