Description
The QUAD Artera Solus Play is the latest addition to the best-selling QUAD Artera series. It also heralds the arrival of wireless audio streaming and multi-room technology to the established QUAD Artera portfolio. Based on the recently upgraded and richly specified Artera Solus, the QUAD Artera Solus Play incorporates the acclaimed DTS Play-Fi® platform for high resolution wireless audio streaming. With DTS Play-Fi® Technology, music can be streamed over your wireless network in high-resolution format and can be easily expanded to an ultimate multi-room system if required. You can stream from any source on your wireless network, including smart-phones, tablets or PCs as well as a NAS Drive.
The Artera Solus Play’s Wi-Fi networking is powered by DTS Play-Fi: an app-controlled platform enabling high-quality, whole-home wireless audio, capable of streaming hi-res music up to 24-bit/192kHz and supported by a greater range of established audio brands than any other wireless platform.
The free Play-Fi app (available for iOS, Android and Kindle Fire devices, Windows PCs and Apple and Android smartwatches) is an intuitive gateway to a wealth of music services, including Spotify, Tidal, Amazon Music, Deezer, Qobuz, HDtracks, TuneIn, iHeartRadio and SiriusXM. It is also your trusty music butler, able to serve up a streaming library stored on any DLNA-compatible NAS drive or media server on the same home network.
Favorite playlists and radio stations can be assigned as shortcut ‘presets’ within the app, while Works With Alexa support enables voice-controlled playback when the Artera Solus Play is paired with any Amazon Alexa-equipped device.
Play-Fi supports a wide variety of file formats, including MP3, MP4A, AAC, FLAC, WAV and AIFF. In standard mode, which is optimised for multi-room bandwidth, audio is streamed at up to 16-bit/48kHz – akin to CD-quality. By engaging Play-Fi’s Critical Listening Mode, hi-res audio up to 24-bit/192kHz may be streamed to the Artera Solus Play over Wi-Fi or Ethernet cable, without transcoding or down-sampling.
There are other ways to stream music to the Artera Solus Play wirelessly, other than via the Play-Fi app. Spotify users can connect directly from the Spotify app thanks to Spotify Connect, and you can stream from smartphones and tablets without connecting to the local Wi-Fi network thanks to aptX Bluetooth.
Technical Specifications
| 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 | <0.5W |
| Pre-Amplifier Section | |
| Output Level (1kHz) Variable Output | RCA 0-2.3 Vrms / XLR 0-4.6 Vrms |
| Frequency Response | 20Hz-20kHz, 1kHz (± 0.2dB) |
| Total Harmonic Distortion | < 0.002% (@1KHz, BW=20Hz-20kHz) |
| Signal to Noise Ration(S/N) | > 110dB (A-weighted, ref. 1V) |
| Channel Separation | >100dB (1kHz) |
| Power Amplifier Section | |
| Rated Power Output | 2 x 75W (8Ω) |
| Frequency Response | ± 0.5dB (20Hz-20kHz, 1kHz) |
| Total Harmonic Distortion | < 0.003% (@1KHz, 50W/8Ω, BW=20Hz-20kHz) |
| Signal to Noise Ration(S/N) | > 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 |
| Dimensions & Weight | |
| Dimensions (Unpacked) | 320 x 320 x 105mm |
| Dimensions (Packed) | 465 x 465 x 220mm |
| Net Weight | 11.5 kg |
| Gross Weight | 13.8 kg |
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