We are featuring the products that won the Radio World Best of Show Award at the 2025 NAB Show. Winners were chosen by a panel of engineers and RW editorial staff for their innovation, feature set, cost efficiency and performance in serving the industry. Information about how the program works can be found in a FAQ here.
Stations small and large have an XTRA affordable way to expand their IP network.
The Tieline Bridge-IT XTRA II codec has a front-panel interface with an OLED screen, keypad and menu navigation buttons. It has XLR and I/O connectors that Tieline says make it stand out from comparable offerings. It accepts analog, AES3 or AoIP audio sources and can convert them to audio streams compliant with AES67, ST 2110-30, ST 2022-7, Livewire+ and Ravenna. For STLs, the codec supports failing over to an alternative LAN or cellular connection, or audio files on SD card or an HTTP Icecast or Shoutcast stream. Redundancy is built in, with dual LAN and AoIP ports and dual IEC power supplies.
In the Tieline booth are Glenn Davies, Dawn Shewmaker, Will McLean, Anthony Sizer and Jacob Daniluck, with Paul.
