The acclaimed high-end brand is the perfect fit for the disti’s premium home cinema design services…
Habitech, the leading value-added distributor to residential and commercial CI is proud to be adding the StormAudio brand of cinema processing and amplification to its impressive range of luxury home cinema products.
Founded in 2006, StormAudio has gained a reputation for exceptional performance at the high-end of cinema design. Having collaborated with Auro Technologies in the early development of immersive audio playback, StormAudio’s design team has elevated the art of object-based audio processing to a new level, maximising the impact of today’s diverse immersive formats within luxury cinema environments.
Lauded for its peerless flexibility and precision, StormAudio’s proprietary circuit topology runs on multiple DSP chips dedicated to key stages in the processing path. The audiophile design delivers the best immersive sound quality, coupled with powerful post-processing, including Dirac Live, for optimal in-room performance.
Launching the landmark ‘ISP MK 1’ 16-channel modular processor in 2017, StormAudio embarked on OEM partnerships with other leading audiophile cinema brands before releasing the reference ‘ISP MK 2’, 24-channel modular processor in 2020, followed by the compact ‘ISP Core 16’ processor in 2021.
Complemented by the brand’s PA 16 MK2 and PA 8 Ultra MK2 200W/16/8 channel amplifiers, StormAudio’s processors are acclaimed for their upgradability through state-of-the-art hardware modularity and easy software updates. The range is also celebrated for its intuitive setup, powerful and flexible calibration options (including support for Dirac Live up to 32 channels, Dirac Live’s Bass Control and SA’s flexible EQ and bass management capabilities), comprehensive control options through iOS and Android apps, TCP/IP based control API and control system integration; and proprietary HDMI switching.
StormAudio’s products are available in over thirty countries worldwide, supported by service centres in France, the United States and Hong Kong.
Commenting on the new partnership Habitech MD Jonathan Pengilley said “we’re absolutely delighted to be completing our line-up of high-end cinema design and demonstration services with StormAudio. It fits with Wisdom Audio, JVC, Projecta and Cinematech like a glove to deliver outstanding versatility, precision and performance for cinema builders and the ultimate home cinema experiences for their customers.”