1 week Ago By Varun Godinho
Kaleidescape has partnered with Audio Active to move into the Australian market, marking the brand’s entry to the Asia Pacific Region. Audio Active will be the distributor of Kaleidescape products for the residential market. “We are thrilled to partner with Kaleidescape to bring the world’s best home cinema technology to Australian customers,” said Bruce Thierbach, general manager sales and marketing, Audio Active.
“With an extensive selection of titles and industry-leading playback quality, Kaleidescape sets a new standard for premium home entertainment in Australia.” Kaleidescape refers to itself as the world’s only digital movie provider with lossless audio and full reference video quality. It will launch Kaleidescape’s movie store in Australia “with a comprehensive catalog of 4K and HD titles, from major studios including movies, TV series, and concerts.
” Australian customers will have access to the company’s extensive product lineup, including Kaleidescape Strato V, Strato C and the Strato M movie players. Customers can add one or more Terra movie servers to customise their entertainment needs. Configuration options include Terra Prime 12TB, 24TB, and 48TB.
“Australia has passionate home theatre enthusiasts who appreciate the very best in picture and sound quality,” said Priscilla Morgan, president and chief operating officer, Kaleidescape. “Expanding into this market with a strong partner like Audio Active allows us to offer Australian customers the ultimate entertainment experience in their homes.” The full product range is available on audioactive.
com.au, along with details on availability and pricing. Kaleidescape recently unveiled the Strato M , a new entry-level movie player.
The movie server/player drops resolution down to “reference 2K” video (aka 1080p resolution) while continuing to support lossless audio formats like Dolby Atmos (Dolby TrueHD) and DTS:X (DTS-HD Master Audio). The Strato M includes about a half a terrabyte of solid state storage, which is room for about six movies. With gigabit Ethernet, movies can be downloaded in approximately ten minutes.
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