ARCAM
ST60 NETWORK AUDIO PLAYER
ARCAM unveiled the ST60 Enabling audio streaming, a companion to any stereo amplifier, including one of ARCAM’s own HDA series of award-winning two-channel audio engines. The ST60 fully decodes MQA is Roon Ready and handles UPnP sources. Under the bonnet, the ARCAM engineering team deploys the ESS9038 32-bit/192 kHz stereo DAC. The ST60 supports AIFF, ALAC, FLAC, and WAV along with compressed legacy formats. It can also deliver full IP & RS232 control, including Control4 and Crestron, making it the latest go-to ARCAM model for custom install blueprints.
Digital interfaces comprise Ethernet, USB, and Wireless, and the ST60 package includes dual Wi-Fi antennae. The ST60 rear panel hosts Balanced XLR and single-ended RCA analog outputs, plus coaxial and optical digital outputs, giving users a comprehensive choice of paths.
The ST60 enables control of music stored on supported devices and network drives, are free to download from Apple’s App Store and the Google Play Store. It also allows streaming from Android tablets and smartphones, iPhones, iPads, Mac, Windows, and Chromebooks, while AirPlay2-compatibility delivers full support of Apple’s latest version of its wireless streaming protocol.