Harman Professional Solutions Introduces AES67 Support Across Audio and Video Product Lines

Harman Professional Solutions, a provider of audio, video, lighting, and control systems, including networked AV, announces support of AES67 across networked audio and video product families. AES67 is a standard to enable high-performance audio-over-IP streaming interoperability between various IP-based audio networks.

New Soundweb London BLU-806DA, BLU-326DA, and BLU-DA devices will support both Dante and AES67 natively and will replace the BLU-806, BLU-326, and BLU-DAN devices respectively.

The Crown DCi-DA Dante amplifiers will also support AES67 through a forthcoming firmware update.

In addition to the new Soundweb London DA processors and Crown DCi-DA amplifiers, new AMX Networked AV N2000 and N1000 Series Video encoders and decoders will be released with support for AES67 providing networked audio compatibility with BSS and Crown products. The model numbers of these encoders and decoders will be identified by the suffix A, denoting AES67.

"AMX Networked AV encoders can now stream audio digitally to a Soundweb London system and from Soundweb London to AMX Networked AV decoders," said Tom Lureman, large venue electronics solutions manager, Harman Professional Solutions. "Since the Soundweb London DA devices send and receive both AES67 and Dante simultaneously, the advanced functionality offered by Dante can be retained between compatible devices, such as Harman processors and amplifiers."

Support of AES67 by Harman video, processor, and amplifier products brings interoperability with other AES67 compatible systems and more options to facility upgrades.

A forthcoming release of HiQnet Audio Architect will include the new Soundweb London devices and updated firmware for the Crown DCi-DA amplifiers. The same release will also include a firmware update for the existing Soundweb London BLU-806, BLU-326 and BLU-DAN devices, bringing AES67 functionality to devices already deployed in the field.

See Harman Professional Solutions at ISE 2017, February 7 - 10, in stand #1-F6, in Amsterdam RAI.