The Solo neo from the English company Arcam is a music system with excellent music performance and network audio capabilities that allow it to play music in many formats along with an internal CD player and radio tuner. With improved sound quality and highly developed pre-amplifier and power amplifier stages, Solo neo offers a high-performance and easy-to-use system.
The built-in network music player provides playback of music stored on local network devices such as PCs and NAS drives. It also allows access to thousands of Internet radio stations available when its local area network is connected to the Internet. In addition, its USB port can play music from local devices such as memory cards or hard drives, and a duplex RS232 connector enables iPod playback and control via an optional irDock.
Solo neo does not sacrifice sound quality for convenience. The internal 75W per channel amplifiers work great with matching Muso speakers, but are also capable of handling much more demanding speakers in larger rooms.
Design features and technical characteristics
-built-in CD player
-CD-text, CD-R and CDRW transport
-Colpitts clock generator with low jitter
-24-bit Wolfson DAC
-Network audio player
-Wired 10/100 Ethernet socket
-Wireless receiver with included antenna (802.11b/g, WEP/WPA enabled)
- USB connector for local hard drives / memory cards
-Plays WAV, MP3, AAC, WMA and FLAC
- Power amplifier
75 watts RMS into 4 ohms
Passive fanless cooling system
A large toroidal transformer in the power supply unit
Independent toroid for microprocessor and standby mode
Nine independently adjustable power supplies
Preamplifier
Five line-level inputs plus a record output
Preamplifier output for external power amplifiers
Optical digital output with CD / DAB for digital recording
Front panel mini-jack input for MP3 players or iPod-style game consoles
Mini jack for headphones on the front panel
iPod interface with control via irDock
Output for the second zone with independent volume control
A separate infrared input for controlling the second zone
Full control of low and high frequencies
RS232 input on the rear panel to control all functions and update software
Infrared input connectors for controlling the main and second zones
12 V trigger for turning on external amplifiers
Discrete IR codes for toggle commands (standby, mute, etc.)
Audiophile-level sound quality
All-metal body with an aluminum cover
Full dot matrix display with easy to read text
Simple setup and operation
Remote control
Highly sensitive built-in DAB/FM tuner
Size 430mm x 80mm x 350mm
Weight 10.65 kg in packaging