Extron NetPA Ultra FX Series are eight and four channel configurable output audio power amplifiers with Dante connectivity and essential audio DSP. You get all the advantages of our award winning XPA Ultra FX amplifiers combined with the power of Dante network audio distribution. Dante connectivity makes it easy to distribute audio from a centralized location to decentralized remote amplifiers throughout a facility, building, or campus using standard network hardware. Integrated audio DSP allows any NetPA Ultra FX amplifier to operate as a complete endpoint with dynamics processing and filters.
These amplifiers are software configurable to support large systems with multiple speaker types by simultaneously driving 8 ohm, 4 ohm, 70 volt, and 100 volt loads. For maximum flexibility, the total power of two adjacent channels is shared, delivering up to 800 watts per single channel, according to model and system requirements.
The NetPA Ultra FX series are Ecofficient® Level 2 amplifiers that feature Extron InstaWake™ technology, offering the ability to return to full power from standby in under 50 milliseconds to ensure no part of the audio is ever cut off.
With an appealing new design, network audio support, and audio signal processing, a NetPA Ultra FX amplifier is your go‑to solution for networked, multi‑zone applications requiring mixed speaker types and power levels.
Dante provides scalable audio transport, with Dante Domain Manager support, over a local area network using standard Internet protocols. The family of Dante-enabled products from Extron work together as part of a complete networked audio system solution and integrate with other Dante-enabled products to create efficient system designs. With AES67 support, NetPA Ultra FX amplifiers accommodate a range of audio routing needs in a variety of applications.
Mix Matrix with Audio DSP
An integrated matrix allows any analog or Dante input to be mixed to any amplifier output, Dante output or analog line output. The mix matrix provides essential audio DSP functions such as gain adjustments, filters, dynamics, and delay. This powerful functionality makes it possible to deploy systems that include source ducking and routing, all without a separate audio DSP.
Both the line inputs and line outputs can be used for connecting analog devices to the Dante network. The line inputs provide connections for analog sources such as wireless microphone receivers. The analog line outputs allow for connection of other equipment, including additional amplifiers or assistive listening systems. These line outputs have processing separate from the amp outputs to account for varying delay and level settings.
The NetPA U 2008 FX integrates with control systems via an IP network or RS‑232 for control of amplifier parameters as well as monitoring of the amplifier's status. Two digital input ports and two digital output ports are provided, so that the NetPA U 2008 FX can be programmed to sense and then respond to external triggers such as preset recall.
Dual LAN ports can be configured to separate control and Dante traffic by port or merged onto one port for single cable operation on a converged network.
NetPA Ultra FX amplifiers have an auto-standby feature that places the amplifier into standby after 25 minutes of inactivity, consuming minimal energy. This auto-standby can be disabled if required.
When audio is detected while in standby, waking up fast enough such that the beginning of audio is not cut off has long been a challenge, now solved with InstaWake technology for Extron's Ultra amplifier platforms. The graphs below show the difference between a NetPA Ultra FX amplifier waking up completely in less than 50 milliseconds compared to competitors’ Class D amplifiers that can take well over two seconds to achieve nominal power.
Route any input to any output, includes essential audio DSP functions such as gain, filters, dynamics, and delay.
DSP Configurator Pro
Powerful and user-friendly software tool for managing audio setup and operations of Extron DSP products.
Auto Standby
Enters standby after 25 minutes of inactivity, dramatically reducing power consumption.
InstaWake
Quickly returns to full power status from standby in less than 50 ms upon signal detection.
Software Configurable Power Allocation
Total watts per channel pair can be balanced between adjacent channels.
Software Selectable Output Modes
Enables this single amplifier model to be used in multizone installations with 70V, 100V, or low impedance speaker systems.
PoE Powered DSP
When PoE is connected to the LAN/AT 1 port, the DSP, line I/O, Dante I/O, control, and monitoring remain operational even if main power is lost.
Dante
Signal from any Dante-enabled device on the network can be brought into a NetPA Ultra FX for amplification.
Flexible Power Sharing
The total wattage per channel pair is shared between adjacent channels. This power sharing is configurable in software and allows each channel of a pair to deliver the amount of power required by the connected speakers.
Output modes are independently configured per channel for 8 ohm, 4 ohm, 70 volt or 100 volt operation. This allows a single NetPA Ultra FX amplifier to power multi-zone systems with any type of speaker, saving cost and space while simplifying setup.
Designed & Engineered by Extron
Advanced Engineering for Efficiency and Long Life
Everlast Power Supply
Designed with state-of-the-art technology and the highest-quality components for high‑demonstrated reliability, low power consumption for reduced operating cost, and worldwide power compatibility.
Component Choice and Placement
Specifying long lifespan capacitors and placing them away from high heat sources extends product lifespan.
A Look Inside a NetPA Ultra FX Series Amplifier
Heat Dissipation
High temperature components utilize the largest possible heat sinks, greatly reducing component level failures.
Fan Cooled
Premium, long lifespan fans that run quietly at low RPM actively push heat away from sensitive components, extending their life.
Dante and DSP
NetPA Ultra FX amplifiers include Dante connectivity and essential audio DSP processing physically separated from analog circuits.
NetPA Ultra FX Patents
Only a company that develops its own unique technology could have a patent portfolio as extensive as Extron, including many audio patents. The NetPA Ultra amplifiers benefit from our patented technologies shown below, technologies providing key performance and reliability advantages to our customers that cannot be duplicated by other amplifier manufacturers.
Low Noise Triangular Waveform Generator
Since a triangle generator is the heart of a Class D amplifier, and triangle generators have audio band noise content, this technology is used to greatly reduce that noise content resulting in a lower audio noise floor.
Class D Power Converter
The power converters in Extron Class D amplifiers facilitate energy transfer for more precise performance while using fewer lifetime-limiting capacitors in the power supply.
Class D Soft Switching
Extron's soft switching design works with CDRS to reduce dissipated power, which increases amplifier efficiency.
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