A radical new distributed audio system that can be installed in a day by an electrican is set to be shown at CEDIA in the USA. Developed by NuVo Technologies the new sound system eliminates cables and instead of delivering music over Ethernet or speaker cable NuVo's Renovia system uses existing electrical wiring to distribute music and other data throughout the house.
The move by NuVo whose products are distributed in Australia by Amber Technology is set to be followed by several other vendors who are adopting the new HomePlug 1.0 powerline technology for its new multiroom audio system.
In the USA the Company is pushing the product into the electrical installer market with CEDIA members set to miss out on additional cabling and termination revenue.
Key to the NuVo system is the Renovia hub which has a built in source that delivers dual AM/FM tuners. Users can also plug in two iPod docks and two additional analogue sources. Up to six sources can be connected with all music and metadata distributed to up to 12 in-wall zone amps via the powerlines, using the new HomePlug technology.
NuVo touch pads are used to control the sources and connect to the amps via Cat 5 if needed. Two speakers connect to each amp via speaker wires.
