Lode Audio has introduced the LA1 – a single-zone music server that features high-end DACs capable of high-resolution audio playback and full integration into automation control platforms such as Creston, AMX, Control4 and RTI.
The LA1 is 1U tall and 9.5in. wide (two units can fit side-by-side in a 19in. rack) and is built on Lode Audio’s patented LodeNet audio distribution protocol. it can be used as a stand-alone unit in a single-source multiroom audio system/dedicated Hi-Fi system or integrated with other Lode Audio products (LodeNet supports up to 64 zones per installation). Thanks to the secure protocol of LodeNet, this is all achieved without the issues of interference, latency and outages experienced by many wireless-based audio systems.
Crucial to the success of any CI product is reliability and control. Developed over a four-year period, the Lode Audio music server range is built around the company’s patented LodeNet audio distribution protocol. LodeNet is a low-latency digital matrix that offers up to 64 zones of groupable audio (each with Apple Airplay compatibility) for synchronous playback without the need of a hardware matrix. Lode Audio products automatically log on to the LodeNet matrix as soon as they are powered up, therefore requiring very little set up other than selecting and signing into any of the integrated market-leading music streaming providers, whereby one login gives access to every zone within the system.