AudioControl Hyperion · The Complete Line

# The Hyperion Family

Seven products. One Dante backbone. The processor at the display, the amp in the closet, and the architecture that retires the AV receiver. Side-by-side specs, canonical builds, and the dealer talk track for each.

The Hyperion Era Has Arrived AVPro's own headline from March 30, 2026 — and earned. The Hyperion line is now seven products spanning $473 to $7,999, all designed to talk to each other over Dante. This page is the single index, in one place, with the spec for each and the talk track between them.
The Family · Sorted by Position in the Stack

### Axis 2

$473
ACP-AXIS2 · eARC AoIP Processor

Single TV → stereo audio extraction to networked amplification. Hide-behind-display install.

Channels
2
Dante
Native, 2-ch
Power
PoE
Form
Surface, 1" tall
Pair with: Hepta / Penta amps · APR-16
Replaces: ACP-DANTE-ETV, RTI-UCMXT, RTI-IRCSM
Product Page ↗ Spec ⬇

### Axis 10

$899
ACP-AXIS10 · eARC AoIP Processor

The signature Hyperion move. Dolby Atmos over Dante. Apple TV remote drives the amp via CEC. The AV receiver is gone.

Channels
10 + 2 downmix
Dante
Native, 10-ch
Power
PoE
Form
Surface, 1" tall
Pair with: Hepta · Tetra · APR-16
Product Page ↗ Spec ⬇

### Axis 16NEW · MAY 2026

$1,399
ACP-AXIS16 · eARC AoIP Processor (NEW · May 2026)

Commercial-grade reach. 16 individual Dante channels from one eARC source. Residential + commercial in one box.

Channels
16
Dante
Native + AES67, 16-ch
Power
PoE
Form
Surface, 1" tall
Pair with: Hepta cluster · MXnet · 70V via CMx-750
Product Page ↗ Spec ⬇

### Tetra

$3,280
ACP-HYPE-TETRA · 4-Channel Class-H Premium Amp

The 4-channel building block. Pair with Axis 10 for fronts + surrounds. Often the right move for a clean 5.x build when Penta is overkill.

Channels
4 × premium
Dante
Native input
Power
AC mains
Form
Rack, 2U
Pair with: Axis 10 · APR-16 · Penta for ceiling pair
Product Page ↗ Spec ⬇

### Penta

$3,820
ACP-HYP-PENTA · 5-Channel Class-H Premium Amp

The 5-channel build. Front L/C/R + a stereo pair, or LCR + ceilings. Logical pair with APR-16 in modest immersive builds.

Channels
5 × premium
Dante
Native input
Power
AC mains
Form
Rack, 2U
Pair with: APR-16 · Axis 10 · Tetra for additional ceilings
Product Page ↗ Spec ⬇

### Hepta

$4,550
ACP-HYP-HEPTA · 7-Channel Class-H Premium Amp

Single-amp 7-channel build, or the bed-channel amp under an APR-16 for full immersive. Highest power density in the family.

Channels
7 × premium
Dante
Native input
Power
AC mains
Form
Rack, 2U
Pair with: APR-16 · Axis 10 · second Hepta or Tetra for ceiling/heights
Product Page ↗ Spec ⬇

### APR-16

$7,999
ACP-HYPE-APR-16 · 16.2 Immersive Pre-Amp/Processor

The flagship processor. Full Atmos / Auro / IMAX Enhanced. The honest answer when a client asks why their $80K theater doesn't sound like the demo.

Channels
16.2 immersive
Dante
Card slot · up to 32-ch
Power
AC mains
Form
Rack, 3U
Pair with: Hepta + Penta + Tetra stack · Axis at endpoints
Product Page ↗ Spec ⬇
Side-by-Side · The Comparison Matrix

Product | Axis 2 ACP-AXIS2 | Axis 10 ACP-AXIS10 | Axis 16NEW ACP-AXIS16 | Tetra ACP-HYPE-TETRA | Penta ACP-HYP-PENTA | Hepta ACP-HYP-HEPTA | APR-16 ACP-HYPE-APR-16
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
MSRP | $473 | $899 | $1,399 | $3,280 | $3,820 | $4,550 | $7,999
Category | eARC AoIP Processor | eARC AoIP Processor | eARC AoIP Processor (NEW · May 2026) | 4-Channel Class-H Premium Amp | 5-Channel Class-H Premium Amp | 7-Channel Class-H Premium Amp | 16.2 Immersive Pre-Amp/Processor
Channels Out | 2 | 10 + 2 downmix | 16 | 4 × premium | 5 × premium | 7 × premium | 16.2 immersive
Inputs | 2 | 7.1.4 eARC | 7.1.4 eARC | Dante in · analog · digital | Dante in · analog · digital | Dante in · analog · digital | HDMI 2.1 · 8K · Dante card slot
Form Factor | Surface, 1" tall | Surface, 1" tall | Surface, 1" tall | Rack, 2U | Rack, 2U | Rack, 2U | Rack, 3U
Power | PoE | PoE | PoE | AC mains | AC mains | AC mains | AC mains
Dante | Native, 2-ch | Native, 10-ch | Native + AES67, 16-ch | Native input | Native input | Native input | Card slot · up to 32-ch
eARC | Yes | Yes (Atmos pass) | Yes | — | — | — | Yes (full)
Dirac Live | — | — | — | License (optional) | License (optional) | License (optional) | Dirac Live included (frequency + impulse)
Amplification | — | — | — | Class-H, premium | Class-H, premium | Class-H, premium | —

Three Canonical Builds

### The Apartment Theater

Axis 10 + Tetra

5.1 in the great room. Apple TV CEC controls the amp. Tetra hides in the closet on Dante. The AV receiver is gone. Under $5,200 list, full Atmos-capable bed.

~$4,179 MSRP

### The Family Room

Axis 10 + Hepta

7.1 in one space, all from the TV. Hepta drives the bed including subs via low-pass. Single Dante hop, no cross-room wiring. The build dealers used to need a full receiver for.

~$5,449 MSRP

### The Dedicated Theater

APR-16 + Hepta + Tetra

11.2 immersive bed + ceiling/height. APR-16 with Dirac Live runs the room. Hepta on bed, Tetra on heights. Pair with Axis 10 at any networked endpoint.

~$15,829 MSRP
From the Desk Three things to remember about Hyperion. One: the Axis processor at the display is what unlocks the rest — without it you don't get the eARC-to-Dante magic. Two: Tetra/Penta/Hepta are picked by channel count, not by SKU prestige. Three: APR-16 is the only one in the family with Dirac Live built in — that's the closer when a client wants the room to sound right, not just loud.
Related
Axis 10 / Axis 2 Deep Dive → APR-16 Deep Dive → Dante Resource → Room Experiences →