Buchardt Audio Platin Surround Hub

Description

Platin Surround Hub is a digital, lossless surround system with everything inside, that you expect from a traditional AV-receiver. It contains HDMI switching, decoding, streaming and various audio inputs. It comes with a 2-way RF smart-remote with full control and feedback, allowing you to hide away the Surround Hub. It will act as a bridge between most audio sources and WiSA HT enabled speakers for playback.

Since WiSA HT protocol is a lossless transport, working up to 24bits/96kHz, the device takes advantage of the digital nature of the transport enabling a package of internal digital signal processing (DSP). The DSP is lossless at 32bits/96kHz, to ensure no degradation of audio quality is introduced.

It is capable of handling decoding of immersive surround for Dolby Atmos 5.1.2. It supports upmixing any content to multichannel playback, utilizing all the speaker channels connected.

Features

The Surround Hub also features an accessible DSP-core, for which we have a system in the works, that will allow users to access it freely and adapt the system to personal preference. It comes with automated features and manual features, that allows anything from out-of-the-box easy setup up to expert level of manual adaptation. Your skill level is the limit of how well you can get the system to work.

Cabled ethernet and wi-fi network

It offers both Wi-Fi and ethernet connection for network access. The device will automatically prioritize cabled network connection over Wi-Fi in case both are used. Using ethernet connection is recommended where possible, as it ensures the most stable streaming experience.

Smart-remote

The system comes with a delicate aluminum 2-way RF smart remote, which essentially replaces the need for an on-product display and allows you to hide away the Surround Hub. The remote has live visual indications for the essential functions – and it enables the on-screen display of the device. It also allows you to control the playback of your streaming.

HDMI

It comes with 3pcs HDMI 2.0b inputs and 1pc HDMI (eARC/ARC) output. This allows you to connect your TV and up to 3 HDMI sources directly with the Surround Hub. The desired HDMI input will automatically be chosen and shown on your TV. You can adjust the volume from your TV remote, eliminating the need for manually operating the device for TV playback. The Surround Hub supports 2-channel and multichannel PCM audio, as well as any surround format from Dolby.

Analog line input

It has a stereo analog line input with phono connectors. The analog input circuitry of the Surround Hub is using a fully balanced Analog to Digital converter, converting the analog signal to 24bits/96kHz directly at the input sockets – allowing as pure a path as possible. After converted to digital PCM audio, the signal is treated with equal respect as the digital inputs. The line input supports voltages up to 2.5Vrms. This limitation in input voltage is there to optimize the performance of the analog playback.

WiSA wireless output

• 8 discrete output channels, digital 24bits/96kHz lossless broadcast
• Multiple speakers can connect to one channel, up to 16 speakers supported
• Studio grade synchronization, <1 sample drift
• 6ms latency at 96kHz

Decoding and playback

• Dolby Atmos, Dolby True HD, Dolby Digital 5.1/7.1
• Multichannel PCM, 2-channel PCM

Upmixing

• Dolby Movie, Dolby Music, Dolby Night mode

DSP functions

• Room correction and Manual EQ
• Flexible and customizable bass management system
• Speaker distance setup
• Speaker level setup
• Lip-sync adjustment per input

Speaker layout formats

• 2.0/2.1
• 3.0/3.1/3.0.2/3.1.2
• 4.0/4.1/4.0.2/4.1.2
• 5.0/5.1/5.0.2/5.1.2
• 7.0/7.1