Sound Devices Astral ARX16 8-16 Channel True Diversity Receiver with SpectraBand Technology

The future of wireless 

Meet the half-rack receiver with an entire rack's worth of features. The next-generation Astral ARX16 is expandable from 8 channels up to 16 channels with software licenses and features forward-thinking technologies like SpectraBand, the powerful NexLink remote-control link, real time spectrum analysis, and more. With multiple options for audio outputs, powering, and remote control, the Astral ARX16 can seamlessly adapt to your workflow, both now and in the future.

Key Features:

• 8-channel ultra-high-performance, true-diversity receivers in a - rack size (8.0 x 6.6 x 1.6).
• Expandable to 12- or 16-channels via software license (coming soon).
• 470 MHz - 1525 MHz tuning range via SpectraBand Technology.
• NexLink: integrated, long distance remote control of all wireless transmitters
• Dante audio-over-IP of RF receiver audio.
• Flexible powering: via PoE+, DC input, 8-Series, or AC mains (with optional adapter).
• Web App control from browser on any computer, smartphone or tablet.
• Full remote operation capability: Power via PoE, audio via Dante, control via Web App.
• Dual DB-25 connectors for 16 channels of mic, line, or AES outputs
• 16 channels of Dante audio-over-IP output to DB25 connectors on the back panel.
• Wide, 6.2, color OLED array with touch for control and monitoring.
• Integrated Real Time Spectrum Analyzer (RTSA) and scanning for intuitive frequency coordination.
• Optical Fiber Network option via SFP slot. SFP accepts a wide variety of modular network transceivers.
• A20-QuickDock allows docking and undocking in seconds from 8-Series mixer-recorders with no tools.
• Supports GainForward Architecture: No gain setting on the Astral Mini transmitter. Adjust gain at the receiver or mixer.
• 100% digital long-range modulation delivers the longest transmission distance of any system on the market.
• Excellent audio quality, full 10 Hz - 20 kHz audio bandwidth.
• RF SAW filters for excellent rejection of interference  from nearby IFB or camera hop transmitters.
• BNC timecode input for auto timecode sync of transmitters over NexLink

SpectraBand

SpectraBand technology delivers a tuning range of 470 - 1525 MHz in a single unit, an industry first. Experience ultimate flexibility as you find open spectrum away from the crowded UHF TV band. The included A20-Monarch antennas can receive the entire 470-1525 MHz range, keeping your kit small and tidy.

NexLink

Control your Astral Mini transmitter using the built-in long range remote control link. NexLink's advanced long distance modulation reaches even farther than the Astral Mini's long-range audio transmission.

Network away

You've got options. Configure your Astral ARX16 for Dante audio, use the built-in web server to control the receiver using the web browser on any computer, tablet, or phone, and even power the Astral ARX16 remotely using Power-over-Ethernet (PoE).

Real time spectrum analysis

The days of waiting for a frequency scan to complete are over. Instantly visualize the fluctuating RF spectrum around you in real time - while running all channels of the audio.

GainForward

With the Astral Mini's GainForward Architecture, easily set the Mini's gain, low-cut, and limiter directly on your Astral ARX16 or mixer-recorder. This immediate, local control of gain means never having to adjust the gain on the transmitter again.

Go cableless

Thanks to its half-rack size, the Astral ARX16 is equally at home in a rack, in a bag, or docked to an 8-Series mixer recorder for a cableless kit.

Long range

The Astral ARX16 andAstral Mini deliver the longest transmission distance of any system on the market.The state-of-the-art, 100% digital long-range modulation offers the same great audio quality (10 Hz - 20 kHz) as our Standard modulation scheme with a longer range for both line-of-sight and heavy multipath transmission.

Shoot for the stars 

The Astral ARX16 joins the growing lineup of Sound Devices Astral™ wireless products. With industry-leading features like SpectraBand, GainForward, NexLink, long range modulation, real time spectrum analysis, and more, the Astral Series pushes the bounds of wireless audio.