Dante Amplifiers: The Advantages Of Using Dante In Amps

You’ve probably heard the name and have probably seen the logo from time to time. After all, Dante is everywhere in the Pro AV industry. Dante is the number one audio transport to network hardware and systems together. This technology provides high-quality audio routing and monitoring. Since being developed in 2006, it has become an industry standard for networking systems. So, why would you want a Dante amplifier?

To begin with, let’s start by digging into what Dante actually is…

Definition:

Dante is a hardware and software solution that transports precisely timed digital audio between devices using standard IP Networking.

It is an audio networking solution created by the Australian company, Audinate. Its core purpose is to transport the highest quality audio possible between networked Dante-enabled hardware devices.

THE BENEFITS OF DANTE

• First, Dante uses human-readable names (as opposed to binary code zeros and ones).
  • Consequently, anyone can quickly and easily identify devices and channels without having to decode numerical names.
• Next, it provides precise time alignment of audio.
  • 1ms or less audio synchronization to be precise.
• In addition, Dante provides Auto device discovery.
  • Therefore, there is no need to configure anything. To begin, just plug in your device and it will get discovered automatically.
• Next, Dante uses one-click routing.
  • In brief, you can quickly and easily route audio signals wherever you want.
• Dante also has low,100% deterministic latency.
  • This virtually eliminates latency issues.
• It’s Jitter free!
• There’s an auto-reconnect function after power cycle.
• Dante uses Gigabit ethernet.
  • Thereby allowing hundreds to thousands of overall channels to be used.
• Finally, it provides automatic clock syncing.

THE BENEFITS OF DANTE AMPLIFIERS

True digital signal end to end

The networked nature of Dante allows the audio system to run on standard networking hardware. Therefore, costs are reduced for the system integrator. Additionally, it provides low latency and noise immunity for the audio signals. Moreover, Dante is designed for sub 1ms latency. As a result, latency is a non-issue. In addition, noise immunity is provided by digital transport. ,This allows system installers to transport audio over long distances without worrying about noise pickup in the cables.

Reduces costs

Without Dante built-in, system integrators need to purchase additional gear to convert the analog signal into a Dante signal. Therefore, additional costs are added to the entire system installation. Not to mention, the extra gear unnecessarily complicates the system.

Digital signal configuration

With a Dante-capable system, Audinate has made it simple to perform channel configurations. For example, their free software, Dante Controller is a one-click solution that gives you the ability to digitally route audio signals through your system.

CONCLUSION

In conclusion, there are currently over 2,000 Dante-enabled products representing 241 brands in the pro AV market. Needless to say, those numbers will continue to grow as a result of Audinate releasing new software and technology into the industry. With so many systems around the world built on Dante networks, it is especially important to ensure that new products can be seamlessly integrated. Thus, we created an entire family of Dante amplifiers within our CONNECTSERIES, completely dedicated to Dante integration.

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