Vena II Play
Wireless Streaming Integrated Amplifier
The QUAD Vena II Play is the latest addition to the best-selling QUAD Vena series of integrated amplifiers. It also heralds the arrival of wireless audio streaming and multi-room technology to the QUAD product portfolio. Based on the recent upgrade and richly specified Vena II, the QUAD Vena II Play incorporates the acclaimed DTS Play-Fi® platform.
With DTS Play-Fi® Technology, music can be streamed over your wireless network in high-resolution format and can be easily expanded to an ultimate multi-room system if required. You can stream from any source on your wireless network, including smart-phones, tablets or PCs as well as a NAS Drive.
OVERVIEW
SMART AESTHETICS
The DTS Play-Fi® platform offers a wealth of music options from around the globe. Spotify, 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.
QUAD Vena II Play borrows more than just looks from its sibling, the Vena II – utilizing much of the same high-specification design, including the ES9018K2M from the Sabre32 Reference DAC as well as the aptX Bluetooth connectivity, it has all the pure musicality of QUAD coursing through its very versatile circuitry.
There is also a smattering of both digital and analogue connections, including an MM phono stage, for a turntable. So however you want to enjoy your music, analogue or digital, the QUAD Vena II Play will have you connected and ready to play.
Technology
WIRELESS STREAMING TECHNOLOGY
DTS Play-Fi is premium whole-home wireless audio, now available from the largest ecosystem of brands in the world. Stream your favourite content with astounding audio quality, from every device that you’ve got.
All DTS Play-Fi products are seamlessly interoperable, so you can find the perfect speaker for every room, and know that they will all make beautiful music together.
Whole home audio, made easy:
DTS Play-Fi sends audio from mobile devices to speakers throughout the home using proprietary streaming, synchronization, and authentication technology.
Freedom of choice, at last
Every single DTS Play-Fi product works perfectly with all the rest, regardless of brand, so you get a huge range of options to customize your home, and one simple, elegant listening experience.
DTS Play-Fi offers an unparalleled selection of audio products for your home, from compact battery-powered speakers to powerful soundbars, built by the most respected audio brands in the business. No more compromising your style or taste to get a high-quality wireless audio solution.
An endless supply of music
DTS Play-Fi comes with a wealth of music options from around the globe. Spotify, *Pandora, Deezer, 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.
Stay tuned, because new services are added all the time. * Pandora is enabled for select Play-Fi products only.
Works with every device you’ve got
Of course, your music is always close by. And we know you have all kinds of devices in your life. That’s why DTS Play-Fi is built especially for
smartphones, tablets, and PCs.
We have easy-to-use software for Android, iOS, Kindle Fires, and Windows. We support streaming via Spotify Connect, too. Any way you want to play, it just works.
DTS Play-Fi Technology | Dual – band 802.11a/b/g/n |
Support global, popular streaming content(Amazon Music, Spotify, TIDAL, | |
Juke, BBC, ESPN, KKBox, SiriusXM, Napster, Internet Radio, Deezer, | |
iHeartRadio, PANDORA, SOUNDMACHINE, tunein, Qobuz, Qmusic) | |
Support Speakers Group | |
Support android/iOS/Kindle Fire/Windows PC | |
Analogue Pre-Amplifier Section: | |
Input Sensitivity (AUX) | 525mV |
Input Sensitivity (Phono, MM) | 2.5mV |
Input Impedance | 10Kohm (AUX) , 47Kohm // 100pF (Phono) |
Inputs | 2 x AUX , 1x Phono (MM) |
Output | 1 x Pre-Out (RCA) |
Frequency Response | 20Hz-20KHz (+/- 0.5dB) |
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) | < 0.002% |
Signal To Noise | > 110dB (A-Weighted) |
Power Amplifier Section | |
Rated Power | 2 x 45W (8ohm) / 2 x 65W (4ohm) |
Frequency Response | 20Hz-20KHz (+/- 0.5dB) |
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) | < 0.005% (30W, 8ohm) |
Signal To Noise | > 108dB (A-Weighted) |
Digital Section | |
DAC | ESS Sabre32 ES9018K2M chip |
Sampling Frequency | Optical, coaxial: 44.1kHz —192kHz ; |
USB:44.1kHz—384kHz(PCM)/DSD64, DSD128, DSD256 | |
Ethernet, Wi-Fi: 44.1kHz —192kHz | |
Digital Input | 1 x Coaxial, 1 x Toslink Optical |
1 x USB for PC USB | |
Bluetooth(aptX, aptX LL) | |
Mechanical Section | |
Size (W X H X D) | 301 x 95 x 313 mm |
Net Weight | 6.1kg |