Dante, Atmos and Arvus H1-D

[Yondu]

Has anyone read about the impending Arvus H1-D?

* HDMI to Dante / AES67 only.
*Small (similar formfactor to the Apple4K)
*Price well under USD3k including freight
*Performance and GUI will be identical to H2-4D.
*eARC / HDMI Pass-through will be supported.
*Samples ready for testing around April
*Aiming for the first Beta run to be completed December 2023.
*Given the rate of Atmos adoption across in the entire audio market, we can see that this unit could be a great seller.
*Further information to be released in coming newsletters.

CODECS and SOFTWARE supported will be:

DOLBY Atmos
DTS-X
IMAX Enhanced
Auro3D
MPEG-H
Sony360
DIRAC
Crestron
Q-Sys
….plus others

HARDWARE Features:

HDMI 2.1 Input
HDMI 2.1 pass-through Output with full eARC support
DANTE / AES67 Output
High quality separate DAC / Headphone Amplifier (6.5mm jack)
Remote Control
System Reset button
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Separate power supply input

It seems to me with something like this and 2 Phantom Golds + 4 Reactor Customs you can easily have a 6.6 setup, cost-effectively, and SMALL. The device even has a remote control! Thought maybe eARC can be used instead to control volume?

I don't understand enough about DIRAC to get how this part works, but could this one box be enough to distribute a dolby signal to all my Phantoms?

Dirac should work as other amp / dsp. A computer runs Dirac Live (Mac or PC) with an internet connection (on the same network) (important because the app is based on Dirac cloud services for calculation). The computer is connected to a microphone (generally a USB One) like mini-dsp umik1 (or umik2). In some case microphone is an option or packed with the processor (ex JBL Synthesis, even if the microphone is basic). On Amp / dsp side you have to start the room calibration sequence. The amp / dsp will be recognized by Dirac live. Now you're able to start the room calibration. After doing all the measurements, the calibration profile will be injected into the amp / dsp. Now your room is calibrated. (You can have a look on Youtube on Stormaudio channel, there are some training about Dirac Live (and Dirac ART)