Antex Electronics Expands Its Popular LX Series With Two New Digital Audio Cards; PC-Compatible Adapters Deliver Dramatic Results for Wide Range of Audio Recording Needs.

GARDENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 1999--Antex Electronics, a leading manufacturer of high-end digital audio sound cards for studio-quality PC-based recording and playback, Monday announced the LX-22M and LX-24M Digital Audio Adapters, two new PCI, 32-bit-compatible digital audio solutions that deliver new levels of performance to the professional audio, recording and broadcast markets.

Target Markets & Applications

Each card is designed for system integrators and developers of digital audio workstations for broadcast automation; audio recording, archiving and transmission systems; video kiosks and professional entertainment systems. The LX-22M and LX-24M build on the success of Antex's widely popular SX Series -- known in the industry for reliability in producing studio-quality sound with simultaneous, multi-track record and playback.

The LX-22M is a low-cost solution suited perfectly for record and playback of high-quality, MPEG digital audio files.

The LX-24M is intended for multi-track, ultra-high fidelity, digital audio sampling and playback. Plus, multiple cards may be easily configured within the same system to achieve six, nine or 12-track simultaneous recording or playback.

Key Features

Each can record or playback from disk at sample rates, variable from 6.25 to 50 kHz. Both are DSP-based, half-sized PCI cards that use 20-bit A/D and D/A converters to achieve a typical dynamic range of 96 dB. The LX-22M provides two analog inputs plus two output channels, while the LX-24M offers two analog inputs with four output channels. In addition, each card can simultaneously mix three virtual devices to any of its outputs.

"Our customers are constantly pushing the creative envelope with their work," said Jim Antrim, president of Antex. "To help facilitate their growth and be truly successful, they look to us to deliver the right audio tools that easily integrate with their computer systems those which are designed to withstand these demanding production environments."

The use of 20-bit A/D and D/A converters in each card yields significantly enhanced audio quality and signal resolution that exceed the typical 16 or 18-bit sound cards available today.

Other key features common to both cards include:

-- Audio outputs configurable in balanced or unbalanced mode

-- All I/O connections via well-placed 25-pin D connector

-- Intel & Alpha compatible

-- MPEG Layer I/II encode and decode standard

-- Eight and 16-bit linear PCM compression standard

Pricing, Availability, Warranty & Options

Both cards are currently available and are shipping direct to OEM customers and through Antex's international network of resellers and distributors. The LX-22M carries an MSRP of $895, and the LX-24M carries an MSRP of $1195. Both ship with complete software drivers for Windows 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.

Each card is backed by a 1-year warranty. Professional-grade XLR connectors are available optionally as either a 12-inch cable set or through a passive, 19-inch rack-mounted break-out box.

Minimum System Requirements (for both cards)

-- IBM-compatible PC with PCI interface bus

-- Pentium 120 or equivalent

-- 16 MB of RAM -- 32 MB suggested

-- 1 GB hard disk drive

-- SVGA display

-- Windows 98/NT 4.0

About Antex

Founded in 1983 and based in Gardena, Antex Electronics 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.

Antex Electronics has headquarters at 1125 West 190th St., Gardena, Calif. 90248; 800/338-4231, 310/532-3092; fax: [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]; Web Site: www.antex.com.