Blaze Audio has announced the PowerZone Connect line of 8-channel power amplifiers – PowerZone Connect 508, 1008, 4008 and 6008 – powered by Pascal UMAC class-D technology.
Available in 1U-high (PowerZone Connect 508/1008) and 2U-high (PowerZone Connect 4008/6008) form factors, these amplifiers can power both conventional low-impedance (508 & 1008: 4Ω to 16Ω/4008 & 6008: 2Ω to 16Ω) loudspeakers and constant voltage (70V/100V) transformer-coupled loudspeakers. Further, they feature automatic power-sharing technology for proportional distribution in both Lo-Z and Hi-Z modes.
All models also incorporate Blaze Audio’s PowerZone Control DSP web app controller for intuitive system set-up. The PowerZone Connect amplifiers range from total power of 500W to 6kW, with the PowerZone Connect 4008 and 6008 exceeding 3kW.
All four PowerZone Connect amplifier models share a feature set suited toa wide range of installations. They offer eight balanced Euroblock inputs and eight unbalanced RCA Phono inputs. They also include S/PDIF digital audio I/O with routing that can be configured via the PowerZone Control web app, a configurable GPIO (General Purpose I/O), along with eight configurable loudspeaker outputs that use Euroblock connectors.
Like all models in Blaze Audio’s PowerZone Connect amplifier family, the new amplifiers include support for the PowerZone Control web app, allowing easy customisation of audio/voice systems and providing management of multiple DSP configurations. This includes multi-zone set-up, input mixing, priority and ducking, input and output EQ, S/PDIF output routing, high-pass filter, loudspeaker management and presets and delay, meeting the requirements of advanced system installations such as retail stores, restaurants, hotels, educational facilities, theatres, bars, cafes, fitness and sports venues, hospitality spaces, and facilities with multiple meeting/conference rooms.
‘We’ve had countless requests for 8-channel models since we launched the brand, so now our distributors and installation partners can use Blaze Audio in more complex locations with more channel counts,’ says VP of Sales & Marketing, George Tennet. ‘Our PowerZone Control DSP remains the same on these new install amps: easy to use, easy to configure, but now with a view over an 8-channel set-up.’
