Simply put, a distributed audio system with extended features such as controlling other smart systems on your grid (home electronics). From lighting scenes to motorized blinds, shades and drapes to your garage door, pool, sprinklers, door phones and beyond. Anything you can control with a  hand held remote, wall mounted keypad or a computer may be integrated into the MRA88's internal brain. How do you access and control it from the ALX-G1? Elementary, from within the same POI (user interface) used to control your distributed audio system is a set of 256 predefined Xantech events  (what professional programmers call macros) that are uniquely named providing quick and easy access to any event programmed into the MRA88's Dragon™ application. Everything from a lighting scene to a temperature setting on your thermostat, one button control enabled by the powerful Xantech Dragon™ control engine. Its easy to see why this component became such a favorite amongst the Team ACX development engineers. In addition to the unique command and control attributes of the MRA88 and its audio prowess is its ability for adaptable expansion. Need more zones (rooms)? Simply attach a second MRAUDIO8X8m to the fist and expand the system from an 8 in x 8 out to an 8 in x 16 out system!  Add a second DMX-3.3 (one for Mom and Dad and one for the kids)  growing the system from 3 to 6 digital audio sources! As always with ACX products, the choice is yours! Just imagine, your entire distributed audio system as well as extended smart grid all controlled from the convenience of your favorite browser, on your favorite computer, from any where in your home or the Internet! ACX & Xantech, anything else IS just a toy.....