The Radia Sequence is the inaugural lineup below Arcam’s refreshed industrial design and advertising and marketing method, showcasing a mix of daring aesthetics and modern audio expertise. This new course goals to enchantment not solely to Arcam’s conventional clientele but in addition to youthful audio fanatics in search of high-quality sound and fashionable design at a extra accessible worth level.
The occasion is greater than only a product launch; it’s a revelation of Arcam’s new branding, a symbiosis of its revered British audio heritage with a contemporary design ethos geared toward broadening its enchantment to a wider viewers, together with youthful audio fanatics.
Tim Giblin, Director of International Advertising, Harman Portfolio Manufacturers, make clear the philosophy behind the rebranding, emphasizing the drive to cater to a “third core buyer” – youthful audio fanatics able to enterprise into high-end audio programs with out overstretching their budgets.
Jim Garrett, Senior Director, Product Technique and Planning at HARMAN Luxurious Audio, shared the ethos behind the Radia Sequence. With out making efficiency claims, Garrett emphasised the trouble to steadiness technical innovation with a design enchantment to a broader buyer base.
Aesthetically, the Radia Sequence displays a clear, symmetrical design. The merchandise function seamless fronts, redesigned knobs, and delicate lighting results, all embodying a contemporary, smooth look. The sleek, matte black floor is accented with Radia’s signature yellow highlights, contributing to a recent and modern look.
On the technical tip, the brand new Radia amplifiers include Bluetooth aptX® Adaptive receivers, inside antennas, varied digital inputs, and Arcam’s signature MM phono stage. The A5 and A15 amplifiers have new digital circuitry primarily based on the ESS ES9018 DAC, whereas the A25 amplifier steps up the options with the ESS ES9280AQ DAC, USB-C inputs, LED illuminated highlights, and a stealthy OLED show on the entrance panel. Its class G topology delivers pure class A output as much as 15 watts and tops out at 100 watts per channel.
The ST5 music streamer is provided with an inside Wi-Fi antenna, supporting a wide range of music providers like Amazon Music Limitless, Qobuz, Web radio, podcasts, Tidal Join, and Spotify Join. It additionally provides assist for MQA, Google Chromecast, Apple Airplay2, and Roon. The CD5 CD participant helps CD, CD-R, and CD-RW playback, playback from USB mass storage, and FLAC, WAV, and MP3 codecs. Each the ST5 and CD5 function the ESS ES9018 DAC and deal with as much as 24-bit/192-kHz decision.
The Radia Sequence will hit the cabinets of outlets within the fourth quarter of 2023. For extra info on the collection, you possibly can go to www.arcam.co.uk.