Barix Exstreamer 110 - Network audio decoder

Barix Exstreamer IP audio decoders are the de facto standard for low-cost decoding in the radio broadcast industry, with a large global installation base. aacPlus v2 builds on the success of MPEG-4 aacPlus, or Advanced Audio Coding, to significantly improve compression rates over the initial release as well as MP3. Radio broadcasters distributing content over the Internet to Exstreamer 110 decoders can use aacPlus v2 compression to significantly reduce bandwidth or improve audio quality.

The Exstreamer 110, is ideal for radio broadcasters who require point-to-multipoint distribution and wish to take advantage of the reduced bandwidth or higher quality afforded by aacPlus v2. Far less expensive than satellite distribution or other aacPlus-capable decoders on the market, broadcasters can save thousands of dollars distributing program audio over the Internet to Exstreamer 110 decoders at multiple destination points, such as studios or transmitter sites.

“Radio broadcasters can achieve the same quality as MP3 and significantly reduce their transport costs by cutting the required bandwidth in half using aacPlus version 2 in the Exstreamer 110,” said Johannes G. Rietschel, CEO and Founder of Barix AG. “The alternative is to significantly raise the audio quality by using the same bit rate with aacPlus v2 compression as previously used with MP3. This means broadcasters that upgrade from a 128 kpbs MP3 stream to a 128 kpbs aacPlus v2 stream will experience exceptional audio quality.”

The Exstreamer 110 retains all the functionality of the popular Exstreamer 100 IP audio decoder and adds a backlit 2×16 character LCD to display stream metadata or file information, such as station identification and artist/title information. The Exstreamer 110 also includes a built-in relay to trigger an EAS stream, station identification, or local announcement. A built-in remote control receiver enables channel selection from a variety of audio streams, ideal for redundancy protection.