Audiolab 6000A Play Streaming Amp with KEF LS50 Meta Speakers, Grey

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...KEF is on to something with the Metamaterial technology and can’t wait to see how it develops. As things stand, that tech and all the other work KEF’s engineers have put into the Uni-Q array has propelled the LS50 Metas to the head of the class at this level. Buy them with confidence.

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"This is a seriously capable ‘smart integrated’ that never loses sight of the amplifier part of its remit and delivers a performance that is never less than enjoyable. As such, the Audiolab 6000A Play comes enthusiastically Recommended."

KEF LS50 Meta Speakers (Pair), Titanium Grey

Revolutionary Sound Absorption with MAT

A result of joint development with the Acoustic Metamaterials Group, using Metamaterial Absorption Technology (MAT) breaks completely new ground in loudspeaker design, and once again demonstrates KEF’s unrelenting passion for developing new technologies to improve your listening experience. Metamaterials are specially developed structures that use existing materials in such a way that they exhibit new, desirable properties that are simply not found in naturally occurring substances. A truly revolutionary tool in the KEF acoustic armoury, MAT is a highly complex maze-like structure, where each of the intricate channels efficiently absorbs a specific frequency. When combined, the channels act as an acoustic black hole, absorbing 99 of the unwanted sound that comes from the rear of the tweeter, eliminating the resulting distortion and providing a purer, more natural acoustic performance

12th Generation Uni-Q With MAT Delivers

The tweeter in question sits at the heart of our 12th generation Uni-Q with MAT driver array. The Uni-Q point source configuration delivers a more detailed, accurate and integrated three-dimensional sound image, which is dispersed so evenly throughout the room that the ‘sweet spot’ is wherever you are in the room. Using simulation and analysis tools and decades of accumulated in-house knowledge, our engineers have developed a new iteration of KEF’s signature driver array, with a new cone neck decoupler and motor system that is precisely shaped to reduce high-frequency distortion in the mid-frequency driver. The result is reduced colouration, less distortion and a sound that is more transparent and life-like than previously possible. The same can also be said of bass performance, where LS50 Meta completely exceeds the expectations of a modestly proportioned standmount speaker to deliver room-filling sound with deep, articulate bass.

Enhancement From LS50 Lineage

Much of the engaging performance is thanks to the clarity of the driver array, but the port design is also crucial. Using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), the flare and profile of the LS50 Meta’s patented off-set flexible port is calculated to delay the onset of turbulence and the flexible port walls prevent resonances from colouring the midrange. This leads to improved clarity, with exceptional levels of depth and detail. The LS50 Meta’s extremely rigid cabinet is optimised for the best performance, with smooth curved surfaces that help radiate sound out across the baffle without any interference. The baffle itself is engineered from an injection-moulded Dough Moulding Compound (DMC) usually found in the automotive industry. Inside the cabinet, cross bracing and Constrained Layer Damping (CLD) combine to deaden internal vibrations. The result of such meticulous attention to detail is that LS50 Meta produces the lowest colouration of any speaker in its class.

Attention To Every Detail

The LS50 Meta has inherited its distinctive good looks from the original LS50, with its low-diffraction, curved baffle precision modelled around the Uni-Q driver array. The curved front is subtly mirrored by the gently radiused rear panel, while both the port exit and speaker terminals have been elegantly recessed and softened visually. On the LS50 Meta’s underside, each corner has a threaded inset allowing the speaker to lock onto the top of the new KEF S2 Floor Stand, which also boasts integrated cable management and a mass-loadable column. LS50 Meta is available at launch in four colours, all of which benefit from a modern silky matte finish, while the S2 Floor Stands are colour matched to the models. The LS50 Meta Standmount Loudspeakers deliver on every aspect of the KEF promise. A genuine industry first, LS50 Meta utilises innovative, ground-breaking technology to provide you with an immersive, completely believable sound from a compact, stylish loudspeaker that is destined to open up whole new vistas of enjoyment in your life.

• Metamaterial Absorption Technology - eliminates 99 of high-frequency distortion for pure, natural sound
• 12th generation Uni-Q - with MAT driver array for exceptional acoustic accuracy
• Driver Performance Optimisation - for enhanced sonic performance, less distortion and reduced coloration
• Patented off-set flexible port - for reduced midrange colouration with exceptional levels of depth and detail
• Optimised cabinet design - for best acoustic performance
• With mounting inserts - to secure on KEF S2 Floor Stand (available as separate item)

Audiolab 6000A Play Streaming Amplifier

DTS Play-Fi Enabled

Analogue Circuitry

The 6000A’s discrete Class AB power amp stage delivers 50W per channel into eight ohms, with a maximum current delivery of 9 Amps into difficult loads. The output stage of the discrete power amp circuits uses a CFB (Complementary Feedback) topology, ensuring superior linearity and excellent thermal stability, as the idle current is kept independent of the temperature of the output transistors.

Critical Listening

Want to sit down in a specific room and appreciate the fine subtleties of your high resolution audio collection? DTS Play-Fi has you covered. Critical Listening mode allows you to send your high resolution audio files to your premium DTS Play-Fi product with no trans-coding or down-sampling, no wires necessary.

AV Synchronisation

No longer do you need to suffer through the tiny speakers of your laptop or tablet when watching videos or YouTube. With the DTS Play-Fi app for *Windows, turn on Video mode, and send the audio to the nearest DTS Play-Fi product to enjoy your video with premium sound wirelessly A/V synchronised.

More Ways To Control Your Music

We integrate with the software and hardware controls on your phone, tablet, or computer. Pause or seek through tracks in the notification or lock screen, or just leave the phone in your pocket and use the volume rocker to raise the noise throughout your house.

DTS Play-Fi Headphones

With the new DTS Play-Fi Headphones app, you can enjoy high quality TV audio privately through any pair of headphones. Not only do you get the great sound quality and tight A/V synchronisation of DTS Play-Fi, you can also connect to multiple headphones or speakers at the same time.

Whole Home Audio

DTS Play-Fi sends audio from mobile devices to speakers throughout the home using a proprietary streaming, synchronisation, and authentication technology.

The audiolab 6000A Play, is the latest addition to the globally acclaimed 6000 series. A combination of the illustrious and class-leading 6000A integrated amplifier with the acclaimed 6000N Play wireless audio streaming player, the audiolab 6000A Play is a richly specified, all-encompassing audio solution.

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 hi-res Wi-Fi streaming to pure analogue audio, Audiolab’s 6000A Play integrated stereo amplifier delivers the best of all worlds Audiolab ’s new 6000A Play combines two multi-award-winning audio components in a single chassis to create a just-add-speakers streaming amplifier that handles all your analogue requirements, too.

• Full Analogue and Digital Circuitry Retained From the Award-Winning and Class-Leading Audiolab 6000A Integrated Amplifier With Built-In Wireless Streaming Technology
• Class AB Power Amplification: 2x50W into 8 Ohms and 2x75W into 4 Ohms
• Ethernet Connection – Wired Internet Connection for High Bandwidth Applications
• Separate Pre-Power Sections for Flexibility of Operation
• Automatic Equipment Activation Via 12V Trigger
• Wi-Fi Technology DTS Play-Fi Streams Music Over Standard Wi-Fi Networks, Delivering Perfectly Synchronized Audio, With No Lag and Zero Loss in Sound Quality.
• Multi-Room Enjoy Music In Every Room Of Your House. All At Once, Perfectly Synchronised, With No Lag. You’re In Control.

Package Includes

• Audiolab 6000A Play Streaming Amplifier, Silver
• KEF LS50 Meta Speakers (Pair), Titanium Grey

Specifications: Audiolab 6000A Play Stereo Streaming Amplifier, Silver

Specifications: KEF LS50 Meta Speakers (Pair), Titanium Grey