iFi’s wireless music system, the Aurora, consolidates an exotic collection of proprietary technologies to deliver a highly-customised experience, all-in-one system. Clad in bamboo and elevated by a distinctive aluminium frame, there are 6 drive units nestle behind the bamboo fins that curve around Aurora’s sides, with a further 2 bass radiators below. The system’s control panel sits front and centre, with touch-sensitive controls and an OLED display inlaid with bamboo.

The Aurora is hi-res audio enabled, supporting data up to 32-bit/192kHz without conversion or down-sampling via Wi-Fi, USB or Ethernet cable. iFi’s uses an extraordinary multiplier circuit that has a switching frequency fixed at an ultra-high level – around 1.5MHz, far beyond the audible frequency spectrum.

The PureEmotion amp stage delivers a total of 320W to power the Aurora’s custom-made speaker drive units.It has two 28mm silk-dome tweeters, one at each side, cover frequencies from 8kHz to 35kHz.

The Aurora incorporates sound-tuning technologies that operate entirely in the analogue domain. SoundSpace is one such technology that combines the drive unit array with a proprietary matrix, which adjusts the output from specific drivers at certain frequencies.

The Aurora incorporates a ‘room correction’ system called ART (Automatic Room Tailoring), where a press of a button optimizes sound frequency according to its current location using six ultrasonic sensors.

The Aurora connects to a home Wi-Fi network that allows users to stream music via their favourite apps, or play audio files stored on networked devices such as computers and NAS drives or through Bluetooth network. Linkplay’s MUZO Player app – or any UPnP/DLNA streaming app – may be used to configure the system and control music. It also supports AirPlay and Spotify Connect. Several Auroras may be linked together on a Wi-Fi network to make a seamless multi-room system, playing in-sync or controlled individually.

Source: dagogo.com

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