RTI has just announced a new line of four so-called "problem solvers" - basically, little widgets intended to solve specific issues that might crop up in a system.

First there's the ADA-1, a Dolby Digital to Analog downmixer that takes a coaxial or optical output and converts it to standard analog audio. The VDM-1x HDMI Downscaler with Downmixer is intended to multi-zone systems with both HD and 4K sources and displays, and either downscales or upscales video for compatibility, and downmixes Dolby Digital to stereo PCM. Read more...

The new AD-16x routes up to 16 audio sources across 16 zones, and is now shipping! Read more...

URC's new product pair allows creation of a DMS network audio stream from any audio source - including Dolby Digital and DTS sources - and then offers decoding for use with any amplifier. Read more...