What should you know before ordering retail audio demonstration players ?

AOK Retail engineering creates compelling audio experience in retail display and helps brands demonstrate product audio capabilities, providing aids in comparison shopping.

 

Here are some frequently asked questions about our audio retail solutions.

 

 

1. What audio file formats do your solution support ?

3 types, mp3, w.a.v, F.L.A.C

2. What kind of high resolutions are supported ?

Sampling size of 192KHz at 24-bit.

3. What solution form factors do you provide?

Mainly two types, audio only solution and audio solution with video support. And for audio only ones, we have pure audio board, boxed audio-only player; For audio solution with video, we have audio player video screen, tablet audio player, boxed audio player with 4K & HDMI. In addition, we also have audio player with serial command to work with 3^rd party device.

4. what typical audio products do your audio solution support?

4 types, headphones & Earphones, Portable Speakers, Sound bar, High Power Speaker.

5. Let’s dig into headphone & portable speaker first, how do you handle such a great variety of different audio interface, for headphones, we know there are 3.5mm, type-C, and USB Type-A ?

We have existing solutions to direct output audio via 3.5mm & USB type-A, for type-C, we have adapter cable either for type-C digital or for type-C analogue. And our 3.5mm analogue to USB digital converter can support Toslink interface as well.

6. For USB powered demo speakers, how do you make sure the power is stable and there is no power related noise ?

In this scenario, we need to use DC linear power distributor instead of common adapted DC power to provide constant & stable power to the demo speakers.

7. When you provide USB power to the demo items, How do you handle the demo items with fast-charging capability when 5V 1A may be not sufficient ?

We have custom built, special USB cable with fast-charging detector, it will provide the matched power when detected.

8. I noted a special feature of your solution, to let users use their own device to line-in their own music, do you have Bluetooth customer line-in solution?

Yes, we have wired one with type-C, Lightning and 3.5mm to type C line-in cable, and the wireless, Bluetooth one.

9. Does your system provide retail LED lighting integration ?

Yes, all our retail solutions can support LED lighting control.

10. Can you tell us something about your sound bar retail solution ?

Well, we have mainly 4 types of retail solutions for sound bar demo, audio only sound bar player, sound bar audio player with HDMI, sound bar audio player with Atmos support, soundbar player all-in-one video screen. It almost covers 90% of the typical sound bar retail demonstrations.

11. Do you also provide demo solution for high power speakers like car speakers ?

Yes, we have total solution for car speaker demonstration, we have our own power amplifier and speaker relay switch to work with our existing 24-bit audio players, it supports up to 100W high power speakers.