Audiolab 6000A Play + Wharfedale Evo 4.2 Speakers

Audiolab 6000A Play Streaming Integrated Amplifier

The Audiolab 6000A Play is the latest addition to the globally acclaimed 6000 series, combining the amplification of the class-leading 6000A integrated amplifier and the streaming capabilities of the 6000N Play all in one compact package.

Features

- Award-winning 6000A Amplifier Circuitry
- Class AB power amplification
- ESS Sabre32 ES9018K2M Reference DAC
- Dedicated high-performance MM phono input
- Lossless DTS Play-Fi streaming
- Compatible with Apple iOS, Android, Windows PC, and Fire OS

Adapting to the modern world of music streaming but retaining all of the awarding-winning analogue and digital audio circuitry from the 6000A, the 6000A Play offers almost universal source compatibility, from turntables to TV's and CD Players. Audiolab 6000A Play incorporates the acclaimed DTS Play-Fi platform for built-in high-resolution wireless streaming playback (up to 24bit / 96kHz with compatible services such as TIDAL or Qobuz). You can stream from any source on your wireless network, including smartphones, tablets or PCs as well as a NAS Drive. So however you want to play your music, Audiolab's 6000A Play will deliver outstanding performance.

The DTS Play-Fi platform offers a wealth of music options from around the globe. Spotify, Qobuz, Tidal, HD Tracks, Deezer, Amazon Music, Napster, KKBox and Sirius XM, to name a few. Browse a radio guide with thousands of stations and podcasts, or stream from a home media server with DLNA compatibility.

Wharfedale Evo-4.2 Bookshelf Speakers

Wharfedale's Evo4 Series uses materials and technologies from their flagship loudspeakers, delivering high-end performance without high-end price tags.

The Evo4.2 is the larger standmount speaker in the range, with a 6.5 inch woven Kevlar cone and Wharfedale's new AMT ribbon tweeter paired with a 2-inch soft-dome midrange driver, this speaker is incredibly well balanced and powerful. This larger standmount speaker is perfect for mid-sized rooms. The whole range is available in high-quality wood finishes, covering a sturdy, well built, curved cabinet.

The Evo4 Series sits between Wharfedales Award-Winning Diamond 11 Series and their forthcoming, flagship Elysian loudspeakers. This range was developed alongside the Elysian project and benefits from the same extensive research and development. With features rarely seen on products at this price point, such as the substantial, well-built cabinets, the beautifully curved sides and the sophisticated driver arrays.

Evo4's AMT high-frequency unit produces sound in a completely different way to conventional dome tweeters. The ribbon technology uses a large, pleated, lightweight diaphragm, driven by an array of magnets. This is an extremely efficient and accurate method of creating high-frequency sound, allowing the Evo4 Series to have an open and smooth sounding top end, without being overly bright and harsh. This AMT ribbon tweeter is paired with a fast, responsive and detailed dome midrange driver. This soft fabric dome features extensive dampening, venting and a specially designed rear chamber, to allow the driver to sound incredibly detailed, with a wide dispersion to allow you to hear the music as intended, wherever you are seated. This midrange driver is found on all speakers within the Evo4 range, bar the Evo-4.1.

Low frequencies are handled by Wharfedale's low-distortion motor system, paired with woven Kevlar cones to deliver powerful bass that you can both hear and feel. This strong, lightweight kevlar makes the driver both fast and powerful, allowing for accurate and detailed bass which can reach impressively low and loud when needed. The Evo4's bass extension is then extended and improved by the most advanced version of Wharfedale's signature slot-loaded bass port yet. The SLPP or Slot Loaded Profiled Port is designed to extend the speakers bass performance using a carefully designed port in the base of the speaker, which allows the Evo4 speakers to be much more forgiving with their placement, where most speakers would struggle with bass output, the Evo4's will still shine.