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Evan Rapp · The Rapp Firm
AVPro Global Rep · AVIXA CTS · Dante Certified · Northern California
I built the resource center I always wished existed — field-tested dealer tools covering all seven AVPro Global brands. Not marketing copy. The kind of page you bookmark and return to at 4pm on a Friday when something's gone sideways. Started faxing a weekly newsletter to my Klipsch dealers. Same philosophy, different decade.
Resources About Evan
The Rapp Firm · AVPro Global · Seven Brand Lines · One Address
✦ Front & Center
AudioControl Hyperion · ACP-AXIS10 / ACP-AXIS2
The AV Receiver
Is No Longer Necessary.
The Hyperion Axis 10 and Axis 2 change how AV systems get built. eARC from the display. Dolby Atmos over Dante. The client's Apple TV remote controls the amp via CEC. One inch tall. Powered by the Cat cable it talks on. The receiver is gone. The experience isn't.
Discover the Platform →
AVPro Global · Official AI Support
Tech Sage
AVPro.ai
The AVPro AI trained on every manual, compatibility note, and known issue across all seven brand lines. Before you call tech support. Free. 24/7. No login.
Launch Tech Sage →
avpro.ai · All 7 Brand Lines
01 · Resource Center
Dante, Dirac, Drivers & More
Dante setup, Dirac calibration, Driver Finder with real version data, BulletTrain Cable Picker, Murideo diagnostics, ThenAudio, ProControl, and training.
Open Resource Center
02 · Room Experiences
The Seven SRE Configurations
The MAX, PRO, DUAL, STILE, Surround, Soundbar, 2-Channel. Stack, SKU, and the conversation for each one.
Browse Room Experiences
03 · Infographics
Three Interactive Visual Tools
Signal Path Anatomy (hover every node), Receiver Autopsy, and the Murideo Field Kit. The diagrams your dealers will screenshot.
Launch Infographics
04 · Dante ✦
Networked Audio for Residential CI
512 channels over Ethernet. APR-16 in, Axis at the display, Hepta in any closet. Field scenarios, channel calculator, certification path, troubleshooting. The audio backbone of every Hyperion build.
Open the Dante Resource
05 · Light Commercial
The Light Commercial Playbook
Bar & restaurant, hotel, fitness, corporate — the AVPro Global ecosystem translated into commercial. Venue types, scenario builds, product stack, and the ISP free design consult.
Open Playbook
06 · MDU ✦
The MDU Playbook
One backbone, every door. How AVPro Edge powers the connected building — and makes the rest of the PropTech stack work harder. Three live tools: the System Scoper, Matrix-vs-MXnet, and the NOI & Valuation calculator.
Open the MDU Playbook
07 · About Evan
The Rapp Firm · rappfirm.com
Career from hi-fi to Klipsch to ClearOne to RTI to Zigen to CAA. AVIXA CTS. Dante certified. The guy who used to fax the newsletter.
Read the Bio
08 · NPI Timeline ✦
Every Launch · Past 12 Months
Every AVPro Global new product since June 2025. Grouped by month, filterable by brand, with direct links to spec sheets, photos, and diagrams. The dealer's shortcut to "what just shipped?"
Open Timeline
09 · Driver Changelog ✦
81 Releases · 12 Platforms
Every driver / firmware / software version pulled from a year of AVPro newsletters. Control4, Crestron, Q-SYS, Elan, RTI plus third-party (Sonos, Hue, Lutron, Roku). Filterable, dated, with per-release notes.
Open Changelog
10 · EOL Tracker ✦
Don't Spec the Dead
50 discontinued SKUs from the past year, with replacement SKU where one exists. Search before you quote. Cross-referenced against AVPro's price-sheet updates.
Open Necropolis
11 · Asset Library ✦
Every Dealer Asset · One Search
~360 datasheets, manuals, photos, diagrams, flyers, sales presentations — direct Egnyte links. Search the SKU, get every asset for that product without rummaging through your inbox.
Open Library
12 · MXnet Decoder ✦
Four Questions · The Right Stack
MXnet has more SKUs than any other AVPro line. Four questions resolve any project to the exact SKU list: 1G, 10G, USP, USB, multiviewer, CBOX. With rationale and "what to avoid" notes.
Run the Decoder
13 · Hyperion Matrix ✦
The Family · Side by Side
All seven Hyperion products in one comparison. Axis 2 / 10 / 16, APR-16, Tetra / Penta / Hepta. With three canonical builds: apartment theater, family room, dedicated theater.
Open Matrix
Quick Tool · BulletTrain by AVPro Global
BulletTrain Cable Picker
BulletTrain · HDMI 2.1
Run length + signal requirement → right cable, right SKU, first time.
Run Length
Signal Requirement
Recommended
BulletTrain Product Page ↗
The AVPro Global Line Card · Seven Brand Lines
7
Brands
400+
SKUs
8K
Max Res.
5 yr
Warranty
All Lines
7 brands
AVPro Edge
Signal Distrib.
AudioControl
Amps & Processors
Bullet Train
Active Optical
RTI
Control
Murideo
Test & Measure
ThenAudio
HDMI Audio
ProControl
Simple Control
From the Desk of The Rapp Firm
Why This Exists
AVPro Global built something unusual: seven product lines that actually work together by design. Most of the time in this industry, cross-brand integration is an afterthought. Here it's the whole point. I built this resource center because I got tired of watching dealers use half of what's available to them — not because they didn't care, but because nobody handed them a map. This is the map. Use every page of it.
ER
Evan Rapp
The Rapp Firm · AVPro Global Authorized Rep · Northern California
Dealer Edge
Axis 10 — 1 inch tall, PoE-powered, hides behind the TV. The receiver is gone. ✦ Bullet Train 48Gbps AOC — HDMI 2.1 to 100ft+ with zero signal loss. Spec it before they ask. ✦ Murideo SIX-G — proves the signal before you blame the gear. It's a closer, not just a tester. ✦ ThenAudio SHARC-V2 — solves the eARC dropout that's been driving your client crazy. ✦ ProControl Pro24.r Plus — every client who misses their Harmony is your next ProControl sale. ✦ Axis 10 — 1 inch tall, PoE-powered, hides behind the TV. The receiver is gone. ✦ Bullet Train 48Gbps AOC — HDMI 2.1 to 100ft+ with zero signal loss. Spec it before they ask. ✦ Murideo SIX-G — proves the signal before you blame the gear.