X8
Overview

Powersoft X8 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.

Specification
  • 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

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