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ARCAM's ST60 streamer: a launch that marks the Cambridge maker’s debut dedicated network player. Enabling audio streaming from all of the major services – including Deezer, Napster, Qobuz, Spotify, and TIDAL – the ST60 is the perfect companion to a stereo amplifier, including one of from ARCAM’s own HDA series of award-winning two-channel audio engines. Delivering the absolute best experience from your digital music files is the ST60’s raison d’etre, hence it also works with Air Play 2 and Google Cast; fully decodes MQA; is Roon Ready; and handles UPnP sources.  Under the bonnet, the ARCAM engineering team deploys the ESS9038 32-bit/192kHz stereo DAC. From the impressive ESS SABRE DAC line – widely recognised as the gold standard for audiophile DACs. As well as MQA, the ST60 supports AIFF, ALAC, FLAC, and WAV along with compressed legacy formats. The ST60 also delivers full I/P RS232 control, including Control4 and Crestron, making it the latest go-to ARCAM model for custom install blueprints. Connectivity is thorough. Digital interfaces comprise Ethernet, USB, and Wireless, and the ST60 package includes a brace of Wi-Fi antennae. The ST60 rear panel hosts Balanced XLR and single-ended RCA analogue outputs, plus coaxial and optical digital outputs, giving users a comprehensive choice of paths, with which to connect their ARCAM streamer to their chosen amplification.  Controlling the ST60 is effortless. Chrome Cast means that users can stream from Android tablets and smartphones, iPhones, iPads, Mac, Windows and Chromebooks, while AirPlay 2-compatibility means full support of Apple’s latest version of its wireless streaming protocol. The ST60 remote control puts further jurisdiction into the user’s hands and ARCAM’s MusicLife app, enabling control of music stored on supported devices and network drives, is free to download from the App Store and the Google Play Store.

The design of the HDA range draws upon all of Arcam’s experience as one of the UK’s most respected audio companies, to produce Arcam’s best performing range of audio products yet – using the best quality components and engineering practices, the HDA range is designed and built to give you years of listening enjoyment.CDS50Our most advanced cd, digital audio and network streaming player yetIn a sense, digital audio doesn’t exist. You’d have to be a particularly dull superhero to possess ears that can decode the millions of 1’s and 0’s that make up your CD collection or iTunes library. Whatever the source – be it a laptop, CD player, smartphone, USB stick – the result is just a vibration in your speakers. In other words, it all winds up analogue in the end.Arguably, when playing from a digital format, the most vital component is the DAC, or Digital to Analogue Converter. We’ll spare you the bulk of the science, but this is what translates that otherwise lifeless binary code into audible sound energy.Bit-depth, meanwhile, is a key measure of audio quality.So, if you’re listening to a 24-bit WAV copy of your favourite album through a DAC that only converts to 16-bit, there’s a good chunk of detail going to waste right there.That’s why we’ve included 32-bit DACs on the entire HDA range – the most commonly used bit-depth in digital recording – so you’re guaranteed the full aural picture of whatever the artist intended. Features :Plays all disc formats, including SACD, CD-A, CD-R and CD-RWSupports audio file formats including FLAC, WAV, AIFF, OGG, MP3, AAC and WMAUSB inputSuperb 32-bit DAC built inStreaming through the music life appTotal harmonic distortion + noise = 0.002%

Streaming high quality music from your favourite mobile device is now easy with the rBlink Bluetooth** audio converter.Engineered by Arcam, and using the aptX®* transmission system, the rBlink allows any Bluetooth equipped music device to quickly and easily send music straight to a HiFi system with stunning quality.The rBlink uses a high-end PCM 5102 DAC to convert music to a line level output ready for connection to a whole host of audio systems. Installation is easy with a simple pairing system for new devices.Music is delivered by Arcam electronics so you can be sure of world-class sound quality too!The rBlink comes housed in a stylish yet rugged cast aluminium case and is small and discreet enough to sit proudly next to your HiFi system just getting on with the job of delivering great music. Features :Audiophile Bluetooth Music ConverterHigh quality music replay from mobile devicesBurr Brown PCM5102 24bit DACUses aptX™ streaming technologyHigh-end audio circuitry and componentsHigh quality cast aluminium casework​Specifications :DAC: TI PCM5102Frequency response: 10Hz — 20kHz, ±0.1dBTotal Harmonic Distortion: + Noise 0.002%Signal-to-noise ratio (A –Weighted): 106dB (24-bit)Line output level: 2.15VrmsSupported CODECs: SBC, AAC, aptX®Power requirements: 0.7W maxDimensions (wxdxh, mm): 75 x 100 x 26Weight: 350g

The new irDAC-II continues the story adding Bluetooth connectivity, headphone output and DSD128 support. The irDAC-II comes packed with cutting edge technology and features that will benefit the most demanding user. We have gained a lot of knowledge developing class leading DACs. Areas like isolation of the digital and analogue stages, ultralow noise power supplies and a direct coupled signal path make a big difference.Using the outstanding ESS Sabre DAC to obtain performance that we believe will be unmatched in this price category. Jitter reduction is an obsession within our engineering team. They have applied their experience in the irDAC-II to produce a signal that is almost jitter free. The headphone output stage has been taken from the flagship A49 amplifier and is capable of driving the most demanding of headphones. Both fixed and variable line outputs are also available, allowing for ultimate system building flexibility.The irDAC-II is designed to be the heart of a digital system and can be connected to a host of different types of digital sources and connections. This includes asynchronous USB and Bluetooth. All of the inputs can be controlled through an IR remote that will also give you transport control of a PC or Mac USB source via the HID (Human Interface Device) control.Specifications:Input: USB, SPDIF, optical, BluetoothFrequency Response: 20Hz:20kHz, +/:0.1dBTotal Harmonic Distortion + Noise: 0.0007%Signal-to-noise ratio (A:weighted): 117dB (24:bit)Maximum output level: 2.1V RMSUSB: 32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz, 384kHzOptical: 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHzCoaxial: 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHzBluetooth: SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX:LLBit Depth : 16:bit, 24:bitHeadphone : 30Ω : 600Ω, 3.5mm plugPower requirements: 18W maxDimensions: W194 x H44 x D124mmWeight: 1.1kg