Description
A Great Theater Should Feel Effortless, Not Overprocessed
If there’s one thing, we don’t talk about enough with home theater, it’s easy for things to start sounding congested. You throw bigger speakers, dual subs, ceiling speakers, and separate amplifiers into a room and suddenly you have enough sound, but not enough clarity. Dialogue is lost during action scenes. Bass lingers longer than it should. The AudioControl Maestro X7 AV Processor is an AV receiver that solves those issues in a way that no one really notices.
It blends your speakers together so effortlessly you forget where sounds are coming from. That helicopter flying overhead is one constant sound, not choppy noises bouncing around the room. You hear more of the crowd noise spreading across the room, instead of it booming out of one speaker. Even subtle background noises are easier to pick out, without exaggerating them.
The Better Your Speakers Get, the More This Matters
Top-notch speakers make your weaknesses known. Weak amplification, poor calibration, and weak processing all come into play. That’s why processors like the AudioControl Maestro X7 are necessary. This thing has all of the horsepower needed to keep a growing system sounding natural. You won’t hear things sounding thin, smeary, or tiresome during those marathon movie sessions.
Room correction is a big part of that equation. Rooms aren’t symmetrical. Maybe one wall opens up to a kitchen. Maybe your seats aren’t dead center. Maybe your bass disappears in one seat but booms in another. Dirac Live helps even all of that out without making your room sound artificial. You’re able to sit anywhere in the room and it will sound balanced, not just sound incredible in one ideal spot. Support for Dolby Atmos, DTS: X, and Auro-3D also helps your room feel bigger and more three-dimensional.
Designed for Systems That Grow Over Time
Perhaps the best thing about this processor is that it never feels like it’s holding you back as your system gets better. Want a nice solid 5.1.4 setup? Go for it. Think you may want to upgrade to a 9.2.6 someday down the road? You can too, without replacing the core of your theater.
Key Features
Powerful 16-Channel Surround Processing
Support for Dolby Atmos, DTS:X and Auro-3D
Dirac Live Room Calibration with Bass Control
ESS SABRE PRO DAC
7 HDMI Inputs with Full 4K HDR Support
Built-In AirPlay 2, Google Cast and Bluetooth Streaming
