Quad Artera Solus Play Streaming Music System with Bluetooth – Black

• Black
• Artera Solus Play Music System
  • Network Streamer, CD Transport, DAC, Pre-Amp & Power Amplifier In A Single Compact Chassis, With Extensive Connectivity Options Including Bluetooth Connectivity
  • Just Add Speakers
• 75W Per Channel Into 8ohm Speakers
• Featuring DTS Play-Fi® Technology, Music Can Be Streamed Over Your Wireless Network In High-Resolution Format & Can Easily Be Expanded To A Multi-Room System If Required
  • You Can Stream From Any Source On Your Wireless Network, Including Smart-Phones, Tablets or PCs As Well As NAS Drive Utilising The Artera Solus Play’s Dual-Band, Dual Antenna Wi-Fi
  • Also Connects Wireless With Other Play-Fi-Equipped Devices, Enabling A Fully Sychronised Multi-Room Set-Up
  • The Artera Solus Play Is Hi-Res Audio Enabled, Capable Of Receiving Date Up To 24-Bit/192kHz Resolution Over Wi-Fi – Well In Excess Of CD Quality – Without Transcoding Or Down-Sampling
• Play-Fi Provides Access To A Wealth Of Internet Music Services (Subscriptions May Be Required Depending On The Service);
  • Spotify, Tidal, HDtracks, Deezer, Qobuz, Amazon Music, Napster, TuneIn Internet Radio, iHeartRadio & SiruisXM, To Name A Few
• Direct Streaming
  • The Artera Solus Play Is Configured & Operated Via The Play-Fi App, Available For iOS, Android & Kindle Fire Phones & Tablets, As Well As Apple & Android Smartwatches & Windows PCs
• Artera Solus Play’s Crisp, Clean Aesthetic Both Evokes Quad’s Past & Look Forward To The Future, With A Textured Aluminium Front Panel, Thick Glass Top & CNC-Routed Heat Sinks On Either Side
  • The Housing Provides A Rugged Structure That Resists Interference From External Vibrations, While The Fascia Incorporates An Intuitive Touch-Sensitive Control, Contributing Greatly To Its Sleek Design
• At The Heart Of The Artera Solus Play Nestles The ESS Sabre32 9018; a 32-Bit, Eight-Channel Hybrid Multi-Bit Delta Sigma DAC Considered By Many To Be The Very Finest D/A Converter Chip Available For Stereo Sound
  • This Is Quad’s First Series To Utilise The ESS Sabre DAC, & External Digital Sources Can Benefit From Its Exceptional Quality Via A Range Of Digital Inputs
    • These Include USB, With Support For PCM Data Up To 32-Bit/384kHz & Also DSD64/128/256, Ensuring The Artera Solus Play Is Fully Equipped To Make The Most Of Today’s Hi-Res Music Formats, As Well As Future Advances In Ultra-High-Definition Digital Sound
• For CD Replay, A New Slot-Loading Mechanism Buffers Data From The Disc Before Feeding It Asynchronously (In Order To Minimise Time Domain Errors Known As Jitter) To The DAC Section
  • Four Digital Filter Options Enable Users To Tailor The Solus Play’s Sound, With Both CD & External Digital Sources, To Suit Personal Taste & The Nature Of The Source Material
• The Artera Solus Play’s Preamp & Power Amp Stages Incorporate Balanced Circuitry, Short & Direct Signal Paths & High-Quality Components To Preserve The Sonic Purity
  • Volume Is Adjusted In The Analogue Domain Under Microprocessor Control, Outputting Directly To The Dual-Mono Class AB Power Amp Stage
  • To Minimise Distortion, The Power Supplies For The Left & Right Channels Are Isolated From Each Other As Well As From The Rest Of The System
• The Discrete Power Amps Circuits’ Output Stage Uses A CFB (Complementary Feedback) Topology In Combination With Conventional Emitter Follower Circuitry.
  • The CFB Stage Offers Superior Linearity & Ensures Excellent Thermal Stability, As The Idle Current Is Kept Independent Of The Temperature Of The Output Transistors
  • Using An Emitter Follower In Combination With The CFB Stage Is An Efficient Way Of Increasing The Current Ability Of The Amplifier Without Compromising The Advantages Of The CFB Circuit
  • Having The Emitter Follower Deliver Additional Current Only When Needed Allows For A Simpler Current-Limiting Arrangement, Which Can Be Volume-Independent. Current Limiting Is Under Microprocessor Control & Programmed To Allow The Amplifier To Supply High Currents (+/- 15A) Into Complex Loads, Surpassing Amplifiers That Are Bigger & More Powerful On Paper
  • A 300VA Toroidal Transformer Supplies The Two Mono Amplifiers Using Separate Secondary Windings, Followed By 2 x 15000uF Reservoir Capacity Per Channel (60000uF In Total)
• Much Effort Has Gone Into The Physical Layout Of The Artera Solus Play’s Circuitry, With Independent Low-Noise Power Supplies Feeding All Critical Stages To Keep Interference To A Minimum
  • The Result Is A Performance On Par With Much More Expensive Multi-Component Hi-Fi Systems – Detailed, Natural, Expansive & Dynamic – In Line With Quad’s Continuing Quest To Deliver ‘The Closest Approach To The Original Sound’
• Connections;
  • 2 x Digital Optical Inputs
  • 2 x Digital Coaxial Inputs
  • 1 x Asynchronous USB-B Input
  • Bluetooth Input with Support For The aptX Codec
  • 2 x Stereo RCA Inputs
  • 1 x Pair Pre Out XLR Outputs
    • Use Quad Artera Solus Play As A Pre-Amplifier For A Dedicated Power Amplifier
  • 1 x Pair Pre Out RCA Outputs
    • Use Quad Artera Solus Play As A Pre-Amplifier For A Dedicated Power Amplifier
  • 1 x Digital Optical Output
  • 1 x Digital Coaxial Output
  • 6.35mm Headphone Output
  • Stereo Pair Binding Post Speaker Outputs
• IEC Mains Input
• Remote Control Included
• Height: 105mm, Width: 320mm, Depth: 320mm
• Weight: 11.5Kg

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