The 80 watt per channel Inspire 980 has all the versatility of the Inspire 880 that allows you to directly connect up almost any source from a CD player, your personal computer, your AV source or turntable. The Inspire 980 adds the further feature of networking capability via wired or wireless Ethernet and this allows you to directly access your music library stored on a networked drive.
Various network controllers can be used to control playback but for the ultimate in refinement of interfaces, the Plinius Arataki can’t be beaten. The Arataki app for iPad was developed to control network playback via our premium Tiki and Toko products but it can also be used with the Inspire 980.
Whether enjoying a listening session with friends or using a play-list for background music at a party the Inspire 980 and the Arataki controller is the perfect combo for enjoying music in high fidelity.
Specifications
POWER
80 watts RMS per channel into 8 ohms.
Both channels driven from 20Hz to 20kHz at less than 0.2% total harmonic distortion
SUPPORTED AUDIO FILE SERVER
DLNA Digital Media Servers
SUPPORTED PLAYBACK CONTROL
DLNA Digital Media Controllers, DLNA Mobile Digital Media Controllers, UPnP smartphone applications, iPad/iPod applications
DAC CAPABILITY
24 bit, 192ks/s
AUDIO CODEC SUPPORT
FLAC (up to 24/192), LPCM (up to 24/192), ALAC,AIFF, MP3
CONNECTIVITY
10/100 Ethernet
Wi-Fi
USB asynchronous
Optical Toslink
FREQUENCY RESPONSE
20Hz to 20kHz ±0.2dB
-3dB at 5Hz and -3dB at 300kHz
DISTORTION
Typically <0.05% THD at rated power
0.2% THD and IM worst case prior to clipping
HUM & NOISE
90dB below rated output 20Hz to 20kHz unweighted
POWER/CURRENT CONSUMPTION
300W
Class AB Idle 0.14A (32W) Standby
DIMENSIONS
Height: 72mm (3")
Width: 450mm (17.75")
Depth: 350mm (13.75")
Weight: 10kg (22lb)
