The Amethyst is Trinnov’s Highend Hifi processors Flagship.

It gathers an 11 sources Preamplifier with built-in Room/Speaker Optimizer, Trinnov’s innovative HybriD Phono Preamp, a Network Renderer, a 24 bits/192kHz DA Converter and a 2-ways intelligent active crossovers engine.

The Amethyst also features a Builtin Wifi access point (client under development). The perfect centerpiece of any traditionnal or modern Hifi Installation.

Digital Cinema offers a unique opportunity for dramatically improved sound in theaters. DCI compliant digital cinema servers provide 16 channels of uncompressed, 24 bit linear PCM at 48 or 96 kHz. This is already a huge leap forward compared to the compressed, low resolution sound from the sound-on-film.

Trinnov Audio, a proven innovator of advanced 3D sound technologies, is present in Film mixing stages and dubbing theaters, broadcast control rooms and mastering studios, introduces our most advanced digital cinema audio processor: Ovation.

Ovation offers Trinnov’s patented digital room correction technologies in a package specifically designed for digital cinemas.

From DCI to 3D

The Ovation provides up to 24 outputs, going hand in hand with every DCI formats.

Trinnov’s acoustic fidelity algorithms go beyond the DCI specifications: they ensure that the high resolution audio stored on the server reaches the ears of the audience with the highest accuracy, without being distorted by the room’s acoustics.

Future oriented and looking towards 3D sound perspectives, the Ovation sound processor is a modular design, deeply rooted in digital technologies, while providing 35mm film support. The amount of output channels allows for bi, tri and quad amplification.

Work Integrity

Sound reproduction is integral to bringing the director and sound engineering team’s movie experience to life. Trinnov consistently insures the sound fulfills their intentions. Theater to theater.

By fitting the Optimizer technology into the Ovation processor, Trinnov compensates for the acoustic problems of the room architecture and immerses the audience into the heart of the audio experience intended by the director. Your theater customers will benefit from an advanced and recognized technology.

Acoustic Optimization

The Trinnov Optimizer technology provides unique measurement, calibration and operation tools not found in any other DCI cinema processor. Once you’ve experienced it, Ovation will become the essential calibration tool and screening system for your movie theaters.

Your venue is evaluated (with the existing audio system) to identify, through an efficient, accurate and advanced analysis procedure, the venue’s acoustic problems. Trinnov Optimizer provides an efficient, quick, scalable and easy-to-implement tool, which can bring your movie theater quickly to a maximum level of quality. By significantly enhancing the soundtrack of the movie and using the existing audio system to offer spectators a unique listening experience, you can maximize both your short and long term investment value.

Acknowledged during many previews, the Trinnov Optimizer technology seeks to serve the film and instantly computes the most appropriate filtering to achieve a predefined (X-Curve) or custom target curve allowing manual complementary fine-tuning.

Alternative Content

Already operational with alternative content and open to side events.

The Trinnov audio processor Ovation lets you switch audio settings and room’s setup in seconds in order to adapt it to alternative content. Your cinemas will expand out of film projection by supporting live performance (operas, plays…), sport events, seminars organization, conferences, congresses, easily adapting to differing audio playback standards.

In few words, Trinnov offers the following benefits to digital cinemas:

• Easy setup of the whole loudspeaker management system
• Powerful Automatic Room EQ Algorithms
• Intelligent Digital Crossover Algnment
• High Performance Audio boards, designed and manufactured by Trinnov
• Remote Control via GPIO and Ethernet

 
With the Trinnov audio processor Ovation, digital cinemas can now provide the most amazing sound experience that reaches beyond movie goers expectations in today’s competitive entertainment world: that’s Ovation.

Automatic EQ

Trinnov simplifies and improves the whole room equalization process. Our advanced loudspeaker/room optimization algorithms allow cinema installers to reach high-fidelity sound quality in record time. An achievement that they could only dream of a few years ago.

1. the intelligent crossover alignment process ensures that the loudspeaker itself is configured properly.
2. the target curves are set to the X-curve. This ensures that the loudspeaker’s response in the room is SMPTE-compliant.
3. the multi-point algorihms improve the sound for all the seats, in frequency and phase reponse.

High Performance

• All audio boards designed and manufactured by Trinnov
• A/D signal-to-noise ratio: 119 dBA, THD+N: -103 dB
• D/A signal-to-noise ratio: 118 dBA, THD+N: -98 dB
• independent power supplies for audio and processing sections
• advanced jitter-rejection technologies
• 64-bit floating point processing

Inputs

Digital Inputs

Sampling rates: 44.1, 48, 96kHz;

• 8 channels AES DCI, expandable to 16 channels AES DCI via DB-25 connector (Dig IN 1)
• 8 channels AES DCI, expandable to 16 channels AES DCI via RJ45 connector (Dig IN 2)
• 2 x SPDIF via BNC connector (Dig IN 3, Dig IN 4)
• 2 x SPDIF via RCA connector (Dig IN 5, Dig IN 6)
• 1 x SPDIF TOSLINK (Dig IN 7)

Analog Inputs

• 8 balanced inputs (ANALOG IN 1) via DB-25 (impedance >10 kΩ, +24 dBu max)
• 8 balanced inputs (Calibration MICs) via 2 x RJ45 (1 to 4, and 5 to 8)
• 2 balanced inputs (LINE L-R) via XLR connectors for mixer set (impedance >10 kΩ, +18 dBu max)
• 2 unbalanced inputs (Ana IN2) via RCA connector (impedance >10 kΩ, +12 dBu max)
• 2 Balanced microphones input XLR connectors (MIC 1-2) with phantom power

Outputs

Analog Outputs

• 1 to 8 channels amplifiers/loudspeakers outputs (Analog OUT1, 1-8) via DB-25 connector (impedance<100 Ω, +24 dBu max)
• Optional for bi-amp and tri-amp :
  • 1 to 8 channels amplifiers/loudspeakers outputs (Analog OUT2, 9-16) via DB-25 connector (impedance<100 Ω, +24 dBu max),
  • 1 to 8 channels amplifiers/loudspeakers outputs (Analog OUT3, 17-24) via DB-25 connector (impedance<100 Ω, +24 dBu max).
• Hearing-impared : 1 unbalanced output via RCA connector (H/I)
• Visual Narration : 1 unbalanced output via RCA connector (VI)
• Auxiliary : 2 unbalanced output via RCA connector (Aux1, Aux2)

Integration

Multiple options are supported for remote control and automation:

• GPIO
• Ethernet

 
Setup and configuration:

• From any VNC client, through the network,
• Via a VGA monitor and a mouse

11 Sources High-End Preamplifier

• 2 balanced analog sources on XLR connectors
• 1 single-ended analog source on Cinch connectors
• 1 single-ended analog source on Cinch connectors switchable to Phono
• 2 AES/EBU digital sources on XLR connectors
• 2 Coaxial S/PDIF digital sources on Cinch connectors
• 2 Optical S/PDIF digital sources on TosLink connectors
• 1 High-Resolution UPnP Network Source (Ethernet, WiFi)

MM Phono Preamp

• Trinnov HybriD Technology: innovative RIAA filter, combining an analog circuit for the low-end and a dedicated digital algorithm for the high frequencies.

Hi-Resolution Network Renderer

• High Resolution file support
• UPnP Protocol (DLNA Compatible Digital Media Renderer)
• Supported formats: WAV, AIFF, OGG, FLAC up to 24 bits / 192 kHz

AD/DA Converters

• A/D signal-to-noise ratio: 119 dB (A-weighted)
• D/A signal-to-noise ratio: 118 dB (A-weighted)
• High Performance jitter attenuation (better than 50dB above 100Hz)
• Supported A/D sampling rates: 44.1 / 48 / 88,2 / 96 kHz
• Support D/A sampling rates: 44,1 / 48 / 88,2 / 96 / 176,4 / 192 kHz
• Word Clock Input/Output

Builtin Room/Speaker Optimizer

• Multi-point acoustic measurements (Trinnov 3D measurement microphone included)
• Time/frequency acoustic analysis based on impulse response measurement
• Loudspeaker/room optimization
• Target curves
• Wide listening area
• Improved phase response
• Improved tonal balance
• 2D/3D loudspeaker remapping
• 64 bits floating point processing

Active Crossovers / Bi-Amplification

• 2-ways intelligent active crossover
• Available filters: Linkwitz–Riley, Bessel, Butterworth de 2nd, 3rd and 4th order • Measurement and alignment at the listening point

Output formats

• 1x stereo, 2x stereo, bi-amp, 2.1, 2.2, LCR, LCRS, 3.1, quad

Power

• Dedicated linear power supply with toroidal transformer for the analog audio circuit

Remote Control

• IR remote included
• VNC: remote control through the network from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Androïd device
• Gigabit ethernet: Crestron module available in the download section
• Telnet and RS-232 Protocol

Acoustic

Passive acoustics is mandatory in Home Theater designs to linearise the energy spread and control late reverberation, but cannot always deal with early-reflections, nor phase issues, especially when soundtracks need to be played through perforated screens. Furthermore, typical room do not allow for ideal loudspeakers placement, and perfect impulse response unfortunately do not exist.

Perfection

Trinnov technology adresses each of these issues…in a single processor. When considered in the first steps of a dedicated cinema room design, the magnitude³² becomes an excellent partner to achieve the best performance, regardless of the installation complexity. Your sound system could never be so close to perfection.

Trinnov magnitude32 software suite not only gathers conventional processing toolkits such as EQs, delays, bass management…but also 3D acoustic analysis, smart graphs engine, 4-ways Intelligent Crossovers, State-of-the-Art Digital Room/Loudspeaker correction and 2D/3D Speaker Remapping. No matter how complex is the sound system, the installation procedure becomes fast en easy.

Evolutive I/O Architecture

mg32-88 configurations allow for 8 simultaneous I/O and 8 processing channels. Optional ADA4 and DA8 expansion boards can be added to provide up to 16 Inputs and 32 Outputs channels. While the first 8 channels are available through XLR connectors, channels 1-32 are also provided in a SubD25 standard Tascam format, facilitating cable synoptic drawings.

Comprehensive processing

Comprehensive 64 bits floating point processing tools are included in standard on each processor platform: Routing and Mixing Matrixes, Manual FIR filters, Parametric EQs, Graphic EQs, gains, trims, RMS meters, manual delays, Bass Managment, 4-way active crossovers, inputs formats, noise generatos, Polarity Control, upmix matrices, DRC controller, advanced XML programming…Enhanced with Trinnov’s State-Of-The-Art acoustic analysis and Digital Loudspeaker/Room Optimization software, the magnitude32 becomes the most powerful speaker processor available on the market.

Intelligent Crossover Alignment

Individual driver and system measurements are acquired and analyzed, including the impulse response, delays and gains of every driver. The Optimizer’s calibration engine computes the ideal filters, finding the best compromise to improve flatness, directivity and attack in the overlapping frequency regions.

Custom Profiles

Trinnov combines automatic processes with flexible fine-tuning tools that allow the sound system designer to reach the best results, while making the whole process easier and faster. 8 customisable Profiles allow to mix up different parameters independantly from any of the 29 existing user presets.

Remote Control

Real-Time remote capabilities can be achieved using RS-232, Ethernet IP protocol (Crstron compatible), optional IR module, standard KVM”s, optional VGA/DVI touchscreens, and from any PC, Mac, Tablet or SmartPhone (with VNC client applications, through the network).
Each processor is also supporting FTP and USB presets storage/backups.

Loudspeaker/Room Optimizer

Modern Acoustic Measurements and Analysis

The magnitude32 uses MLS signals to measure the full impulse response of every loudspeaker in the room. This adds the time dimension to the frequency response, and enables the Optimizer to see the full picture of the loudspeaker’s behavior in the room. Trinnov’s state-of-the art time-frequency analysis algorithms identify room modes, first reflections and late reverberation. Every acoustic component is analyzed and compensated with a specific techniques. All the subtlety of the Optimizer resides in knowing which defects can be corrected with acoustic transparency.

Powerful Equalization

The magnitude32 intelligent acoustic engine automatically computes FIR and IIR filters to improve the consistency of the direct sund against late reverberation. Full-phase, time domain techniques are applied, compensating for the loudspeaker’s group delay and early reflections, while later reflections are left untouched.

Comprehensive Graphs

The integrated acoustic analysis tools provide insight on the measurements. You can easily overlay multiple graphs to compare loudspeakers characteristics, measurements points, or the results of the optimization against the unoptimized sound.

Tonal Balance and Target Curves

The loudspeaker’s direct sound (including early reflections) and the room (energy response) are separately equalized, opening up the listening window. The Optimizer corrects the tonal balance by targetting the most neutral timbre for each speaker. Furthermore, target curves can be defined to achieve very specific results or preserve the original loudspeakers characteristics.

Interchannel Images and Phase Response

By addressing phase responses issues, the magnitude32 result is a high resolution image with well-focused phantom sources.

3D Remapping

2D and 3D remapping is one of Trinnov’s leading technology. Thanks to the 3D microphone measurements capabilities, speakers distance, azimuths and elevations can be identified precisely. According to these reported informations, a more accurate speaker placement can be retrieved, ensuring a full compliance with cinema surround sound standards.

Wide Listening Area and Multi-point

Trinnov’s sophisticated multipoint algorithms can take into account the measurements of different positions to perform the Optimization. You can assign a higher weight to the most important listening position(s), and lower weights of the other points.