Antex Electronics Expands Its Widely Used Broadcaster Series With the New BX-8 Digital Audio Card

Business Wire, June 29, 1999

GARDENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 29, 1999--

PC-Compatible Audio Adapter Packed With Advanced Features

For Broadcast Automation Professionals

Antex Electronics, a leading manufacturer of high-end digital audio sound cards for studio-quality PC-based recording and playback, today announced the Broadcaster(TM) BX-8 Adapter, a new digital audio solution offering a host of new features and benefits to those working in broadcast automation.

The BX-8 builds on Antex's popular Broadcaster(TM) series of digital audio adapters, which includes the widely used Broadcaster(TM) BX-12, considered by many an industry standard. The BX-8 is a companion model to the BX-12 and features multi-track analog and digital outputs with MPEG Layer I/II decoding.

With 20-bit A/D and D/A converters, four stereo analog channels for playback and MPEG Layer I/II compression, the Model BX-8 is clearly one of the most sophisticated and feature-rich soundcards on the market transforming an off-the-shelf Windows PC into a powerful audio playback solution. In addition, all analog outputs can be optionally field upgraded to full AES/EBU digital.

Target Markets & Applications

The BX-8 is designed for digital broadcasting systems engaged in radio automation applications, providing high-performance support for on-air playback and assist, satellite distribution and storecasting.

"As a partner to many broadcast professionals in the radio field, we're proud to provide this newest member of the Broadcaster family to the industry," said Jim Antrim, president and CEO of Antex. "The demand for advanced digital audio solutions that are a cut above the norm is truly a testament to the importance these professionals place on the audio portion of their computer systems."

Other key features of the BX-8 include:

-- Four stereo devices with eight physical analog outputs available

simultaneously

-- Flexible digital mixing and volume control between all channels

-- Seamless support for industry's most common compression formats,

including MPEG Layer I/II, and linear 8 or 16-bit PCM

-- Dynamic range of 92dB with Total Harmonic Distortion Noise of

0.003%

-- 20-bit A/D and D/A converters

-- Stereo AES/EBU or S/PDIF digital output

-- Full-sized PCI card for Intel and Alpha platforms

-- Optional plug-in conversion for changing analog outputs to

digital

Pricing, Availability, Warranty & Options

The BX-8 is currently available and is shipping direct to OEM customers and through Antex's international network of resellers and distributors. The BX-8 carries an MSRP of $1,895, with quantity discounts available to OEMs and major users. It ships complete with software drivers for Windows 95/98/NT.

In addition, a fully documented, advanced software developers kit (SDK) is available at no charge from the Antex Web site, at www.antex.com. The card is backed by a one-year warranty. Professional-grade XLR connectors are available optionally as either a 12" cable set or through a passive, optionally available, 19" rack-mounted break-out box.

Minimum System Requirements

-- IBM-compatible PC with PCI interface bus

-- Pentium 120 or equivalent

-- 16MB of RAM - 32 MB suggested

-- 1GB hard disk drive

-- SVGA display

-- Windows 95/98 or NT 4.0

About Antex

Founded in 1983 and based in Gardena, Antex Electronics Corp. is a leading manufacturer of professional-quality PC-based digital audio adapters and related products for the music, video and film, audio/ video post production, broadcast and Web-cast markets. The company's product line includes more than 25 high performance audio solutions for these demanding production environments, including its widely popular StudioCard(R) Series.

Antex is credited with providing the industry many technological breakthroughs, including one of the first digital audio boards to achieve CD-quality sound for personal computers. The company's technology is endorsed by such industry leaders as Intergraph, Sun Microsystems and Microsoft. Its blue-chip customers include Lockheed, NCR, Bloomberg Financial and Tektronix. Antex is an ISO-9001 certified company.

Note to Editors: Broadcaster is a trademark of Antex Electronics. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.