»MZA-450WB
High-performance four-zone network audio amplifier for multi-room and multi-zone applications
Overview
The MZA-450WB is a four-zone network audio amplifier with a built-in 4-port Ethernet switch. Stereo line, coaxial digital and optical inputs serve as the master audio source for all zones, and an Ethernet output port lets you expand the system by daisy-chaining additional MZA-450WB units.
Each zone adds its own stereo line, optical and USB inputs, and provides amplified speaker outputs for 4–8 Ω stereo or bridged loads, stereo pre-out, and a coaxial digital output. The unit integrates with control systems via RS-232C and is controlled from simple smartphone apps, with the same broad streaming-service support as the rest of the Pragmatic network audio family.
Features & benefits
- Compatible with all Pragmatic PHA speakers
- Matched to in-ceiling & in-wall speakers
- Simple, elegant and powerful multi-zone system
- Energy-efficient design, easily expandable
- Built-in 4-port Ethernet switch
- Zone music input from line-in, USB or optical
- Plays online music, internet radio, AirPlay, DLNA
- Simple operation with many third-party apps
Applications
- Multi-room / multi-zone whole-house audio
- Homes, restaurants, hotels, offices and corporate boardrooms
- Eight-zone systems with two daisy-chained units
In the home
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Easy retrofit. Quick profits.
Still running a multi-room audio system from another era? The speaker wiring and in-ceiling speakers are fine — it is the stack of aging electronics in the closet that holds the system back. Replace it with one MZA-450WB: no new cable pulls, no drywall, just a new head-end with a streamer in every zone. Two units run eight zones; daisy-chain four for sixteen or more.