“There’s nothing else on the planet that comes close to the performance!”

– Bob Katz, Digital Domain

The end of room modes: AVAA technology

With AVAA, PSI Audio developed a clever way to manipulate the acoustic impedance in front of the device. The result is the elimination of resonant frequencies from the room not just for the sweet spot, but the entire room. Any room modes between 15 Hz and 160 Hz will be eliminated, clearing the listening space from unnecessary rumble in the very spectrum that is so hard to treat with passive acoustics.

Forty-five times as efficient as classic absorbers of the same size, AVAA saves space while yielding impressive results. AVAA acts like a hole in the wall, letting sound waves “pass through” and leave the room.

C214: the new generation of AVAA

The new AVAA C214 by PSI Audio takes the AVAA technology and approaches it slightly differently. While the original C20 is completely analogue (and will remain available), the C214 employs digital technology. As a result, the new model can react more flexibly to the
room, and can be controlled with a smartphone or tablet.

A wider sensitivity adjustment allows for tweaking the system’s efficiency. A new control system ensures optimal performance even when sudden changes in the room’s impedance occur. It replaces the large membrane in the C20 with two smaller ones, hence reducing its footprint and allowing for an even more compact and stylish design
that can be mounted to any place in the room: on the floor, on the wall, on the ceiling.

Acoustic black hole, but white: AVAA C214

Introduced at HIGH END in Munich 2024, the elegant new white finish makes this integration even easier from a visual perspective. This allows the AVAA C214 to perfectly complement the interior design – while it makes the room modes vanish.

White and black AVAA C214s in living room

White and black AVAA C214 image

Without AVAAs

With no AVAAs present in the room: measurement has been taken in a 20m2 recording studio, equipped with two large loudspeakers, with an obvious room issue occurring at 32 Hz.

With AVAAs

Having added two AVAAs into the room: a better balance is achieved in general, better stereo imaging in the low end and a 300ms reduction is put in place at 32 Hz to combat the aforementioned issue

Specifications and Key Features

Box Material Robust Aluminium
Efficiency 45x its size
Active Surface 0.13m2
Surface Efficiency 5.85m2
Technology Digital
Dimensions 64cm x 21cm x 21 cm
  • Works on a wide broadband (15 – 160Hz)
  • Doesn’t dampen higher frequencies
  • Robust, long-lasting
  • No calibration or settings are required
  • No sound emitted and no alteration of the sound source
  • Works in any type of room: recording, mixing, mastering, listening
  • Ultra low latency processing via 2 independent DSPs

Optional Mounting Feet

The optional mounting feet allow you to discretely position the AVAA C214 in an acoustically optimal position to best suit the needs of your listening space.

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