{"id":22494,"date":"2026-09-17T16:39:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T14:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/audiosalons.lovehorses.lv\/?post_type=product&#038;p=22494"},"modified":"2026-09-23T17:47:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T15:47:07","slug":"astral-16","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/audiosalons.lovehorses.lv\/en\/product\/astral-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Astral 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Astral 16 is Focal&#8217;s high-end audio\/video processor and amplifier for custom home theater installations, developed in partnership with StormAudio (Immersive Audio Technologies). Like a conductor drawing the best out of an orchestra, it coordinates up to 16 channels \u2014 12 self-powered via a Pascal Audio Class D amplifier and 4 pre-amplified balanced XLR outputs \u2014 dedicated to filtering, equalization and bass management, and supports every major 3D audio format including Dolby Atmos, DTS:X and Auro-3D. Built-in Dirac Live room calibration and compatibility with Control4, Crestron, Elan, Savant and RTI make it the centerpiece of a genuinely professional custom install.<\/p>\n<table class=\"alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 600px; width: 466px; margin: auto; border-collapse: collapse;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left; padding: 8px; background: #414141; color: #fff; border: 1px solid #ccc;\" colspan=\"2\">SPECIFICATIONS<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">Type<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">Audio-video processor and amplifier<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">Channels<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">16 total: 12 amplified (Class D) + 4 balanced XLR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">Formats Supported<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, Auro-3D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">Room Correction<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">Dirac Live (built-in license)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">Digital Inputs<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">3x coaxial, 3x optical<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">Analog Inputs<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">4x RCA stereo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">Control<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">iOS app, web interface, Control4\/Crestron\/Elan\/Savant\/RTI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 24px;\"><em><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.focal.com\/products\/astral-16\">Focal Astral 16 website<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Astral 16 is Focal&#8217;s high-end audio\/video processor and amplifier for custom home theater installations, developed in partnership with StormAudio (Immersive Audio Technologies). Like a conductor drawing the best out of an orchestra, it coordinates up to 16 channels \u2014 12 self-powered via a Pascal Audio Class D amplifier and 4 pre-amplified balanced XLR outputs \u2014 [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":22876,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[15],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-22494","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_brand-focal","product_cat-uncategorized","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/audiosalons.lovehorses.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/22494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/audiosalons.lovehorses.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/audiosalons.lovehorses.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/audiosalons.lovehorses.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22494"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/audiosalons.lovehorses.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/audiosalons.lovehorses.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/audiosalons.lovehorses.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=22494"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/audiosalons.lovehorses.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=22494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}