Sound Devices Astral ARX32 Honored at 2025 AMPS Awards
Best-in-class wireless receiver recognized by top UK Association for Motion Picture Sound
Greenwich, UK, April 16, 2025 — Astral ARX32 Wireless Receiver has been awarded the Excellence in Production Hardware or Software Audio Product Award by the Association of Motion Picture Sound (AMPS) – the preeminent organization for UK-based sound engineers and RF professionals in film and television production. The award was presented at the 2025 AMPS Awards for Television Drama, Factual Film & Product Innovation on Sunday, April 13 at the University of Greenwich in the UK, an annual tradition for the organization that recognizes creative and technical accomplishments in the sound industry through a peer-voted process. For more information about AMPS and the AMPS Awards, please visit: https://www.amps.net
“The location sound industry has been Sound Devices’ core audience from the beginning, and this valuable relationship has informed all of the wireless innovations we developed that resulted in Astral ARX32,” said Sound Devices CEO Matt Anderson. “We’re incredibly honored to be recognized by AMPS – one of the most prestigious organizations in location sound in the industry – and graciously accept this award.”
Astral wireless on the forefront of film production
Sound Devices’ Astral family of wireless devices have quickly become standard kit for location sound and RF professionals within the film industry. The versatile wireless ecosystem – boasting an industry-leading worldwide tuning range of 169-1525 MHZ – offers peerless RF stability, sound quality, and ease of use. In addition to Astral ARX32, the Astral wireless range also includes the more compact Astral ARX16 and Astral ARX8.
Alongside the Astral family wireless receivers, the Astral family also includes the new Astral HH handheld microphone, the Astral Opto expansion box, which adds native Optocore audio I/O to the Astral ARX32 receiver; the Astral Outpost box, intended for remote-mounting NexLink antennae via Ethernet; the Astral TX digital wireless bodypack transmitter with a multipurpose input, flexible powering, and sunlight-readable e-Paper display; the Astral Mini ultra-compact digital wireless bodypack transmitter with optional A20-BatteryDoubler for twice the battery runtime; and Astral ARX2 two-channel slot-in portable true-diversity wireless receiver.
About Sound Devices:
For more than 25 years, Sound Devices has created premier audio equipment that helps sound professionals capture superior audio. The company’s products have been used for an array of applications, from award-winning feature films and television shows, to live events, houses of worship, and educational applications. Sound Devices designs, assembles, and supports its products at their Reedsburg, Wisconsin, headquarters and their Madison, Wisconsin, and Rickmansworth, UK, offices.
For more information, visit www.sounddevices.com.