Systemline Launches Industry First

S7 Netlink addresses the issues of playing a multi-room audio system through a surround sound amplifier. This has often resulted in installers wiring separate stereo speakers for music to avoid integration issues, only to be faced with customers questioning why the music was not playing through their main speakers and sub-woofer. Until now the only alternative has been to connect the multi-room system as a source that utilises the speakers, but this then creates complicated control issues. 
 
The new product solves this problem with a feature allowing it to directly take control of an AV Receiver via a smart 2-way interface (via RS232 or TCP/IP) meaning it is able to switch the receiver on, select the right input and control the volume, which is then correctly displayed on the S7 App. The user can then simply select the music or radio station they want using the S7 App in the same way they would in any other room connected to S7. 

S7 Netlink is the only product in the world to support control of major brand AV Receivers from Arcam, Denon, Marantz, Onkyo, Yamaha & NAD. The installer simply selects the brand, the input used and the control method from a simple web page setup.
 
Paul Hilditch, Brand Manager at Systemline, said: “Integrating a whole house audio system and home cinema has always been a challenge for installers but the launch of S7 Netlink is a game changer as it is simple to install and use.”
 
Netlink is also a Hi-Fi streamer in its own right and will play digital music files up to 24bit, 192 kHz resolution. It features up-sampling of all source material to the same maximum resolution, delivering the very best sonic results possible. Front panel controls include one-touch selection of any stored favourite, be it radio station, album or playlist. A variety of inputs and outputs are included for added flexibility.
 
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