Stewart Audio Announces New CVA100-2 CobraNet Enabled Amplifier Stewart Audio announces the CVA100-2 CobraNet enabled power amplifier. A new addition to the company's line of versatile power amplifiers, the CVA100-2 is a 200W 70V, two-channel constant voltage amplifier with 100W per channel that fits conveniently into a half-rack form factor. As the company's first amplifier to feature a factory-installed CobraNet option, it is a suitable choice for courtrooms, retail environments, restaurants / bars, educational / training facilities, sound masking, and paging and notification systems. The CVA100-2 utilizes CobraNet via an optional factory-installed daughter card. With this option installed, the CVA100-2 can act as an endpoint to any new or existing CobraNet system. This capability enables the CVA100-2 to be placed anywhere sound is required and receive up to two channels of audio through its network interface. With the CobraNet option, the CVA100-2 is the ideal power amp choice for those large projects where CAT-5 Ethernet cable is deployed in lieu of conventional audio lines, the company says The new CVA100-2 incorporates Stewart Audio's proprietary Signal Sense Power Technology (SSPT), which is designed to ensure the amplifier is only powered when there is a signal present-thus saving energy and extending product life. The amplifier is also ENERGY STAR-compliant. The amplifier also provides a selectable high pass filter plus remote volume control and muting, with optional control via RS232 or Infrared. In addition to the RJ45 Ethernet connector (if installed), the amplifier's rear panel provides LEDs for visual confirmation of power, clipping, signal present, and active, as well as provisions for defining the 65 /150Hz high-pass filter #1 and #2 settings. Euroblock connectors (3.5 mm) are provided for access of control and muting as well as input and speaker connections. The unit's front panel also provides the LED's plus power/ active. Mike Sims, director of sales and marketing at Attero Tech, a founding member of the Networked AV Alliance (NAVA), says, "The CVA100-2 is another example of the compact and high value amplifier solutions at which Stewart Audio (another founding member of NAVA) excels. With the availability of a CobraNet-enabled version of the CVA100-2, installers of smaller venue systems can offer their clients all the benefits of networked amplification at affordable prices. All NAVA member companies believe that smaller AV systems can and should be able to use networked AV products that are optimized for their requirements." Brian McCormick, chief marketing officer for Stewart Audio, says, "Stewart Audio's new CVA100-2 is a full-featured power amp that is ideal for a multitude of sound reinforcement applications, With the available CobraNet option, the amplifier can integrate into new or existing networked audio environments in addition to conventional 70V distributed applications. Further, our Signal Sense Power Technology makes this model extremely efficient and its compact, half-rack form factor and a weight of less than four pounds make the CVA100-2 well suited to a multitude of installed sound projects. I'm confident designers, integrators, and installers alike will find it a compelling choice." 
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