Sixteen channels can move over the network.
That can simplify racks where compatible networked amplifiers or DSP already form part of the project.
AUDIOCONTROL · HYPERION · DIGITAL IMMERSIVE PROCESSING
Hyperion DPR-16
AudioControl’s fully digital 16-channel Hyperion processor, distributing immersive audio over Dante/AES67 or AES/EBU while keeping HDMI and system control in a compact 1U architecture.
DIGITAL IMMERSIVE PROCESSOR
Processing16 channels
Network audioDante · AES67
Digital audioAES/EBU · eARC
Chassis1U digital-first
WHY IT EXISTS
A processor for systems where the audio signal should remain digital beyond the rack core.
DPR-16 moves Hyperion away from a conventional analog-output processor and into networked cinema architecture. AudioControl describes it as capable of distributing 16 channels over a single Ethernet connection while supporting Dante, AES67, AES/EBU and eARC.
That creates a very different design conversation: where the D/A conversion happens, how amplifiers connect, how the network is engineered and how future zones or system expansion are handled.
SYSTEM THINKING
01Start with the speaker layout and subwoofer plan.
02Confirm the required analog, digital or network outputs.
03Establish Dirac and bass-management requirements.
04Then match HDMI, amplification, networking and control.
SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE
Digital-first routing
DPR-16 is most interesting when amplification or downstream conversion can accept digital or network audio. Instead of creating a large analog loom at the processor, the signal can stay digital deeper into the system.
Why this matters
This can reduce cabling, simplify routing and create much greater flexibility in large or distributed systems — but it also makes network design and clocking part of the audio specification.
ROOM / BASS OPTIMISATION
Room optimisation
AudioControl’s Hyperion material positions Dirac compatibility as part of the platform. In a DPR-16 system the calibration conversation must also include network architecture, downstream DACs and amplifier compatibility.
PROCESSOR ROLEDecode
Route
Optimise
IntegrateThe processor is part of the room architecture.
Route
Optimise
IntegrateThe processor is part of the room architecture.
WHERE IT FITS
When we would shortlist it
Networked cinemas, Dante/AES67 systems, digital amplifiers and projects where a conventional bank of analog XLR outputs is not the preferred architecture.
Final suitability still depends on speaker count, subwoofer strategy, amplifier interface, HDMI requirements, rack design and the calibration workflow expected after installation.
NETWORKED 16-CHANNEL CONCEPT
DPR-16 is interesting because it treats Ethernet as an audio backbone.
AudioControl's published Hyperion material describes a fully digital 16-channel platform with Dante, AES67, AES/EBU and eARC support. We confirm the current regional configuration and licensed features for every enquiry.
AES/EBU keeps a point-to-point digital option available.
The architecture is useful when a project wants digital transport without committing every endpoint to an AoIP network.
Confirm shipping configuration before ordering.
Hyperion is compelling on paper, but public launch information has evolved. Current firmware and licensing are confirmed as part of your project.
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MANUFACTURER REFERENCE
Official product information.
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