HARMAN’s dbx AFS2 Advanced Feedback Suppression™ Processor Now Shipping

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – HARMAN’s dbx is now shipping its AFS² Advanced Feedback Suppression Processor, designed to completely eliminate feedback from a PA system. The AFS² is ideal for bands, DJs, live sound and fixed installation applications and offers a host of upgraded features including a Wizard auto-setup function, a completely re-designed Advanced Feedback Suppression module, and a large LCD display.

Successor to the popular AFS224, the AFS² provides state-of-the-art feedback elimination, yet is simple to use, thanks to its one-button Wizard function that automates key setup parameters and walks the user through the configuration process. The AFS² offers a full LCD display and 24 LED meters per channel for setup and monitoring. The AFS² can be added to a system in minutes, thanks to its easy rear-panel connectivity and its optimized front panel .

The AFS²’s all-new DSP module takes dbx Advanced Feedback Suppression (AFS™) to an entirely new level.  This new module provides for faster and more focused filter sets in both fixed and live mode.  While 10- and 12-filter feedback-elimination processors are commonplace, the dedicated processor in the AFS² provides up to 24 programmable filters per channel with filter Qs up to 1/80 of an octave. This level of extreme precision, previously available only in high-end processors, enables the AFS² to zero in on the exact frequencies needed to attenuate feedback.

“The AFS² is ideal for installs and live performances where feedback can be one of the most difficult things to deal with when setting up a PA system,” said Jason Kunz, Market Manager, Portable PA and Recording & Broadcast at HARMAN Signal Processing. “The AFS² is simple to use, yet powerful and flexible enough for elaborate large-scale live sound systems.”

The dbx AFS² Advanced Feedback Suppression Processor has a suggested retail price of $499.

HARMAN (www.harman.com) designs, manufactures and markets premier audio, visual, infotainment and enterprise automation solutions for the automotive, consumer and professional markets. With leading brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon®, Mark Levinson ® and Revel®, the Company is admired by audiophiles, musicians and the entertainment venues where they perform. More than 25 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and infotainment systems. HARMAN has a workforce of approximately 16,600 people across the Americas, Europe, and Asia and reported sales of $5.6 billion for the 12 months ended September 30, 2014.