Commercial cinema digital audio system maker Datasat (formerly known as Digital Theatre Systems) shifts attentions to the home theatre market with the RS20i, an audio processor aimed at the higher ends of the audiophile market.
Datasat has an impressive audio technology pedigree-- it even has an Academy Award to prove it, received back in 1996 for the development of the DTS Digital Sound System first used to push the roars and rumbles heard in Jurassic Park.
The RS20i is based on the AP20 professional cinema processor. It features 16 audio channels supporting formats ranging from standard 2.1 and 5.1 to 7.1, 9.1 and even 12.4 or 14.2.
It carries up to 85 digital and analog audio inputs, and 34 audio outputs.
Further features include built-in Dirac Live equalisation promising to optimise the output of each speaker according to the space in question, 31-band EQ, parametric EQ on all channels and installer-adjustable bass management options.
It supports HDMI 1.4a, as well as all major Dolby and DTS formats. Connectivity comes through 4 HDMI inputs and a variety of digital and anlaog options.
