PowerSoft X4 DSP+DANTE

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Powersoft X4 innovates and evolves the concept of the amplification platform though the integration of a worldwide compatible power-box and a full feature DSP inside the power amplifier.

The complete digital audio signal management system based on ARM Cortex A-8 processor and TI C6000 DSP platform heralds new and innovative level of signal processing, providing non-boolean routing and mixing, multi-stage equalization with raised-cosine, IIR and FIR filters, delay up to 4 s in input processing and 200 ms for time alignment, gain and polarity adjustment, crossover, peak limiters, TruePower™ limiters and Active DampingControl™.

The power supply permits worldwide AC acceptance and direct connection to any regional power line configuration: it is now suitable to Single Phase, Bi-Phase or Three Phase operation from 85 VAC up to 440 VAC without need of manual selection. True Three Phase load balancing is directly achievable by the unit without any complex load assignment in the power distribution system design.


Power supply

Advanced switch-mode power supply permitting worldwide AC acceptance and direct connection to any regional power line configuration.
Suitable to Single Phase, Bi-Phase or Three Phase operation from 85 VAC up to 440 VAC without need of manual selection.
True Three Phase load balancing is directly achievable by the unit without any complex load assignment in the power distribution system design.
Power Factor Correction PFC for extremely low mains consumption and extremely wide mains operating range
Low Inrush Limiting reduces AC inrush current, removing the need for expensive power sequencers

Protections
Fully protected circuit design with:

Innovative operating fault protection aimed to adaptively maintain the system on its SOA by means of the active sensing of the delivered power with respect to the power drawn from the mains.
Realtime output signal measurement and processing in order to derive the actual instantaneous delivered power: all the data are collected and compared to the data about the available stored energy and the available power from the mains. This make the system is immune from any misalignment such as overvoltage, overcurrent, short circuit and so on.
Harmful signal protections: DC, VHF and clipping.

General

6th generation fixed frequency switchmode output stage for high grade sound accuracy
Compact size and high power density
Modular construction allowing for rear panel customization
AES3 digital inputs
Two redundant Dante™ streams

Settings

Non-boolean channel routing
Input signal backup policy aimed to improve reliability against signal fault
Signal grouping for speaker routing
Built in WiFi remote management

Monitoring

Hardware monitor available for fast local diagnostic
Load impedance measurement / display for each channel
Output power measurements / display for each channel
Mains voltage and current measurements / display

Digital Signal Processing

TI C6000 DSP platform architecture
AD/DA converter: dual 24bit @ 96 kHz Tandem® architecture, 127 dB dynamic range, per channel
Input/output independent equalizers per channel providing Raised-cosine, custom FIR, parametric IIR: peaking, hi/lo-shelving, all-pass, band-pass, band-stop, hi/lo-pass
Crossovers: linear phase (FIR), hybrid (FIR-IIR), Butterworth, Linkwitz-Riley, Bessel: 6 dB/oct to 48 dB/oct (IIR)
Input delay up to 4 s and output delay up to 200 ms for time alignment per channel
Active DampingControl™ for cable compensation
Power limiter (TruePower™, RMS voltage, RMS current) + Peak Limiter

Remote management

Control and monitoring through Armonía Pro Audio Suite™
WiFi remote management via smartphone and tablet custom interface


General
Number of channels 4

Output power Single channel mode Bridge mode
Test Standard,EIAJ 1 kHz, 1% THD 2 Ω 4 Ω 8 Ω 4 Ω 8 Ω
5200 W 3000 W 1600 W 10400W 6000W
Max output voltage / current 175 Vpeak / 75 Apeak

AC Main Power
Power supply Universal, Single Phase, Bi-Phase or Three Phase acceptance, switching mode with PFC
Operating voltage 85 V - 440 V

Thermal
Max environmental operating temperature 0° - 45° C - 32° - 113° F

AUDIO
Noise floor -70 dBV (20 Hz - 20 kHz, A weighted)
THD+N < 0.5% (typically < 0.01%)
IMD < 0.5% (typically < 0.01%)
Input impedance 20 kΩ balanced
Slew rate > 50 V/μs
Damping factor > 5000 @ 8 ohm, 20Hz - 500Hz

DSP
DSP architecture ARM Cortex A-8 processor and TI C6000 DSP platform
AD Converter Dual 24 bit 96 kHz Tandem® architecture with 127 dBA of dynamic range
DA Converter Dual 24 bit 96 kHz Tandem® architecture with 122 dBA of dynamic range
Internal precision 40 bit floating point
Firmware Network upgradable firmware
Input equalizer Raised-cosine, custom FIR, parametric IIR: peaking, hi/lo-shelving, all-pass, band-pass, band-stop, hi/lo-pass
Output equalizer Raised-cosine, custom FIR, parametric IIR: peaking, hi/lo-shelving, all-pass, band-pass, band-stop, hi/lo-pass
Crossover Linear phase (FIR), hybrid (FIR-IIR), Butterworth, Linkwitz-Riley, Bessel: 6 dB/oct to 48 dB/oct (IIR)
Delay up to 4 s on input section; up to 200 ms per output for time alignment
Limiters TruePower™, RMS voltage, RMS current, Peak limiter
Damping control Active DampingControl™

Construction
Dimensions (L x H x W) 483 mm x 44 mm x 495 mm (19.0 in x 1.7 in x 19.5 in)