diff --git a/src/receiver/abstract.ts b/src/receiver/abstract.ts
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+++ b/src/receiver/abstract.ts
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+import { AssertionError } from 'assert';
+import { Packet } from '../packet';
+import { Receiver } from '../receiver';
+import type { Payload } from '../util';
+
+interface MergeProps {
+  universes?: number[];
+  port?: number;
+  iface?: string;
+  reuseAddr?: boolean;
+  timeout?: number;
+}
+
+interface Universe {
+  lastData: Payload;
+  servers: Map<string, PacketWithTimestamp>;
+}
+
+interface PacketWithTimestamp {
+  readonly packet: Packet;
+  readonly lastTimestamp: number;
+}
+
+export class ReceiverMerge extends Receiver {
+  constructor({ timeout = 5000, ...props }: MergeProps) {
+    super(props);
+    this.timeout = timeout;
+    super.on('packet', this.mergePacket);
+  }
+
+  readonly timeout: number;
+
+  protected data = new Map<string, Universe>();
+
+  public mergePacket(packet: Packet) {
+    const universe = packet.universe.toString(36);
+    const cid = packet.cid.toString();
+
+    if (!this.data.has(universe)) {
+      this.data.set(universe, {
+        lastData: [],
+        servers: new Map(),
+      });
+      this.emit('newUniverse', {
+        universe: packet.universe,
+        firstPacket: packet,
+      });
+    }
+
+    const universeData = this.data.get(universe);
+
+    if (!universeData) {
+      throw new Error('[sACN] Internal Error: universeData is undefined');
+    }
+
+    if (!universeData.servers.has(cid)) {
+      this.emit('senderConnect', {
+        cid: packet.cid,
+        universe: packet.universe,
+        firstPacket: packet,
+      });
+    }
+
+    const ts = performance.now();
+
+    universeData.servers.set(cid, {
+      packet,
+      lastTimestamp: ts,
+    });
+
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      if (universeData.servers.get(cid)?.lastTimestamp === ts) {
+        universeData.servers.delete(cid);
+        this.emit('senderDisconnect', {
+          cid: packet.cid,
+          universe: packet.universe,
+          lastPacket: packet,
+        });
+      }
+    }, this.timeout);
+
+    // detect which source has the highest per-universe priority
+    let maximumPriority = 0;
+    for (const [, { packet: thisPacket }] of universeData.servers) {
+      if (
+        thisPacket.priority > maximumPriority &&
+        thisPacket.universe === packet.universe
+      ) {
+        maximumPriority = thisPacket.priority;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // HTP
+    const mergedData: Payload = {};
+    for (const [, { packet: thisPacket }] of universeData.servers) {
+      if (
+        thisPacket.priority === maximumPriority &&
+        thisPacket.universe === packet.universe
+      ) {
+        for (let i = 1; i <= 512; i += 1) {
+          const newValue = thisPacket.payload[i] || 0;
+          if ((mergedData[i] ?? 0) < newValue) {
+            mergedData[i] = newValue;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // only changes
+    for (let i = 1; i <= 512; i += 1) {
+      if (universeData.lastData[i] !== mergedData[i]) {
+        super.emit('changed', {
+          universe: packet.universe,
+          addr: i,
+          newValue: mergedData[i],
+          oldValue: universeData.lastData[i],
+        });
+      }
+      universeData.lastData[i] = mergedData[i] || 0;
+    }
+    super.emit('changesDone');
+  }
+
+  public clearCache() {
+    // causes every addr value to be emitted
+    for (const [, univese] of this.data) {
+      univese.lastData = {};
+    }
+  }
+}
+export declare interface ReceiverMerge {
+  // on(event: string, listener: (...args: any[]) => void): this;
+  on(
+    event: Parameters<Receiver['on']>[0],
+    listener: Parameters<Receiver['on']>[1],
+  ): this;
+  on(
+    event: 'changed',
+    listener: (ev: {
+      universe: number;
+      addr: number;
+      newValue: number;
+      oldValue: number;
+    }) => void,
+  ): this;
+  on(event: 'changesDone', listener: () => void): this;
+  on(
+    event: 'senderConnect',
+    listener: (ev: {
+      cid: number;
+      universe: number;
+      firstPacket: Packet;
+    }) => void,
+  ): this;
+  on(
+    event: 'senderDisconnect',
+    listener: (ev: {
+      cid: number;
+      universe: number;
+      lastPacket: Packet;
+    }) => void,
+  ): this;
+  on(event: 'packet', listener: (packet: Packet) => void): this;
+  on(event: 'PacketCorruption', listener: (err: AssertionError) => void): this;
+  on(event: 'PacketOutOfOrder', listener: (err: Error) => void): this;
+  on(event: 'error', listener: (err: Error) => void): this;
+}
diff --git a/test/logData.ts b/test/logData.ts
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+import { ReceiverMerge } from '../src/index';
+
+export async function main() {
+  const sacn = new ReceiverMerge({
+    universes: [1, 2],
+    reuseAddr: true,
+  });
+  sacn.on('changed', (ev) => {
+    console.log(ev.universe, ev.addr, Math.round(ev.newValue * 2.55));
+  });
+}
+main();