Description
Housed in a sleek aluminum case with a minimalist design, the Audiolab Omnia amplifier promises to satisfy all the needs of a music lover – from digital streaming, to listening to CDs and vinyl record collections. To do this, it is equipped with a built-in CD player, a large number of inputs for external sources, including a phono equalizer for a vinyl player.
Product information
At the heart of the Omnia's aluminum front panel is a 4.3-inch full-color screen, ready to display information such as: system settings, format data and recording information. It can be configured to display the volume meter in "analog" or "digital" form, showing real-time decibel levels for the left and right channels.
The class AB power amplifier is built according to the double mono scheme and outputs 75 W per channel with a maximum current of up to 15 A. Separate power circuits are used for the right and left channels to reduce distortion. The output stage of the amplifier is built on the basis of the CFB (Complementary Feedback) topology in combination with an emitter repeater. According to the developers, this design allows for high linearity and temperature stability. Two mono amplifiers in one housing are supported by a 300 VA toroidal transformer, and each channel has a pair of capacitors of 15,000 μF each. And if you wish, you can bypass the individual stages of the amplifier, which will allow you to connect an external amplifier or power amplifier.
A built-in CD player may be unusual for a 2021 music system, but the Audiolab Omnia's transport mechanism includes a high-precision optical system and a low-friction loading tray, with an electronic data buffer and a strong aluminum base and chassis. For vinyl lovers, the built-in MM phono stage features high-quality, low-noise JFET-based circuitry with RIAA-accurate equalization.
The internal DAC circuitry of the Audiolab Omnia is based on the ESS Labs ES9038Q2M chip and supports sampling of audio files up to 768kHz/DSD512 via the Roon-tested and MQA-certified USB input; and up to 192kHz for streams coming to its coaxial and TOSLINK connectors; or up to 192kHz for streams coming from the network streaming input of a DTS Play-Fi enabled device.
Streaming on the Audiolab Omnia network is powered by DTS Play-Fi technology, a gateway to a host of music services including Spotify, Tidal, Amazon Music, Deezer, Qobuz, Audacy, TuneIn, iHeartRadio and SiriusXM. The DTS Play-Fi app (available for iOS or Android) also functions as your trusty music butler, capable of serving up a streaming library stored on a compatible DLNA NAS or media server. Audiolab Omnia also provides full MQA decoding, Tidal's high-resolution streaming technology. But there are other ways to wirelessly stream music to the Audiolab Omnia besides Play-Fi! Spotify Connect and Bluetooth 5 with aptX, aptX LL, AAC and SBC codecs, the product is Roon ready.
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