The DAX88 from Dayton Audio is an 8-source, 8-zone amplifier for creating a complete multi-zone audio system. With Matrio’s easy-to-use control app, the DAX88 lets you listen to music anywhere in your home. The flexibility of six stereo gain zones and two stereo line-level preamp zones allows you to use the DAX88 with the speakers of your choice.
With 8 sources and 8 zones, the DAX88 provides the ultimate in customizability in multi-zone audio designed for simplicity, flexibility and easy remote control. The 75W per channel amplifier is powerful enough to provide immersive listening throughout the entire home. It is also capable of combining channels to provide 180W of power.
The DAX88 offers a wide range of analog and digital inputs, including WiFi streaming capabilities (AirPlay, Spotify Connect, DLNA). Equipped with a dedicated WiFi channel, the DAX88 lets you stream music directly from your favorite streaming service. Analog input options, including four RCA, seven 3.5mm jacks and two optical connections, allow you to use virtually any source type.
Dayton Audio’s Matrio mobile app simplifies your audio system by giving you and others access to multi-zone control from your mobile devices. With a choice of eight sources and eight zones, Matrio integrates different audio systems into a single interface. Matrio allows you to switch sources, adjust volume, tone and zone balance, and group zones.
By integrating a dedicated WiFi streaming channel, the DAX88 makes it easy to listen to the music you love directly from your favorite streaming service.
Attention, before connecting this amplifier, you must set the power selector according to your electrical network (220V or 110V).
The Matrio app gives you complete control over each of the eight output zones. The Zone Control menu allows you to adjust all parameters of the selected zone, including power on/off, source selection, volume control and mute. Additional functions are also available, such as adjusting bass and treble or left and right channel balance, all in an intuitive interface.
The Group Control menu of the Matrio application allows you to act directly on previously defined groups of zones. Thus, every setting made for a group applies to all zones in the group.
Matrio allows you to customize the names of sources, zones and peripherals so you can quickly identify the zones and recordings you are affecting. This is also a useful option when you need to group multiple zones. Changed names appear in the app for everyone on your network.
Dayton Audio DAX88 Specifications:
- Product Type: Multizone Amplifier
- Channels: 6x stereo amplifier / 2x stereo preamplifier
- Power: 75WPC @ 8 ohms / 80WPC @ 4 ohms / 180WPC @ 8 ohms Bridged
- Gain Class: Class D
- Inputs: 4x RCA/ 7x optical/ 1x WiFi (AirPlay, Spotify Connect, DLNA)
- Outputs: 6x 4-pole Phoenix/ 2x RCA
- SNR: >87 dB
- THD: 0.6%
- Frequency response: 20 Hz – 20 kHz
- Amplifier Protection: Overload/Short Circuit/Thermal
- Trigger: 12V DC
- Maximum input sensitivity: 620 mV
- Linear output voltage: 1.5V
- Bass Control: ±12 dB @ 100 Hz
- Treble Control: ±12 dB @ 10 kHz
- Power: 115VAC 60Hz, 230VAC 50Hz (switchable)
- Consumption: Standby: 23 W / Max: 1031 W
- Dimensions: 42.5 x 10.1 x 36.2 cm.
