FEATURES & DETAILS
BluOS Streaming DAC Amplifier
Second-Generation HybridDigital Purifi Eigentakt™ Amplifier Technology
Rated Output Power: > 200W into 8 ohms, > 380W into 4 ohms
Dynamic Power: 280W into 8 Ohms, 560W into 4 Ohms
ESS Sabre ES 9039PRO DAC
Dirac Live Room LE Correction
Optional Dirac Live Full Bandwidth and Bass Control (licenses sold separately)
Colour LCD touch display
Supports Amazon Alexa
AirPlay 2 Integration
Supports Siri voice assistant via AirPlay 2
Two-way Qualcomm aptX® HD Bluetooth
Gigabit Ethernet
Dual Band Wi-Fi 5 a/c/n
HDMI eARC, USB Type A input
MM/MC phono stage with infrasonic filter
Line level input
Balanced (XLR) input
2 x Optical input
2 x Coaxil input
Balanced (XLR) PRE OUT
Single-ended PRE OUT
Subwoofer outputs, with selectable crossover frequency
High-current headphone amplifier
2 x MDC Slots for future expansion
IR input
12V Trigger IN/OUT
Apps for iOS, Android, macOS, Windows
Works with leading smart home systems, including Control4, Crestron, iPort, Josh.ai, KNX, Lutron, Nice, RTI , and URC
Wide variety of premium music services supported in app, including Amazon Music HD, Spotify, Tidal, Qobuz, TuneIn, Napster, Deezer, and many others
 
Specifications
AMPLIFIER SECTION
LINE IN, SPEAKER OUT
Rated output power (ref. 20 Hz-20 kHz at rated THD, both channels driven)
>380 W into 4 ohms
>200 W into 8 ohms
Rated output power, Bridge mode (ref. 20 Hz – 20 kHz at rated THD)
>700 W into 8 ohms
Input sensitivity
1.5 V (200W 8 ohms, Volume maximum)
THD (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
<0.003 % (1W to 200 W, 8 ohms and 4 ohms)
Signal-to-Noise ratio
>98 dB (A-weighted, 1 W out in 8 ohms)
>120 dB (A-weighted, 200 W out in 8 ohms)
Clipping power
>210 W (0.1 % THD 1 kHz 8 ohms)
IHF dynamic power
4 ohms: 560 W
8 ohms: 280 W
Peak output current
≥25 A (0.1 ohm, 1 mS)
Damping factor
>800 (8 ohms, 20 Hz to 6.5 kHz)
Frequency response
(20 Hz -20 kHz) ±0.2 dB
 
PREAMPLIFIER SPECIFICATIONS
LINE IN/BALANCED IN
Input Impedance (R and C)
53 kohms/280 pF
Input Sensitivity
Line IN: 460 mV (500 mV out, Volume maximum)
Balanced IN: 250 mV (500 mV out, Volume maximum)
Maximum input level
3.5 Vrms
Tone Controls
Treble: ±6 dB at 15 kHz
Bass: ±6 dB at 40 Hz
 
PREOUT
Maximum output level
SE OUT: 3.6 Vrms (0.1% THD)
Balanced OUT: 7.6 Vrms (0.1% THD
Signal-to-Noise ratio
>120 dB (A-weighted, 2 V out)
Output impedance
Source Z + 49.9 ohms
 
SUB OUT (1 SUBWOOFER, 2 SUBWOOFERS)
Maximum output level
3 Vrms (0.1 % THD 100Hz)
Signal-to-Noise ratio
>>88 dB (20 Hz-20 kHz 1V out)
THD+N
<0.005 % (20 Hz-200 Hz 3V)
Output impedance
Source Z + 220 ohms
 
PHONO
Input sensitivity
(500 mV out Volume maximum)
MM: 5 mV
MC: 370 µV
Input impedance (R and C)
MM: 25.6 kohms/180 pF
MC: 100 ohms/280 pF
Signal to noise ratio
(A-weighted, 500 mV PRE OUT 1 kHz)
MM: >93 dB
MC: >73 dB
THD+N (500 mV PRE OUT 1kHz)
MM: <0.003 %
MC: <0.03 %
RIAA response accuracy MM/MC
(20 Hz -20 kHz) ±0.2 dB
 
HEADPHONES
Output Impedance
Source Z + 3.3 ohms
Output power
>300 mW/32 ohms
 
BluOS SPECIFICATIONS
AUDIO
Supported audio file format*
MP3, AAC, WMA, OGG, WMA-L, ALAC, OPUS
Supported high- resolution audio file format*
FLAC, MQA, WAV, AIFF
Sampling rate
up to 192 kHz
Bit depths
16 – 24
 
CONNECTIVITY
Network connectivity
Gigabit Ethernet RJ45
Wi-Fi 5
USB
1 x Type-A port for connection to USB memory stick (FAT32 or NTFS formatted) and supported peripherals
Bluetooth quality
aptX® HD 5.0
Bluetooth connectivity
Two-Way (Receive and Headphone modes)
 
USER INTERFACE
Supported operating system**
Music playback from network shares on the following desktop operating systems: Microsoft Windows 10 or
higher and macOS 10.3 or higher**
Mobile Application
Free BluOS Controller App available for download from the respective App stores of Apple iOS devices (iPad, iPhone and iPod), Android devices, and Windows or macOS desktops
Front panel
7-inch full colour touch screen
Remote control
SRM 1 remote control
 
SUPPORTED SERVICES
Streaming cloud services*
Amazon Music, Bugs, Custom Channels, Deezer, IDAGIO, KKBOX, Napster, Neil Young Archives, nugs.net, Pandora, Presto Music, Qobuz, QPlay, Qsic, SOUNDMACHINE, Spotify, TIDAL, Tunify
Free internet radio*
Audacy, Calm Radio, iHeartRadio, LiveOne, Radio Paradise, SiriusXM, TuneIn
Integration partners
Control4, Crestron, ELAN, Lutron, Push, Roon, RTI, URC
Voice Control Integration
Skills and support for Amazon Alexa and Apple’s Siri with corresponding enabled devices and App
 
POWER CONSUMPTION
Standby power
<0.5W (Auto standby ON)
<7W (Network standby)
<40W (idle power)
 
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT
Dimensions WxHxD **
435 x 133 x 396 mm (17 1/8 x 5 1/4 x 15 5/8 ”)
Net Weight
9.7kg (21.4lb)
Shipping Weight
18.4kg (40.6 lb)
Shipping Size (W x H x D)
569 x 258 x 519 mm (22 13/32 x 20 7/16 x 10 5/32 ”)