The Crestron DM-NAX-16AIN is an Audio-over-IP (AoIP) encoder that provides 16 local stereo audio inputs to a DM NAX Crestron multiroom audio distribution network. It provides 8 digital inputs comprised of 4 SPDIF TOSLINK® connectors and 4 SPDIF coaxial connectors. Each digital input supports 2-channel PCM audio. The DM-NAX-16AIN also provides 8 analog stereo inputs. Inputs 1-4 offer balanced 5-pin terminal block connectors in parallel with unbalanced RCA connectors, and inputs 5-8 offer RCA connectors.
DM NAX™ is built on AES67 standards with additional ease of configuration via a web interface, SIMPL Windows, C#, and/or a RESTful API. It is compatible with DM-NVX® through the AES67 secondary audio stream and also with third-party AES67 solutions and Dante® via the compatibility mode enabled through Dante Controller.
Audio-over-IP
DM NAX takes audio distribution to a whole new level by putting it onto the network, and the scale of DM NAX far exceeds the capabilities of previous generations of Crestron distributed audio. A single Synchronized Control system can distribute audio to 32 devices. DM NAX units integrate with DM NVX devices to pull audio from video feeds for rooms without displays.
Built-In Network Switch
The DM-NAX-16AIN has a built-in network switch, accessible via the two RJ-45 ports on the rear panel, labeled as 1 and 2. The ports can be configured to either share network traffic (to support a courtesy port application or daisy-chaining of multiple NAX units) or to isolate control and AoIP traffic between the two ports. The managed switch supports Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) Snooping and Querying to manage connecting ports to your AVoIP network.
