Axia Quasar 2.5U XR or SR Tabletop Frame,with 1 Power Supply

Axia Quasar 2.5U, Tabletop Frame, with 1 Power Supply

Axia Quasar™ AoIP consoles are the ultimate AoIP Broadcast Mixing Consoles, putting the power at your fingertips for next-level content creation. Including XR and SR models—the Quasar family offers broadcast engineers and less seasoned board operators alike boundless production possibilities, modularity, scalability, and workflow flexibility.

Tap into the power of AoIP with Axia Quasar, our sixth-generation of AoIP consoles and the industry-standard in mixing excellence. Powered by mature and sophisticated AoIP technology from Telos Alliance—the inventor of AoIP for broadcast—Quasar is designed for steadfast reliability with no single point of failure.

Mature, Reliable AoIP Technology
Tap into the power of AoIP with Axia Quasar, Telos Alliance's sixth-generation of AoIP consoles and the industry-standard in mixing excellence. Powered by mature and sophisticated AoIP technology from Telos Alliance—the inventor of AoIP for broadcast—Quasar is designed for steadfast reliability with no single point of failure.

Quasar is part of the vast Livewire+™ AES67 ecosystem, making communication with other devices on the network easy by allowing detection, sharing, and control of audio resources across multiple studios connected to the network. With Quasar, AoIP’s promises of built-in redundancy, cost-efficiency, ease of use and setup, and system scalability are fully realized.

The Pinnacle of Console Design
Designed based on extensive global customer feedback and ergonomic studies, Quasar consoles deliver pride of ownership with their exquisite appearance and high-quality architecture, including scratch-resistant work surfaces and components rugged enough for a lifetime of use. All parts subject to wear are industrial, automotive, or even avionics grade.

The absence of an overbridge makes for easy desk installation, and the console is fanless for quiet operation, with redundant load-sharing power supply units. High-resolution color TFT displays and RGB pushbuttons are used throughout. Reinforcing its innovative design, Quasar received the RedTech Award for Ergonomics and the IBC Best of Show Award.

Touch Control and Touch Sensors Built-In
Quasar consoles, including the Axia Quasar SR radio console, have a sleek, easy-to-operate industrial-grade 12.1-inch touchscreen user interface that is so familiar, you’ll be acquainted with the operation of the console within minutes. Two types of UIs are available—Expert and Simplified—to cover all user workflow requirements. Quasar does not require an external display to function thanks to its touchscreen, although you can connect an external monitor via the rear HDMI port to show a duplicate of the touchscreen interface. In addition, all Quasar consoles offer Touch-sensitive Encoders, Faders, and User Buttons, offering responsive user interaction and bringing Quasar’s dynamic UI closer to your fingertips.

Customizable and Easy to Use
Expert Source Profile controls allow power users a granular definition of custom logic associated with each source. Users can program GPIO control, mix-minus routing, talkback, and other functions based upon console channel state. Flexible Record Mode gives complete control of monitors, meters, headphone feeds, program bus assignments, and more. Additionally, Show Profiles allow up to 4,000 console “snapshots” with different settings, layouts, and defaults loaded instantly, customizing the board to each show requirement or talent preference, if desired. Finally, automatic mix-minus and auto-mixing are available on all channels.        

• Super-reliable 6th-generation surface from Axia
• Compact and sleek design, based on extensive ergonomic studies
• Designed for any size radio studios and specialized TV installations
• Built-in, modular fanless PSUs with redundant option
• Reduced fader pitch for higher fader density
• No overbridge for easier installation on work surfaces. No OLEDs
• Table-top frames are convertible to flush-mount
• Color and finishes fit with lighting used in modern TV-camera-equipped studios
• Modules can be installed as standalone outside of frame for modern, nontraditional creative work spaces
• Easy-to-operate touchscreen-based UI. No external display required
• Intuitive Web UI with integrated HTML5 remote control
• Ethernet-connected and self-contained surface modules
• All channel strip pushbuttons are user-assignable
• 4 user-programmable Master buttons with capacitive touch-sense
• All encoders and faders are touch-sensitive
• Quasar Engine Scalable to 64 stereo input channels
• Fully redesigned DSP processing, available on all channels
• Automixer available on all channels
• Additional V-Mixer with 80 stereo inputs (independent from console)
• Highly flexible and automated audio workflows including auto-mixing and auto mix-minus
• Source and show profiles for ultimate customization without user intervention
• Customizable color strip on modules for easy identification of source groups

Quasar XR versus Quasar SR

What is Quasar XR and What is Quasar SR

The main difference between these two consoles is in the different fader Modules they use. Quasar XR uses the so-called XR-4FAD Modules, while the Quasar SR uses the SR-4FAD Modules. The frame chassis and the Master Module (MTS-MON) remain the same. Quasar XR can address more complex on-air workflows and is intended for more experienced operators that make extensive use of Layers and Remote controls. For this they require Motorized faders. Quasar SR addresses more modern and streamlined radio workflows and is intended for self-operated on-air shows.

Axia Quasar SR radio console is the direct replacement for Axia’s best-selling Fusion console. If you like Fusion, you’ll love Quasar SR—which is comparable to the Fusion console in both price and feature set but also delivers all the power, ergonomics, industrial design, and star appeal of our flagship Quasar XR console. 

Axia Quasar SR radio console is not reserved for the most knowledgeable broadcaster but is approachable to any board operator thanks to its streamlined surface design. Quasar SR uses the same frame, power supply, and master module as Quasar XR, but the fader modules are non-motorized, and there are fewer, larger, and easier-to-reach buttons on each channel strip. If the LED meters next to each fader on the Quasar XR console are a bit too much functionality for your surface, then Quasar SR might be the solution for you, featuring Confidence Class Metering only.           

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Other Available Quasar Frame Modules

Quasar is Axia’s new, state-of-the-art broadcast mixing system. And it is built like a tank.

Beautiful and rugged, with durable and scratch-resistant work surfaces, high-resolution color TFT displays and RGB pushbuttons throughout, plus an industrial-grade 12.1-inch TFT IPS touchscreen. With its easy-to-use User Interface, advanced ergonomics, top-quality components, and massive feature set, Axia raises the bar with Quasar, once again setting new quality standards for native AoIP broadcast consoles.

Configurations
Available in sizes from 4 to 28 faders per frame, with support for up to 32 faders in multiple linked frames, the Axia Quasar SR radio console offers a reduced footprint and directly connects to an Axia network with a single or dual redundant Ethernet cable. Frames are available in both tabletop or flush-mount versions and can be converted from one type to the other with a special kit.

Modules
Quasar SR-4Fader modules offer touch-sensitive controls and non-motorized faders as standard features, confidence-class metering, source-drive color-coding, and customizable hardware buttons on the entire surface. A variety of source profile types provide control of mic/line inputs, telephones, codecs, and other devices. Enhanced, integrated features for phones and codecs include auto-assigned mix-minus on each channel, easy talkback for remote talent cueing, one-button off-air phone record mode, and integrated, touchscreen-based Telco line switching that can interface with Telos phone hybrids and VoIP/SIP talk-show systems.

Touchscreen UI
Quasar sports a Master Touchscreen module that presents a simple and intuitive GUI (Graphical User Interface) that is so familiar, you’ll be acquainted with the operation of the console within minutes. Thanks to its touchscreen, Quasar does not require an external display to function, although an external monitor could be connected via the rear HDMI port to show a duplicate of the touchscreen interface.

Web UI
Expert Source Profile controls allow power users a granular definition of custom logic associated with each source. Users can program GPIO control, mix-minus routing, talkback, and other functions based upon console channel state. Flexible Record Mode gives complete control of monitors, meters, headphone feeds, program bus assignments and more. Show Profiles allow up to 4,000 console “snapshots” with different settings, layouts, and defaults loaded instantly, customizing the board to each show requirement or talent preference, if desired. An HTML5 remote GUI is built into the Web UI to allow remote control and operation of the console from any browser-enabled device.

Cooling & Power Supply
The Quasar control surface is completely fanless, with built-in industrial-grade Power Supply Units available in either single or redundant configuration. Up to four PSUs can be included in a single console frame, depending on frame size and configuration desired.

Build Quality
The Quasar system is designed and built to last a lifetime. All its components were carefully selected with very strict lifetime requirements. All parts subject to wear are industrial, automotive, or even avionics grade.

Leveraging the Power of Axia’s AoIP Infrastructure
Axia Quasar XR &SR radio consoles connects to Axia’s Livewire+™ AES67 AoIP network, and takes advantage of its powerful distributed I/O architecture. The Livewire+ network allows detection, sharing and control of audio resources across multiple studios connected to the network, and its technology complies with the latest AES67 standards.

All frames have a depth (viewed from the side) of 580mm (22.83 inches).

WIDTH
2.5U Frame - 4 Faders - 430mm (16.93 inches)