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Quad Artera Solus Play All-In-One Hi-Fi System, Black

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Quad Artera Solus Play All-In-One Hi-Fi System, Black

Original price was: £353.00.Current price is: £95.99.

SKU: YXYUY 86445 Categories: HiFi Systems, Wireless Systems

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Play-Fi Platform

The Artera Solus Play is a state-of-the-art device powered by the DTS Play-Fi platform. This platform enables high-quality wireless audio throughout your home, supporting hi-res music streaming up to 24-bit/192kHz. The Play-Fi app, available for multiple operating systems and devices, acts as an intuitive gateway to an array of music services like Spotify, Tidal, Amazon Music, and more. It also allows access to a streaming library stored on any DLNA-compatible NAS drive or media server within the same home network. Additionally, you can assign favourite playlists and radio stations as shortcut ‘presets’ within the app.

Connectivity and Compatibility

The Artera Solus Play supports voice-controlled playback with its Works With Alexa feature when paired with any Amazon Alexa-equipped device. A wide variety of file formats, including MP3, MP4A, AAC, FLAC, WAV, and AIFF are supported by Play-Fi. The standard mode, optimised for multi-room bandwidth, streams audio at up to 16-bit/48kHz, akin to CD-quality. However, engaging Play-Fi’s Critical Listening Mode allows hi-res audio streaming up to 24-bit/192kHz over Wi-Fi or Ethernet cable, without transcoding or down-sampling. Apart from the Play-Fi app, music can be streamed to the Artera Solus Play wirelessly via Spotify Connect or aptX Bluetooth.

Expertly Engineered

Despite its simplicity, the Artera Solus Play boasts cutting-edge sophistication beneath the surface. Its core features the ES9018 Sabre32 Reference, a leading 32-bit, eight-channel hybrid multi-bit Delta-Sigma DAC chip, expertly implemented by Quad’s renowned electronics engineers. External sources can leverage this DAC’s exceptional quality through a range of digital inputs, handling PCM data up to 32-bit/384kHz as well as DSD64/128/256. This ensures the device is equipped for today’s hi-res music formats and future advances in ultra-high-definition digital sound. For CD replay, a slot-loading mechanism buffers data before feeding it to the asynchronous DAC section, and users can tailor sound from CDs and external digital sources with four digital filter options.

Get Connected

Cable connectivity options are plentiful. Six digital inputs – two coaxial, two optical, USB Type B and Ethernet – cater for external digital sources (there’s also a USB Type A socket for software updates) while a pair of RCA inputs handle analogue sources. Analogue outputs are supplied in both single-ended RCA and balanced XLR varieties, with the four-channel volume control preserving the balanced signal path from the DAC to the XLR output. A pair of high-quality speaker binding posts, optical and coaxial digital outputs, a 12V trigger output and a front-mounted jack coupled to a dedicated headphone amp circuit complete a comprehensive connectivity array.

Quad Artera Solus Play

Quad Artera Solus Play borrows more than just looks from its sibling, the Artera Solus – utilizing much of the same high-specification design, including the ESS ES9018 from the Sabre32 Reference DAC as well as the aptX Bluetooth connectivity, it has all the pure musicality of QUAD coursing through its very versatile circuitry. There is also a smattering of both digital and analogue connections, including a headphone socket. So, however you want to enjoy your music, analogue or digital, the QUAD Artera Solus Play will have you connected and ready to play… just add speakers.

Amp It Up

The Artera Solus Play’s preamp and power amp stages incorporate balanced circuitry, short and direct signal paths and high-quality components to preserve sonic purity. Volume is adjusted in the analogue domain under microprocessor control, outputting directly to the dual-mono Class AB power amp stage which delivers 2x75W into eight ohms. To minimise distortion, the power supplies for the left and right channels are isolated from each other as well as from the rest of the system.

Bringing Freedom Of Choice, At Last

Every single DTS Play-Fi product works perfectly with all the rest, regardless of brand, so you get a huge range of options to customize your home, and one simple, elegant listening experience. DTS Play-Fi offers an unparalleled selection of audio products for your home, from compact battery-powered speakers to powerful soundbars, built by the most respected audio brands in the business. No more compromising your style or taste to get a high-quality wireless audio solution.

Works With Every Device You’ve Got

Of course, your music is always close by. And we know you have all kinds of devices in your life. That’s why DTS Play-Fi is built especially for smartphones, tablets, and PCs. We have easy-to-use software for Android, iOS, Kindle Fires, and Windows. We support streaming via Spotify Connect, too. Any way you want to play, it just works.

Whole Home Audio, Made Easy

DTS Play-Fi sends audio from mobile devices to speakers throughout the home using proprietary streaming, synchronization, and authentication technology.

What’s in the Box?

The QUAD Artera Solus Play
IEC mains cable with a region-suitable plug
3 x receiver antennas
Glass top
Remote control
User manual

Specifications

General Description	CD Player, DAC, Pre-Amp with Integrated amplifier
Key Technology & Features	DSD (up to DSD256 Compatible) / Bluetooth (aptX), DTS Play-Fi Technology
Audio File Formats	ALAC, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, WMA, MP3, AAC, AACHE, AAC+, DSD64, DSD128, DSD256
D/A Converter	ESS ES9018 32bit DAC
USB Input	USB B (PC / MAC)
Digital Audio Inputs	2 x Optical TOSlink, 2 x RCA (DIG1, DIG2)
Digital Audio Outputs	1 x Optical TOSlink, 1 x RCA (DIG)
Analogue Inputs	2 x RCA (AUX1, AUX2)
Analogue Outputs	2 x RCA, 2 x Balanced XLR, 6.3mm Headphone Jack
Speaker Outputs	1 Pair Speaker Terminals
Sample Rate (USB B)	44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz, 384kHz
Sample Rate	44.1 – 192kHz (Digital Inputs / Outputs)
Standby Power Consumption	100dB (1kHz)

Power Amplifier Section

Rated Power Output	2 x 75W (8Ω)
Frequency Response	± 0.5dB (20Hz-20kHz, 1kHz)
Total Harmonic Distortion	108dB (A-weighted, ref. 75W)
Channel Separation	>82dB (A Weighted, ref.1W)
Dynamic Range A-wtd	>98dB
Power Requirement (depending on region)	220V-240V 50-60Hz, 100V-120V 50-60Hz