Fohhn’s Linea Focus series is now equipped for networking via an Optocore fibre solution – a Sane-FX module mounted directly inside the Linea Focus housing, enabling direct fibre connection to the speaker.
The Linea Focus with its beam steering capabilities series is often used in combination with the security and evacuation system (PAVA) in locations such as railway stations, airports, tunnels and theatres. As the Optocore fibre network is a modern IT-based ‘copper-free’ audio infrastructure, it meets all requirements in this respect, greatly simplifying installation in respect of security, weight and flame-retardant design.
‘For some time now, our ongoing aim has been to achieve multichannel digital connectivity for our speaker systems and compatibility to any major digital audio network,’ says Fohnn CEO, Jochen Schwarz. ‘Within the context of recent projects, which involved integrating our speakers into alarm systems, we were looking for a digital fibre solution that allowed for long distance cabling between our devices as well as fire safety and interference-free transmission of audio signals.
‘We opted for an Optocore solution using a ring-shaped cable configuration to connect all the devices. This not only reduces the cabling requirement and its associated costs, it also greatly improves overall reliability and you get even latency.’
In terms of security, a fibre-optic cable is much more difficult to spy on, while in terms of safety for IT control, it offers lossless, long distance connection, with electrical isolation. As for weight, a fibre-optic cable is around ten times lighter than a traditional 100V ELA cable, around 12 times lighter than a Cat5 cable, and around 100 times lighter than a regular copper snake/multicore. Further, it is far easier to make a flame retardant fibre cable than a copper one, since copper melts at much lower temperatures. Besides, a similarly-rated fibre optic cable is available for a fraction of the price of copper.
These advantages, together with the excepionally low price of an Optocore module, result in much lower installation cost and a much higher performance – with IP integrated workflow, software routing capabilities, ultra low audio latency and redundancy switch-over, much faster than the required 1ms for advanced security designs.
‘Optocore extensions for Linea Focus provide excellent audio quality as well as full control of the speaker system and allow for reliable, redundant digital audio networking,’ Schwarz says. ‘We appreciate the cooperation with an innovation-driven company such as Optocore. Thanks to this, our beam steering systems can now be integrated into and used within a digital network.’
See also:
Fohhn Audio Focus
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More: www.optocore.com
