Ashly Audio will introduce pêma (Protea Equipped Media Amplifier), a powered processor, at InfoComm 2010.
By merging Ashly’s open-architecture DSP functionality with Ashly’s amplifier in a two-rack space unit, pêma lowers overall system cost, occupies less space, improves energy efficiency, and both speeds and simplifies system installation and programming.
Four and eight amplifier channel versions are available at both 125 and 250 Watts per channel.
“Pêma changes the way consultants and integrators approach sound system design.”
“With only the addition of input sources and output speakers, pêma is capable of handling everything else for small- to mid-sized sound systems,” said Dave Parse, president of Ashly Audio.
“Pêma is a ‘house-of-worship-in-a-box’ or a ‘restaurant-in-a-box’ or a ‘bar-in-a-box’ or a ‘you-name-it-in-a-box.’”
“Pêma delivers an elegant solution with less cabling, less rack space, and less installation time, using proven DSP and amplifier technology.”
In addition to DSP algorithms such as ambient noise compensation, advanced automatic feedback suppression, automatic mixer, and a full complement of filters, EQs, delays, pêma offers DSP control of the amplifier functionality as well.
As a member of the Protea DSP lineage, pêma is remarkably easy to program and deploy. All set up is accomplished using standard 10/100 Ethernet protocol and Ashly’s Protea NE Software on a PC platform.