Key Features
- High-performance network player for wireless streaming
- New and improved Play-Fi module and upgraded DAC for higher audio fidelity
- Dual-band dual-antenna Wi-Fi provides stable and high-resolution streaming
- Controllable via Play-Fi app, Spotify Connect, and AirPlay 2 for ultimate connectivity
Audiolab 7000N Play Network Audio Player, Silver Overview
The Audiolab 7000N Play Network Audio Player is a new streaming module that allows you to play back audio over Wi-Fi or Ethernet with stunning clarity and high resolution. Whilst its role is the same as Audiolab's earlier 6000N player, the internal DAC of the 7000N has been improved with the addition of a next-generation ESS Sabre conversion chip, offering more dynamic range, so you can really feel the music. The 7000N pairs this DAC with a high-grade modulator and jitter-prevention circuitry, ensuring dropouts, artifacts, and noise floor are reduced to an inaudible minimum.
This Network Audio Player includes an LCD display with an inviting and configurable user interface, which you can use to display track information, format and sample rate, streaming service, and VU metering in either analogue or digital formats, for an inviting and accurate representation of your audio. This display lets you access a wide range of functionality too, including balance control, standby settings, output settings, and digital filtering.
The 7000N offers a range of control and connectivity options too, including support for the DTS Play-Fi app for an all-in-one streaming solution from almost any device, from smartphones and computers to NAS drives and personal media servers, with easy integration with any other Play-Fi compatible audio players in your home. Additional support for Spotify Connect and AirPlay 2 let you easily control and operate your system on your own terms.
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The 7000N Play improves music streaming, making it compatible with Hi-Fi setups of all kinds. Whether you have a top-of-the-range Hi-Fi system, or a modest home entertainment system that you want to give a boost, this wireless network player will fit in great with anyone who loves the convenience of streaming services with audiophile sound quality. Compatible with multiple formats, platforms, and sources, you can stream your music however you like. With connectivity to DTS Play-Fi, Spotify Connect, and Apple AirPlay 2, Audiolab's latest offering will let you stream however you like.
DTS Play-Fi Compatible
DTS' renowned Play-Fi system allows for high-resolution wireless streaming via both Ethernet or Wi-Fi. This connectivity being added to the 7000N allows you to easily stream from any source on your network. From smartphones to tablets, PCs to NAS drives or home media servers. Easily expandable into a multi-room system, Play-Fi lets you control and set up a full, cohesive home sound system. Compatible with streaming services like Spotify, Tidal, HD Tracks, Deezer, Amazon Music, Napster, Qobuz, and plenty more. Play-Fi also supports a wide range of audio codecs including MP3, MP4A, AAC, FLAC, WAV, and AIFF, with two listening modes offering 24-bit/192 kHz audio resolution, or a CD quality bandwidth-saving 16-bit/48 kHz resolution for multi-room use.
Improved Circuitry
The 7000N Play offers a lot of new playback features that improve its sound for a marginal increase in pricing. Using a next-generation ES9038Q2M DAC converter chip from ESS instantly improves the clarity and dynamic range of the material you feed through it, adding much more depth to its sound. Pairing this with ESS Technology's HyperStream II and Time Domain Jitter Eliminator circuitry, your streamed signal remains stable, clear, and consistent, with a flat noise floor of 200 kHz and 10 dB lower distortion than comparable chips.
Inviting Display
The 7000N also includes a unique LCD display that can communicate any kind of information you want. The streaming service is used, as the track format and sample rate, full track information. Analogue and digital VU metering modes are also available as commonly seen in retro Hi-Fi and high-end analogue studio equipment, or digital LED metering as seen in modern home audio equipment.
Customise Your Listening
The 7000N Play also gives you menu access, so you can adjust visual elements like animations, brightness, and when the display is active. Further control over this network player's activity like 12V trigger activation and auto-standby options helps you save power when you're not listening. You can also customise your sound further, with adjustment over balance, fixed or variable output modes, 12V trigger activation, and digital filtering with five presets.
Radio Tuner for the Modern Age
Whilst great for streaming, the internet age has provided us access to a staggering range of radio stations too. From Sirius XM and iHeartRadio to Pandora, there's so much on offer that the 7000N can let you listen to. An expanded Hi-Fi tuner for the modern age, you get all of your favourite radio programming as well as streaming, all utilising Audiolab's expertise for convenience and excellence in sound.
Key Features
- Compact Wi-Fi and Ethernet streamer for wireless home audio
- Compatible with DTS Play-Fi wireless audio platform to deliver flexible connectivity
- Supports Spotify Connect and AirPlay 2 for alternate audio platform access
- Connects to network via Wi-Fi or Ethernet cable
- Works in conjunction with Tidal, Spotify, Amazon Music, Qobuz, Deezer, Napster, and more
- Supports internet radio and podcast platforms like iHeartRadio, SiriusXM, and Pandora
- Access and stream audio via smartphone, tablet, PC, NAS drive, or personal media servers
- Stereo RCA analogue output and digital coaxial or optical outputs for connecting to amplifiers and DACs
- New and improved DAC chip from ESS Technology for incredible dynamic range and high resolution audio
- HyperStream II and Time Domain Jitter Eliminator circuitry for improved performance and low noise floor
- Isolated power supply with toroidal transformer to prevent electrical noise
- LCD display provides a wide range of customisable visual feedback including VU metering
- Advanced menu options like adjustable sample rate, output modes, 12V trigger, and auto-standby settings
- Digital filter selection with five settings for producing your chosen sonic character
- Included remote control for easy operation and six display buttons with preset selection
- Supports MP3, M4A, AAC, FLAC, WAV, and AIFF audio formats
- Critical Listening mode offers 24-bit/192 kHz high-resolution audio
- Multiroom compatibility with second listening mode at 16-bit/48 kHz CD quality to save bandwidth
- Play-Fi TV integration allows for wireless home cinema audio
What’s in the box?
- Audiolab 7000N Play Network Audio Player
- Remote control
- Power cord
- USB cable
- User manual
Specifications
Core Technologies
| General Description | Wireless Audio Streaming Player |
|---|---|
| Digital-to-Analogue Conversion | ESS Sabre ES9038Q2M Reference DAC |
| Core Technology | Isolated Power Supply2.8" (480 x 640 mm) Full View IPS LCDDTS Play-Fi TechnologySupport for Amazon Music, Spotify, TIDAL, KKBox, SiriusXM, Napster, Internet Radio, Deezer, iHeartRadio, PANDORA, Qobuz, QQ Music and moreApple AirPlay 2 compatibleMulti-room/Multi Speaker Group SupportAndroid/iOS/Kindle Fire/Windows PC Control SupportAutomatic Equipment Activation via 12V trigger and linkWired Internet Connection for High Bandwidth ApplicationsUSB Firmware Upgrade Input |
Digital Section
| Digital Output Intensity | 500 ± 50 mVpp |
|---|---|
| Output Impedance | 75 ohms |
| Frequency Response | -0.01 dB (20 Hz - 20 kHz, ref. 1 kHz) |
| Max. Sampling Frequency | 192 kHz/24-bit |
| Digital Outputs | 1 x Coaxial, 1 x Optical, 1 x RCA Line Output |
D to A Converter
| Variable Output Voltage | 0 - 2.1 V |
|---|---|
| DAC | ES9038Q2M |
| Frequency Response | ± 0.5 dB (20 Hz - 20 kHz, ref. 1 kHz) |
| Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) | < 0.0005% (1 kHz @ 2.1 Vrms) |
| Max. Sampling Frequency | 192 kHz/24-bit |
| Signal-to-Noise Ratio (S/N) | > 115 dB (A-weighted) |
| Output Impedance | 100 ohms |
General
| Standby Power Consumption | < 0.5 W |
|---|---|
| Dimensions (W x D x H) | 444 x 340 x 78 mm |
| Net Weight | 5.0 kg |
| Finish | Black/Silver |
| Power Requirements | 220 - 240 V ∼ 50/60 Hz (region-dependent)100 - 120 V ∼ 50/60 Hz (region-dependent) |
| Safety Regulation Conformity | 20 - 600 ohms |
| Standard Accessories | Power Cord, USB Cable, User Manual |
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