Sweden’s major has delivered high-performance minimalist electronics for over 40 years and through that point, the model has dabbled within the house theater area with a modicum of success. Audiophiles have gravitated extra in the direction of their built-in amplifiers and CD gamers however the newly launched Main SPA25 Prisma Residence Cinema Built-in Amplifier goals to vary that.
The SPA25 Prisma (MSRP: €5500 / $6000 / £5000) joins the not too long ago launched award-winning A35.8 eight-channel totally bridgeable amplifier in Primare’s new and rising house cinema line of parts, which is able to quickly embrace the SP25 Prisma house cinema preamplifier processor.
The SPA25 Prisma is a multi-channel amplifier and processor designed for each
cinephiles and audiophiles, composed of rigorously thought-about and crafted
options and performance to offer the very best house cinema expertise for the
best variety of folks. Technically it’s not an A/V receiver (AVR) because it doesn’t embrace a tuner, though it basically capabilities like one.
For the cinephile, the SPA25 Prisma contains nine-channels of amplification,
with a most whole output energy of 900 watts, 4K dynamic HDR switching,
eARC, assist for Dirac Resideand eleven-channel Dolby Atmos/DTS X processing that, with the addition of a stereo amplifier, permits for 7.1.4 cinema configurations.
The class D amplification makes use of Hypex UCD250LP energy expertise offering speedy and sustained energy output.
For the audiophile, the SPA25 Prisma makes use of twin eight channel DAC chips
permitting for a singular digital to analog conversion circuit that allocates 4
channels of conversion to the entrance left and proper channel output for improved
stereo efficiency.
That mixed with the adaptive energy provide offering energy supply of 145 watts into 8-ohms and 250 watts into 4-ohm speaker hundreds in stereo mode, in addition to the flexibility to bi-amp the principle left and proper channels supplying 290 watts into 8 ohms and 405 watts into 4 ohms per channel, makes the SPA25 Prisma probably the most highly effective “stereo” built-in amp Primare has ever produced.
Moreover, Primare’s confirmed Prisma community participant platform supplies
full streaming options and performance, in addition to multi-room / multi-zone
choices, with AirPlay 2, Bluetooth, Chromecast, Roon, and Spotify Join (HiFi prepared).
With the related Prisma software, mixed with the onscreen setup menu, providing straightforward system customisation from the listening place. Prisma supplies complete management of community related arduous drives, in addition to embedded Prisma Radio, TIDAL, and Qobuz companies for simplified entry to those most used music sources.
Tip: Native assist shall be obtainable by way of a future replace; Roon, Tidal, and Qobuz are obtainable at transport with Prisma utilizing AirPlay and Chromecast as endpoint.
The DAC stage is constructed across the ESS ES9026 Professional 32-bit DAC chip which helps as much as 32-bit/768kHz PCM & DSD512 playback.
On the video aspect, the SPA25 Prisma helps HDMI 2.0b and HDCP 2.2 matrix switching, together with Dolby Imaginative and prescient, HDR, and HDR 10+. There’s additionally 3D and UHD 4K pass-through.
Dirac Reside Assist
For each cinephiles and audiophiles, the Primare SPA25 Prisma gives Dirac Reside Room Correction which digitally compensates for the room’s impression on audio efficiency.
Dirac Reside Room Correction additionally generates an auto goal curve primarily based on the
sound system’s distinctive measurements, which makes it simpler for customers to get
even higher sound high quality from their system mechanically. This auto goal curve
is then totally customizable so customers can get their audio system to sound precisely how
they need.
“In Primare’s practically 40-year historical past tone controls have merely not been part of
our designs,” states Terry Medalen, Primare advertising. “For the primary time, with
the capabilities of Dirac Reside, we really feel we’ve digital sign processing software program
that’s as rigorously crafted and regarded as our {hardware}, offering enormously versatile and helpful instruments for optimizing efficiency with the identical
degree of consideration to each micro-detail as we pay to our parts.”
“For over 30 years, Primare has been designing award-winning HiFi gear
that strikes the proper stability between industry-leading efficiency and
elegant Scandinavian design,” said Fredric Tapper, Dirac’s Vice President of
Residence & Professional Audio. “Now, with their new Dirac-enabled SPA25 Prisma amplifier,
they’re making use of their HiFi {industry} experience to the house cinema area – a
area the place Dirac has lengthy thrived in serving to firms ship the very best
doable sound expertise for his or her clients. We look ahead to a protracted and
profitable collaboration with a fellow Swedish audio innovator that’s dedicated
to push the boundaries of sound.”
The SPA25 Prisma contains Dirac Reside Room Correction Restricted Frequency and
might be upgraded to incorporate Dirac Reside Room Correction Full Frequency for an extra $99 USD. Contemplating the asking value, this actually ought to be included without spending a dime.
The SPA25 Prisma is the primary mannequin to incorporate the brand new Prisma distant management,
offering IR management for each previous and current Primare mannequin, and contains
backlight buttons, fundamental video show controls, and OTA replace options.
For extra data: primare.web/product/spa25-prisma/
