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XIRIUMProject: POOLgroup – Mobile World Congress

The POOLgroup, an event production company located in Emsdetten, Germany was put in charge of the trade fair booth of SAMSUNG at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The challenge to be met was to connect the two parts of the booth from an audio engineering point of view. However, laying a cable was not possible for safety reasons as the MWC management did not allow cable routing on, above, or under emergency routes.

The transmission line was approximately 40 m and a „line of sight“ connection was not accepted as all technical systems had to be integrated „invisibly“ in the booth construction. What had to be transmitted were line signals, two mono channels for the way there and one mono channel for the way back.

„I was surprised that XIRIUM worked so perfectly in such an extreme environment and that a stable connec-tion could be set up and kept up“, says Johannes Roesel, Director POOLsound. „Both on the 2.4 GHz and on the 5 GHz band lots of activity could be seen, but the transmission by XIRIUM was in no way affected by it“. In addition the flexibility of XIRIUM allowed a perfect coordination with the other users of the frequency bands at the booth.

„Our goal is to implement projects successfully. XIRIUM was a huge help on our road to success at the Samsung exhibition stand at the MWC in Barcelona.“

Johannes Roesel, Director POOLsoundwww.pool.de

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Johannes Roesel was also impressed by the technical support given by Neutrik. Juergen Bartel of the R&I team in Schaan offered his assistance for the set-up on site. „The decision to use an external antenna has improved the robustness of the system even more“, says Juergen Bartel. „It is really crazy what is actually going on on all these channels, but thanks to our DIWA technology XIRIUM works excellently in such an environment“.


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Neutrik – the vision

Neutrik, the worldwide leading supplier of professional entertainment connector products establishes yet another milestone. Today, you can hardly imagine any stage, concert or public event without wireless applications. Therefore, Neutrik undertook intensive research looking into the subject of wireless audio data transmission.

The vision of a wireless transmission system between two connectors and to transmit audio signals in studio quality has been turned into reality by Neutrik with the help of the innovative DIWA technology and the product XIRIUM, a digital, wireless, audio network.

DIWA – the technology

With DIWA (Digital Wireless Audio) Neutrik has developed a technology which stands for digital data transmission without data compression but provides high-level sound quality. Though wireless, the audio signals are transmitted by DIWA in cable quality. As a result no compromise from an audio point of view needs to be made in situations where no cable can be used. The technical data proves this impressively: 24 bit / 48 kHz sampling, THD (total harmonic distortion) < 0.01% @ 1 kHz, SNR (signal-to-noise ratio) > 105 dB @ 1 kHz (dynamic) and last but not least a very short delay of 3.0 msec.

Choosing the 5 GHz frequency band eliminated the need for time-consuming approval processes and extensive channel management. A transmission and receiving protocol specifically developed for DIWA as well as patented error correction functions guarantee a robust and noiseless transmission of the data packet and best functionality.

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Data transmission in studio qualityThe XIRIUM transmits uncompressed data with a sampling rate of 48 kHz and with a resolution of 24 bit within the 5 GHz band. THD (total harmonic distortion) < 0.01% @ 1 kHz, SNR (signal-to-noise ratio) (dynamic) > 105 dB @ 1 kHz, latency 3.0 msec. This means that audio signals are transferred with a delay of 3.0 msec and uncompressed in studio quality.

Secure and noiseless operation Transmission and receiving protocol specifically developed for DIWA, FEC (forward error correction) and concealment algorithms correct any irregularities, antennas – diversity.

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XIRIUM – the product

With the digital, wireless audio connector network XIRIUM, the first product based on the DIWA technology, Neutrik ventures a glimpse into the future. XIRIUM combines digital transmission and receiving lines in one system and delivers the highest sound quality, unique reliability and ease of handling.

Plug and Play – due to the ease of set-up and the automatic frequency management, the search for free frequencies and the selection of channels no longer apply. With XIRIUM a bi-directional audio network can be built up in which the signal sources and signal receiver can be integrated wirelessly.

A 4 channel basis unit (XIRIUM TRX) together with mobile transmission (XIRIUM TX) and receiving units (XIRIUM RX) give first access to the XIRIUM network. With an extension unit the network can easily be upgraded to a total of 8 channels. Allocation and the selection of input and output channels are flexibly configurable and allow the versatile use of the network.

The innovative DIWA technology together with the usability and easy handling of the XIRIUM products delivers a unique flexible package that eliminates time-consuming planning and set-up work.

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Conventional systems usually compress the audio signal, transmit it in low dynamic ranges and then expand it again in the receiving unit. XIRIUM units are able to transmit the audio signals in an unaltered and uncompressed way. This results in pure sound with crystal-clear trebles and full bass. By eliminating the compression and expansion of the audio signal, the signal propagation delays (latency) on the DIWA transmission path are also extremely short (3.0 msec per line), thus meeting the needs of professional users.

XIRIUM presents itself as a user-friendly and easily configurable system. Due to the automatic frequency management within the unlicensed 5 GHz band the otherwise necessary approval processes, the search for unused frequencies and the selection of channels no longer apply. The configuration of a XIRIUM system in which not only sources, but also receiving units may be integrated, can be done with only a few key clicks. In addition, the allocation of the transmission and receiving channels can be reset at any time. Once the XIRIUM network is turned on it is ready for use immediately, thus saving precious time and enabling the user to fully concentrate on his project. True „Plug and Play“.


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Flexible multi-tool for wireless audio networking

The professional multichannel wireless network XIRIUM combines digital transmit and receive paths with the utmost sound quality, unique reliability and easy installation and operation. It is based on the future-oriented DIWA (Digital Wireless Audio) technology within the 5 GHz frequency band and will allow you to set up audio connector networks in which sources and receiving units can be integrated wirelessly.

Data transmission in studio qualityThe XIRIUM transmits uncompressed data with a sampling rate of 48 kHz and with a resolution of 24 bit within the 5 GHz band. THD (total harmonic distortion) < 0.01% @ 1 kHz, SNR (signal-to-noise ratio) (dynamic) > 105 dB @ 1 kHz, latency 3.0 msec. This means that audio signals are transfer-red with a delay of 3.0 msec and uncompressed in studio quality.

Secure and noiseless operation Transmission and receiving protocol specifically developed for DIWA, FEC (forward error correction) and concealment algorithms correct any irregularities, antennas – diversity.


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Easy installation and operationOperation within the 5 GHz band, no licenses required, automatic frequency management, memory functions.

Upgrade to your needsDIWA not only supports more than one transmission channel, but enables the set-up of multichannel networks (at present up to 8 audio channels, in broadcast mode - 24 lines).

Send and receiveNetworks based on the DIWA technology can send and receive audio signals. Thus, both signal sources (instruments, microphones etc.) and signal receivers (loudspeakers, mixers etc.) can be integrated in a digital wireless system.

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Multi-functional Network

A XIRIUM network can run up to 8 audio channels. Here, not only receiving lines, but also transmission lines can be set up. The bi-directional DIWA technology enables the integration of both signal sources and signal receivers in the wireless network. Flexible, reliable audio solutions in one network without an annoying clutter of cables have now become reality. XIRIUM shows its strength as stand-alone solution as well as complementing existing set-ups.

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Quick set-up and reliable operation

Highest reliability yet facilitating rapid set-up and dismantling – this is the fundamental concept of the Neutrik wireless audio connector network solution. As well as conventional signal sources, active loudspeakers can be integrated in the set-up without complex wiring.


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Easy to use and flexible application

Whether a conference, election event or a presentation, the Neutrik XIRIUM network allows the successful operation of many applications without time-consuming technical planning and set-up work, due to its elegant operation concept and Plug and Play functionality. The flexibility of the system is unique and makes possible swift and efficient set-ups without complex wiring

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Inconspicuous and yet efficient

In churches or historic buildings the retrospective wiring of an audio system is often not possible or only possible after considerable time-consuming technical effort. In such cases XIRIUM impresses not only with its concept but allows the integration of microphones and loudspeakers in one system which is both easy to handle and efficient.

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XIRIUMSystem Components

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NX4TRX Xirium Base Station 4CH 19” access point, 2 rod antennas, power supply, mounting hardware

NX1TX Xirium Remote Transmitter TX Remote unit, power supply USB

NX1RX Xirium Remote Receiver RX Remote unit, power supply USB

NX1TX-T Xirium Touring Transmitter TX Remote unit, power supply MiniXLR, 1 rod antenna

NX1RX-T Xirium Touring Receiver RX Remote unit, power supply MiniXLR, 1 rod antenna

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NXM-M10-T M10 mounting plate for touring unit

NXM-20 20 mm stand holder for remote unit

NXM-35 35 mm stand holder for remote unit

NKX-MS Master / Slave linke cable

NXA-10-60-55-5 5 GHz Antenna 10 dBi 60°H 55°V incl. 5 m cable




CAS-NX-ALU XIRIUM Alu Case

NPS-6W Power supply Micro USB 5 V / 1.2 A

NPS-6W-T Power supply XLR Tiny 5 V / 1.2 A

NPS-24W Power supply XLR 12 V / 2 A

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