Telos knows phones. Axia knows Telos.

Axia is part of the Telos group. You know; the company that invented the DSP telephone hybrid and the Zephyr ISDN codec — two products that changed broadcasting forever.

So when Axia set out to design radio mixing consoles, Steve Church (founder and CEO of Telos Systems - as if you didn't know) gave us a clear directive: "Make sure it does phones and codecs right. In fact, it would be cool to have mix-minus on every fader." (Hmm... why do you suppose Steve Church would want mix-minus on every channel?)

Thus instructed, our team of obsessive console designers (many ex-broadcasters and broadcast engineers themselves) set to work turning one of broadcasting's peskiest tasks – mix-minus setup – into something board-ops need no longer think about.

Four great reasons why Axia consoles are a natural fit with
Telos Talkshow Systems.

• Reason 1: Tight integration. Telos and Axia have the same parent company, so our R&D teams ensure that our gear integrates perfectly. Which is why Axia consoles are the only ones that offer conveniences like dialing directly from the board, hybrid controls adjacent to callers' faders, and the inclusion of vital phone info like Caller ID right on the console's meters and information display.
   

• Reason 2: Automatic Mix-Minus. On Axia consoles, all mix-minus is automatic. All the jock does is turn on the caller's fader. The console does the rest, sending the caller only what they are supposed to hear. And yes — you can have as many simultaneous mix-minuses as you like.
   

• Reason 3: More bang for your buck. Sure, Axia consoles work with any brand of phone hybrid, and Telos phone systems with any console. But when you use them together, you get even better functionality. For instance, the Telos Nx12 twelve-line phone system has XLR audio connections for two of its self-contained hybrids on its back panel. But when you plug Nx12 into a Livewire network via Ethernet, two more hybrids are instantly unlocked, giving you a total of four hybrids for even more caller control and conferencing power.
   

• Reason 4: Time and money savings. Because Telos phone systems send and receive audio, control and mix-minus signals via Livewire, you save time and money. You save the cost of multi-pair cable for "home runs", since Livewire equipment connections via CAT-5 Ethernet. You save time because there are no XLRs or pigtails to wire up for program audio, backfeeds and control data. How simple is that?

Control at your fingertips.
Our on-console phone control modules might just be the best you've ever used. Plug in a Telos digital phone system (with a single CAT-5 cable) and you get complete command of hybrids, callers and line controls; Status Symbols tell board ops what's happening with a glance. Shows run smoother, because talent never has to take their eyes off the board to run phones. Click for a close-up view.