Connected Distribution has announced that both Russound and Cabasse have released Control4 drivers for their products, making integration with the control platform simple.
With the release of the new drivers, the Russound range of controller amplifiers, MCA-66, MCA-88 and the streamer equipped MCA-88X, are now controllable by Control4's platform, enabling integration with whole house solutions where Control4 is used to control lighting, music, video, security and more.
In addition to the MCA range of flagship products, the new XZone4 four zone, four streamer multi-room amplifier can also be controlled, as can the legacy products the X5 and DMS3.1 streamers, permitting backwards compatibility with existing installs.
The Cabasse Stream range presents a solution for whole house audio streaming, with the company's collection of products, including the new StreamBASE and StreamBAR soundbase and soundbar, providing instant access to all the music stored on the customer’s network, to internet radio stations and streaming from Deezer, Qobuz, Spotify and Tidal. Multi-room capability is built in to the range, with the creation of different zones comprising multiple Stream models.
The new Control4 driver provides two-way control of Cabasse Stream players, via TCP/IP. Discrete preset selection lets the user choose new music from the Control4 interface, as well as control volume level, repeat and shuffle status. An automatic discovery mechanism makes installation simple, and support for play queue management and auxiliary audio inputs completes the package.