The
Arcam rSeries products are all about getting the best sound from any
digital device. These products can be used with any audio system and
are a brilliant way to bringing 21st century tech into your home.
The
airDAC benefits from Arcam's more than twenty years of digital audio
expertise and use the finest quality parts in a layout that is
optimised for low noise and distortion. A dejittering design that Arcam
have used in many of the reference class FMJ products is applied to all
inputs. The four-layer PCB allows our designers to maximise the quality
of the ground plane in order to further reduce interference between
components. The use of multiple low noise separately regulated power
supplies ensures that we get the cleanest signal to the audiophile
quality output stage.
The airDAC's WiFi is compatible with
802.11 b/g/n but it also hosts a wired Ethernet (RJ45) connector for
the most reliable results from your network. It comes in an elegant
cast aluminium enclosure that reduces microphony effects and has a
non-slip rubber base.
UPnP
Once a very hit and miss
affair, UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) is now reliable and easy for
non-experts to install and use, so we have added it to our range of
streaming options.
Also, the cost of data storage has fallen
massively in recent years and the reliability of these mass-storage
devices has improved greatly allowing music lovers to access and
navigate their often large music collections with surprising speed and
convenience.
Our latest iPhone/iPad app - Songbook - is a UPnP
music player that can be downloaded FREE from the Apple App Store and
used with your airDAC. Android users can use a number of UPnP music
players such as PlugPlayer and Bubble.
UPnP offers the
possibility of playing lossless files up to 24bit / 96kHz in resolution
(currently AirPlay is restricted to playing Apple Lossless files up to
16bit / 48kHz). These can be streamed via UPnP to the airDAC from your
computer, NAS drive or Music Server.
In addition you can use
AirPlay with iDevices running iOS7, to send music to your Hi-Fi system
from Internet radio services like vTuner and TuneIn Radio, as well as
music streaming services like Spotify and Qobuz.
The airDAC is
one of the simplest ways to enjoy your favourite music from your UPnP
device, iPhone®/iPad® or computer running iTunes® and brings Arcam
quality sound to a whole new generation of music lovers.
Key Features of the airDAC
• Add Airplay & UPnP to any system
• SPDIF and optical digital inputs
• 24 bit / 192 kHz resolution
• Class leading line-level output
• SPDIF output
• High-end audio circuitry
• Stylish cast aluminium case
Control this product with your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch and the FREE MusicLife App!
Technical Specifications
- DAC: TI PCM5102
- Inputs: Airplay / UPnP, SPDIF (Coax), Toslink Optical
- Frequency response: 10Hz — 20kHz, ±0.1dB
- Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise: 0.002%
- Signal-to-noise ratio (A –Weighted): 106dB (24-bit)
- Line output level: 2.15Vrms
- Supported sample rates: 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz
- Bit depth: 16-bit, 24-bit
- Power requirements: 7W max
- Dimensions (wxdxh, mm): 190 x 120 x 44
- Weight: 1.1kg