Sound Devices has announced A20-Nexus, the latest in the company’s Astral Series of wireless transmitters and receivers that are based around SpectraBand technology.
A20-Nexus is a compact, expandable digital wireless receiver designed to serve as the hub of the Astral wireless range, which includes the A20-Mini and A20-RX. A20-Nexus also offers NexLink integrated long distance remote control. The true diversity digital wireless receiver ships with eight channels and can be expanded via software to 12 or 16 channels for larger productions.
‘The Astral Series is the culmination of years of research and development in wireless technology to design robust, versatile solutions for mobile RF professionals that can be used around the world,’ says Sound Devices CEO, Matt Anderson. ‘With A20-Nexus, we sought to not only provide the ultimate portable receiver for our customers in film and television production, but also the Astral Series to meet the rapidly growing needs for wireless in live event production, musical theatre, corporate A/V and houses of worship.’
A20-Nexus employs Sound Devices’ SpectraBand technology to offer a global tuning range of 470-1525MHz and RF filtering capabilities that enable it to use legal RF frequencies everywhere in the world. The receiver also features NexLink long distance remote control of transmitters and integrated RTSA (Real Time Spectrum Analysis). A20-Nexus can also be controlled with a mobile phone or tablet via web app, with Power via PoE and audio via Dante lending use to productions requiring full remote operation.
The combination of features allows it to replace multiple devices in any RF professional’s wireless toolkit, and its form factor makes it equally at home in a bag, on a sound cart or in a fixed install.
A20-Nexus is available now at an MSRP of US$14,495.
