The Audiolab 6000N Play is a wireless streaming audio player in the award-winning Audiolab 6000 series. It features DTS Play-Fi® technology and can receive and stream wireless music in high-resolution formats, allowing you to easily set up multi-room systems if necessary. You can receive music from any source connected to a wireless network – from smartphones, tablets or computers, as well as from NAS drives.
The Audiolab 6000N Play is based on technologies borrowed from the 6000A amplifier and 6000CDT transport. The streamer is based on a reference class DAC ESS Sabre32 ES9018K2M. The Audiolab 6000N Play also boasts an isolated power supply, which was borrowed from the 6000CDT CD transport. The new product supports streaming audio format 24 bit/96 kHz. Wired Ethernet connection for high throughput will provide quality up to 24bit/192kHz.
The DTS Play-Fi platform offers a wide selection of services from around the globe – Spotify, Tidal, HD Tracks, Deezer, Amazon Music, Napster, KKBox and Sirius XM are just a few. You can also use the radio guide with thousands of Internet stations and podcasts, or stream music from your DLNA-compatible home media server. The Audiolab 6000N Play is based on technology borrowed from the Audiolab 6000A and 6000CDT, so it produces music with an outstanding level of quality.
“While music streaming has already gained popularity in the music industry and is now ubiquitous in hi-fi manufacturers’ catalogues, it is clear that not all audiophiles are ready to recycle their other sources. And the Audiolab 6000N Play, with its price, modest design and streaming capabilities, doesn’t ask you to do that.”
“The Audiolab 6000N Play is a great, affordable way to bring streaming to your audio system without sacrificing sound quality – and with the added bonus of being able to sneak into your hi-fi rack unnoticed. Quite frankly, this is the best budget solution we have had the pleasure of encountering.”
Features of Audiolab 6000N Play
Wi-Fi® technology – DTS Play-Fi organizes music streaming over standard Wi-Fi networks, ensuring perfect audio synchronization, without delays and without loss of sound quality.
Any Operating System – Fully compatible with all operating systems: Apple iOS, AndroidTM, Windows® PC and Fire OS.
Easy setup – No logins, no complicated settings using a computer. Just download the app and in a couple of minutes you will be ready to listen to music.
DTS Play-Fi App – Simply download the free app and instantly send songs via Wi-Fi to any speaker in any room of the house.
Multiroom Systems – Enjoy music in any room in your home – or all of them at once – in perfect sync, without lag. You are in command of the system.
Stream lossless compressed audio – 24-bit/96kHz streams with compatible streaming services and file formats.
The reference grade ESS Sabre32 ES9018K2M DAC is the same as the award-winning audiolab 6000A amplifier.
The isolated power supply is the same as the award-winning audiolab 6000CDT CD transport.
Ethernet connection – wired Internet connection for applications requiring high bandwidth.
Characteristics of Audiolab 6000N Play
Digital outputs: 1 x coaxial, 1 x optical
Digital output level: 500mV +/-50mV pp
Output impedance: 75 Ohms
USB output for connection to audiolab 6000A – adjust the volume of the 6000N DAC output from the application
Analogue output: 1 X RCA
Maximum resolution: 192kHz/24bit
Digital-to-analog conversion: output voltage adjustment: 0 – 2.1 V
DAC: ES9018K2M
Frequency range: 20Hz-20kHz, ref. 1kHz (+/-0.5dB)
Distortion (THD): <0.003% (1kHz at 0dBFS, BW=20-20kHz)
Signal-to-noise ratio: >115dB(A-weighted)
Analog output impedance: 100 ohms
Standby consumption : <0.5W
Power (depending on region): 220 – 240V~50/60Hz, 100–120V~50/60Hz)
Dimensions (LxWxH): 445 x 313 x 65.5mm
Weight: 4.9kg
