CEDIA 2015

At Sonance’s press conference this morning, Jack Hill, the company’s Director of Marketing, detailed the expanded capabilities of Sonance’s DSP amplifiers with built-in SONARC (Sonance Advanced Room Correction). Sonance currently offers over 600 specifically designed DSP presets already preloaded. The DSP amps also include a built-in 10-band parametric EQ that allows for additional, optional DSP customization. The three amps in the series—DSP 2-150, DSP 8-130, and DSP 2-750—sell for $900, $2,750, and $1,500, respectively.

Esteemed members of the press (even me) were given a hands-on demo of the new Surface Mount from Sonance’s sister company, iPort. Surface Mount is a special mounting system that allows for purpose-mounting Apple iPads on nearly any surface, including glass. The 2-part design of the electronics associated with Surface Mount consists of a Splitter and an Injector. The electronics package is small enough to fit into any single-gang wall box in the world and can utilize power from a PoE (Power over Ethernet) or 24-volt power source, as well as power from any wall receptacle worldwide. The Surface Mount system for iPad mini 1/2/3 models will be available this month. Surface Mount for iPad Air 1/2 models will ship in November, and units for iPad mini 4 are expected to be available in December. Surface Mount systems for iPad minis are $399 MSRP. Units for iPad Airs are $449 MSRP.