Loewe has launched its first streaming amplifier within the type of the descriptively named multi.room.
The stereo amp is concentrated on reworking your hi-fi system or house cinema speaker bundle into a wise, streaming and (because the title might recommend) multi-room-enabled sound system.
The headlining characteristic right here is compatibility with the likes of Apple AirPlay, Google Chromecast, Spotify Join and DTS Play-Fi, all of which can help you stream wirelessly from a cellular system to your system. It’ll additionally help you group no matter audio system you could have hooked as much as the amplifier right into a multiroom setup, akin to Sonos.
Sufficient of the good options for now although, as we wish to see what’s beneath the floor with this amplifier. The multi.room is able to delivering 1200 watts of Class D amplification, with Loewe stating it is going to ship “pure, highly effective audio” from a number of sources. This contains CD gamers, turntables and digital sources over its RCA and USB inputs. There may be even help for HDMI ARC, which means you’ll hook this amplifier as much as your TV to drive a pair of stereo audio system for house cinema audio.
As for the audio interface, the multi.room options gold-plated banana plugs for connecting passive audio system, whereas lively audio system might be linked through the RCA preamp output, with one other RCA socket accessible for connecting an lively subwoofer. The multi.room additionally options pairing with wi-fi rear and entrance multi-channel audio system to increase right into a full house cinema system, in addition to the most recent in wi-fi and Bluetooth wi-fi connectivity.
As is the case with most of Loewe’s product portfolio, the multi.room seems like an understated unit. With a easy wheel-style management panel on the entrance that invokes similarities to the iPods of yesteryears, general the design seems to be a rounded matte black field. There does appear to be an LED indicator on the entrance (we assume to indicate energy and wi-fi connectivity).
The Loewe multi.room is ready to hit cabinets this month, carrying a retail value of £999 (round $1250 / AU$1900). This can be a good bit greater than the Wiim Professional Plus amp that we lined just lately, which additionally options loads of streaming smarts, stereo amplification and HDMI ARC help; however at simply £299 / $299 it is lots cheaper.
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