The Adagio series consists of a single-chassis multiroom-audio brain, which looks like a stereo receiver, combined with plug-and-play in-wall controllers and such plug-and-play Crestron sources as the Adagio Music Server and iPod dock. The initial Adagio model launched last year drives a multiroom audio system and incorporates plug-in tuner cards, multiple amplifier channels, audio-source switching and ability to control other home systems.
The new $9,000-suggested Adagio AMS (Adagio Media System) does all that and doubles as a home theater amplifier/processor incorporating decoders for all mandatory and optional surround-sound formats authorized on Blu-ray and HD DVD discs, a spokesman said. AMS incorporates 7x100-watt amplifier section to drive a home theater and an 8x40-watt amplifier section dedicated to drive four audio zones in stereo. A fifth remote zone can be driven in stereo by assigning two surround-channel amps for multiroom duty. Each zone has independent volume, bass, treble, source-selection, and source-control functions through Crestron's in-wall keypads and touchscreens. An optional Expander adds six more stereo audio zones.
