The Crestron® HD-XSPA makes it easy to put great surround sound in any room of the house as part of a complete home automation and entertainment system. Engineered with integration in mind, the HD-XSPA delivers pure, impactful power and performance in less space than other alternatives, and includes advanced features for sharing sources between rooms and controlling everything with a choice of touch screens, handheld remotes, and mobile devices. In one compact, 2-space rack-mountable package, the HD-XSPA packs a professional-grade 7.1 surround sound processor, high-efficiency eight-channel power amplifier, ultra high-definition 4K video switcher, 4K DigitalMedia™ receiver, and Crestron control interface.[1]

High-Definition Professional Surround Sound Processor
Great surround sound starts with a great processor, and the HD-XSPA employs professional grade decoding and signal processing to support the essential 7.1 digital formats including Dolby® TrueHD, Dolby Digital® Plus, and DTS HD®. Onboard DSP provides the sonic tools needed to maximize the sound quality of each speaker within the room, including a choice of 9-band graphic or parametric EQ, plus trim, delay, crossover, and speaker protection adjustments. Additional controls are provided for main volume, bass, treble, loudness, compression, and LFE. Advanced HDCP management ensures trouble-free handling of copy-protected digital HD content.

High-Powered 7.1 Surround Sound Amplifier
Despite its compact size, the HD-XSPA delivers a generous amount of power from its onboard multichannel power amplifier. Each amp channel is capable of producing a gratifying 140 Watts at 8 Ohms, and 240 Watts at 4 Ohms. Instead of the customary seven amp channels, the HD-XSPA features eight full channels of robust amplification to drive a complete 7.1 speaker system including a passive in-wall subwoofer, minimizing both rack space and floor space requirements. A line-level sub output is also included to support an active powered subwoofer.

The HD-XSPA can be set up to support a wide variety of speaker configurations up to 7.1. When configured for use with a 5.1 or smaller speaker system, two of its amp channels can be reallocated to drive a second stereo zone. See “Downmix Output” below for more information.

Complete Connectivity
The HD-XSPA includes full input connectivity for all types of digital and analog sources including Blu-ray Disc® players, HDTV receivers, game consoles, computers, media servers, and mobile devices. Additionally, a DigitalMedia input and stereo downmix output are included to facilitate integration as part of a whole-house AV system.

• HDMI® Inputs – HDMI provides the essential interface for handling high-definition 7.1 digital surround sound audio, as well as Full HD, Ultra HD, and 4K video. The HD-XSPA includes four HDMI inputs, which can be expanded using a Crestron HD-MD6X2-4K-E switcher [2]. The HD-XSPA also allows for control of the connected sources through their HDMI connections using CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) signals sent from a Crestron control system.[1]

• SPDIF Inputs – A combination of one optical input and two coaxial inputs provides connectivity for SPDIF digital audio sources. Audio signals can also be received from a Sonnex® Multiroom Audio System via an AUD-EXT Audio over CAT5 Extender [2].

• Stereo Analog Inputs – Three stereo audio inputs (2 unbalanced, 1 balanced) are included to handle analog signals from line-level sources. Audio signals can also be received from a Sonnex Multiroom Audio System via an AUD-EXT Audio over CAT5 Extender [2].

• DigitalMedia 8G+® Input – The DM 8G+® input provides a one-wire connection to a DigitalMedia switcher. The switcher can be located several hundred feet away in a central equipment cabinet along with all the shared video sources for the house, allowing any of those sources to be distributed to any room in the house — including rooms equipped with an HD-XSPA. The DM 8G+ input can also be used to connect laptop computers and other portable devices from anywhere in the house using a DM 8G+ transmitter or HDBaseT® transmitter.[2] The transmitter can either be routed through the central DigitalMedia switcher or wired directly to the DM 8G+ input on the HD-XSPA. DM 8G+ techn