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.
Single TV → stereo audio extraction to networked amplification. Hide-behind-display install.
The signature Hyperion move. Dolby Atmos over Dante. Apple TV remote drives the amp via CEC. The AV receiver is gone.
Commercial-grade reach. 16 individual Dante channels from one eARC source. Residential + commercial in one box.
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.
The 5-channel build. Front L/C/R + a stereo pair, or LCR + ceilings. Logical pair with APR-16 in modest immersive builds.
Single-amp 7-channel build, or the bed-channel amp under an APR-16 for full immersive. Highest power density in the family.
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.
| 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 | — |
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.
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.
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.
