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HOLOWHAS is an 8-zone multi-room streaming amplifier that boasts an impressive power output of 16 channels at 60W each, totaling a massive 960W. This powerhouse outperforms all other products in its class.
It’s the perfect solution for distributing high-fidelity audio throughout various rooms or zones in your home or building that are equipped with pre-wired speakers. With HOLO-WHAS, you can play different audio sources in different areas or sync playback for a seamless listening experience across the entire space. This amplifier offers 8 distinct input source options to cater to 8 zones, allowing for versatile combinations of music playback across different zones. Users have access to 5 streaming options: Airplay 2, Spotify Connect, DLNA, Bluetooth, and USB Audio Capture.
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Description
OpenAudio is dedicated to delivering cutting-edge smart home solutions with a range of products that includes HOLOWHAS, HoloHome Streamer+, HoloHome Streamer, and StreamerAmp Pro. Additionally, the HOLO-WHAS line has expanded to encompass HOLO-WHAS, HOLO-WHAS Ultra, HOLO-WHAS Plus, HOLO-WHAS Max, HOLO-WHAS Ultra-GC and HOLO-WHAS Plus-GC, etc. Each product is tailored to meet different needs within the smart home ecosystem, ensuring there’s an OpenAudio solution perfect for every home.
- Easy Network Setup: Allowing users to easily set up the HOLOWHAS network through HoloHome App. The setup is guided, making it simple and user-friendly.
- Multi-Zone Support: Supports up to 8 independent audio zones simultaneously. Allows playing different audio content in different rooms or areas, suitable for homes, commercial spaces, or conference rooms.
- Streaming Capabilities:Offers streaming playback capabilities. Access to various audio sources via a network connection (typically Wi-Fi or Ethernet), including Airplay2, DLNA, Spotify Connect, Bluetooth Audio.
- More Input Options: In addition to streaming playback, HOLO-WHAS also supports local inputs, used to connect local audio playback devices (such as CD/DVD players) and play the input audio in different rooms or areas. You should buy one RCA to USB cable, such as DigiNow RCA-to-USB Signal Adapter.
- Intuitive User Interface: Simple and intuitive HoloHome App interface. Quick access to necessary functions and operation options without extensive searching or learning.
- Easy Zone Selection: Users can easily select the area they want to control.
- Simple Audio Source Switching: Clear interface for intuitive selection and switching between different audio sources like Airplay2, Spotify, and DLNA.
- Intuitive Volume Control: Easy adjustment of volume for each zone with a simple slider.
- Good Compatibility: App runs smoothly on different mobile platforms and is compatible with various phone models and operating system versions.
- Flexible Installation Options: Can be installed in a rack or mounted on a wall to suit different installation environments and needs.
- High Audio Quality and Performance: Typically features excellent audio processing and amplification technology. Ensures high-quality audio output and a stable, clear audio experience in each zone.
You can contact us to get support when you face some issues, and you can also have chance to obtain free function updates to make it more powerful. You can get a voucher by contacting us via email at [email protected]
If you want more interface, such as HDMI ARC, Line In and Spdif, please buy HOLO-WHAS Ultra; if you want more power output, please consider HOLO-WHAS Plus (100W/Channel) & HOLO-WHAS Max (200W/Channel); if you want google cast capability, please consider Ultra-GC or Plus-GC; if you want one zone solution, please consider Streamer+, Streamer, and StreamerAmp Pro. Please email us at [email protected] if any question.
Bobby Lipsitz
15-room AirPlay magic, zero drama
I have now owned two HOLO-HWAS for about 3 months now. I came across the device when searching for solutions to play synchronous audio through the built in, hardwired speakers in our home. We moved into our home, which is about 20 years old, and had been built with a Crestron system. Needless to say I wanted a modern, reasonably priced, solution to control the speaker pairs throughout the house. There are about 15 rooms with a pair of speakers in each. I started with purchasing the first HOLO-HWAS and becoming familiar with it. The idea being that it could provide various routing of different input sources to individual or groups of outputs. I found HOLO-HWAS to be a relatively simple and elegant solution for what I wanted. I did all the install and setup myself, however I am an electrical engineer and have a long history of tinkering with gadgets and home / car audio. I suspect many people considering purchasing this kind of device may be professional installers or individuals looking to hire professional installers. In any case, while I could handle complexity, it was very important to me that once it was set up it was VERY EASY to use for my wife and kids. I received the first unit. Initial setup was very simple. I got the HOLO-Home App on my iphone installed. Plugged the unit into power and hardwire network connected it. The app found it immediately. The physical device has not a single button or light on the front, which I found a bit odd. There are a power button and reset button on the back and that is it. The app itself also is pretty limited – essentially you can rename the zones, reroute which input goes to which zones, and tinker with zone volume and EQ control. You can also get device information like network address and firmware version. The app is not very graphically pretty. You can tell it is a young product, but I have NEVER had the app crash on me or lag or do anything weird. I did at a point in time go through the process to get the device on WiFi which involves pressing the reset button. It works fine, but a bit clunky. More complicated when you want to change WiFi networks… After getting through the setup, I wired up some of my speakers to the detachable connectors provided. While this style is not as “fancy” as banana plug terminal, I found it very effective for my setup with lots of 18AWG wires. My devices are rack mounted and being able to wire the plug and then attach it was super helpful. I really had not used Airplay all that much, so my initial go to was to setup a Spotify input. As advertised, I told a few zones to route to the Spotify input in the Holo-Home app, went to Spotify app, it saw the HOLO-HWAS device, selected it, and easy as that I had wireless music synced and playing to three rooms at once. After a bit more tinkering, I realized the power of Airplay 2 and this device. I cannot overstate how EASY this is to use after EASY setup. In fact, I messed with a lot of things to realize later the best setup was default configuration from how they ship it. Essentially HOLO-HWAS presents a Airplay 2 channel (8 per HOLO-HWAS) routed to each zone (speaker pair). I named all my zones (rooms) and when you choose Airplay from control center on a Apple device, all 16 options (across two holo-hwas for me) are presented. With Airplay 2 you can select as many as you would like and control volume for each individually or together as a group. I spent 30 seconds showing my wife and she immediately got it. Another luxury is anyone on your private wireless network can easily access the speakers using their iphone as well. So very cool. I was a bit concerned as this is not a hefty device for a 16-channel amplifier. Sound quality will also be very dependent on speakers used as well. I wouldn’t plan on driving any kind of large, multi speaker unit, but for in-ceiling and bookshelf sized speakers it seems to work well enough. Overall, it has greatly exceeded my expectations given the number of channels and cost. The more I have used my speakers, the more I appreciate how simply elegant it all is. Yes, the app could be more refined and there could be displays on the device to give you more info on what is happening. Yes – initially – I thought why does the device not have the ability to locally play music easily (like MP3s) or login to your streaming accounts directly. But the beauty of the device is I don’t ever even have to think about the device itself or really use the app past the initial setup. I just now can take for granted that if I want to play music through the speakers it just works seamlessly, and you forget that the device is even there to create the bridge between your Apple device and the speakers. And it is so great to just control things on my phone, iPad, or Apple TV as normal and just select what speakers I want to use. All this said, the device does support playback from USB, 3.5MM input via USB, and a few other streaming protocols. All of them are more clunky and complex than Airplay, but I presume can accomplish the functionality. I actually was using mostly FireTV Sticks, but switched to some Apple TVs just to be able to use Airplay because of the technical complexity to use the FireTV Sticks with the HOLO-HWAS. I sent a couple of questions to customer service and received prompt responses. I asked for an alternate compatible 3.5MM to USB input option which they gave me suggestions for. I asked a question regarding how the output routing worked, which very impressively they exchanged emails with me to confirm exactly what I was looking for, and then implemented the change in an update in a few weeks. In summary I am very happy with the product and interested to see what the developers can do with it as they work to refine it further. It does feel like a very young product for now that can do a handful of things very well. It does not have the polish we are used to from Apple and bigger brands, but the functionality and reliability is there. If you are looking for this kind of functionality, have the need for the number of channels, and use the Apple EcoSystem this is definitely a great option!
Evans
Powerful amp for patio setup—simple and solid
Works GREAT as advertised, easy to set up, easy to use!I bought this amp to power ceiling speakers in my patio. It handles 16 channels for 8 dual voice coil speakers, controlled via the app on my Samsung phone. With 60 watts per channel, it’s perfect for my 8" speakers. Setup was simple, no extra streamer needed, and tech support is helpful. So far, no issues.
Sophia Rivera
Feature-packed 8-zone amp with great value and easy app control
Excellent 8 Zone Multi-Room Streaming Amplifier at a very reasonable price with lots power. It has an user friendly iPhone app that is easy to setup. It will Stream Wirelessly via with Airplay 2, Spotify Connect, DLNA, USB.
Brian
Reliable and powerful Holo-Whas replaced my old system perfectly with great support and easy setup
I bought this product to replace an aging Russound system that is no longer supported. We have a large home with 8 zones with built in Polk ceiling speakers. The Russound system was put in during our build in 2007/2008 and technology has vastly changed. I burned over 300 CDs on the media server and system used keypads to access content. It was connected through my wired network so I was able to buy a few Apple Airport Expresses and place strategically throughout the house and program an input on the keypad for Airplay in order to listen to music, YouTube, Podcasts, etc. from my iPhone/iPad. Then Apple quit making the Airport devices which eventually over time quit working. Here is where Holo-Whas comes in. I was able to remove my existing Russound components that I have mounted on a rack in my network closet. The Holo-Whas is also rack-mountable. I plugged it into my network switch so it is hard wired like the Russound system. I removed the keypads from all 8 rooms and planned to patch the old holes. The speaker wires were easy to install into the Holo-Whas unit. I purchased this unit back in July 2024. I initially could not get the Holo-Whas app to work correctly before finding out that the app was replaced with Holo-Home. I could not get it to work correctly at first such as assigning Zones, renaming Zones, setting up inputs, etc. I contacted customer service by email and got a response back within an hour. They sent me a new firmware update with instructions. It was easy to install and now it works perfectly. I also now can use 8 input source as opposed to the original 4 when I bought it which was an added bonus. The 60 watts per channel are enough to drive my high end Polk speakers. I don’t blast music any longer so I can’t speak for everyone. I can stream YouTube, YouTube TV audio, Apple Music, Podcasts, etc. without any issues. I bought a USB to RCA line in adapter to hook up an old CD player which also works well. My wife doesn’t want to give up listening to her Christmas CDs. This a very good solution for home audio and made my old system replaceable for not a whole lot of money. I did look a JukeBox but there were complaints about their system being underpowered. Holo-Whas worked great for my needs and customer service was excellent. I would highly recommend this product.
Vince
8 zone multi-room amp with great power and easy app control
Excellent 8 Zone Multi-Room Streaming Amplifier at a very reasonable price with lots power. It has an user friendly iPhone app that is easy to setup. It will Stream Wirelessly via with Airplay 2, Spotify Connect, DLNA, USB.