AudioControl’s next generation of high-performance preamp/processors enable home theater specialists and A/V integrators to create systems that deliver new levels of precision, power and control. The Maestro X9 supports the most sought after immersive surround formats, such as Dolby Atmos, Auro-3D, DTS:X, and IMAX Enhanced, with 16-channels of balanced and unbalanced outputs, including four user-configurable outputs. The Maestro X9 offers a full complement of inputs for connection to the latest audio/video components, including 7 HDMI 2.0b inputs that fully support 4K UHD and HDR playback.
The Maestro X9 houses the very latest in audio and video processing technology, featuring Dirac Live® room correction to overcome acoustic anomalies in any space, and ESS SABRE PRO DACs that ensure unprecedented levels of detail and clarity along with earth-shaking, authoritative bass response.
Enthusiasts will enjoy intuitive app-based control, Google Cast, AirPlay 2, Roon Ready, aptX Bluetooth and Wi-Fi streaming connectivity options as well as integrated web-based configuration.All of this outstanding technology has been wrapped quite elegantly within a completely new industrial design, distinguishing AudioControl’s home cinema preamp/processor lineup from any other solution.
- 9.1.6 decoding for Dolby Atmos and DTS:X
- IMAX Enhanced, Auro-3D
- 4K UHD supporting HDMI 2.0b and HDCP 2.2
- ES9038PRO SABRE audiophile DACs (140 dB of dynamic range)
- Dirac Live® room correction
- 16 channel XLR outputs with OPA1612 HiFi Audio op-amps
- 16 channel unbalanced outputs
- Pairs perfectly with Savoy G4, Pantages G4, Avalon G4
- Dolby VisionTM playback support
- HDR support (HDR10/BT.2020)
- 4 user-assignable output channels
- 7 HDMI inputs / 3 HDMI outputs (eARC compatible)
- AirPlay 2 and Google Chromecast streaming support
- Roon Ready
Inputs
Audio Inputs: 7 HDMI, 2 XLR, 6 RCA Phono, 4 Coax SPDIF, 2 Toslink
Input Sensitivity: 1V, 2V, 4V (user selectable)
Nominal Impedance: 560 kΩ
Signal to Noise: (A-wtd ref 100W) normal/stereo direct: 103 dB/118 dB
Frequency Response: 20 Hz – 20 kHz ± 0.2 dB
Video Inputs: 7 HDMI (HDMI 2.0b / HDCP 2.2)
Outputs
Preamp Channels: 16 channels (balanced XLR), 16 channels (unbalanced RCA), 2 channels zone 2 (unbalanced RCA), 1 Toslink
Nominal Output Level: 1 Vrms (max 5 Vrms)
Output Impedance: 560 Ω
Main Video Outputs: (2) HDMI with eARC Support
Headphone Output: (1) 1 1/4″ jack
Control
Networking Control:Ethernet + Wifi
RS232: (1) DB9 RS232
IR:(2) IR Inputs
Remote Power Trigger Outputs: (2) 12V Trigger
Weight & Dimensions
Dimensions: 17”W x 16.9”D x 7.3”H (4U)
Weight: 27.1 lbs (12.3 kg)
In The Box
- (1) Concert X9
- (1) Power Cord
- (1) Manual
- (1) HTR-3 Remote
- (1) AM/FM Antenna
- (1) Wifi/BT Antennas
- (1) Audio Calibration Microphone
- (1) USB Cable for Microphone
Brochure
Installation Guide
