COMPACT STREAMING AMPLIFIER FROM FRANCE, THE OCTAVIO AMP NOW LAUNCHED

Back in April, we brought you the news of a new French brand, Octavio who had just launched their new streamer, the Octavio Stream. Now they have announced the availability of their Octavio AMP.

The Octavio AMP joins the brand’s product range as a compact and connected amplifier, which they say is “designed to bridge the gap between yesterday’s and tomorrow’s music”.

OCTAVIO AMP CONNECTIVITY

The Octavio amplifier has a complete set of connectors including RCA, optical and subwoofer for turntables, CD players and subwoofers along with TVs.

The compact Octavio AMP from France

OCTAVIO SOUND FILTER

The Octavio AMP is equipped with Octavio’s Sound Filter technology. Sound Filter analyses the audio signal at the input of Octavio AMP and compares it to the output signal before it is sent to your speakers. It is designed to remove any potential noise or disturbance.

STREAMING AND APP

The Wi-Fi network access (+Ethernet) and Bluetooth will allow you to set up a multiroom system for streaming from services such as Qobuz, Tidal and Spotify. It is AirPlay 2, Spotify Connects and Tidal Connect compatible. The amp can also be operated through the Octavio Virtuose mobile application.

MORE POWER?

The compact Octavio AMP features output power of 2 x 65W (4Ω) but also comes with an external power supply which gives you more flexibility. If yor speakers require more power you can choose a more powerful power supply (32V) to double the power of the amplifier.

You can upgrade the power supply for powering more demanding speakers

OCTAVIO AMP SPECIFICATIONS

Dimensions: 196 x 196 x 39 mm

Amplification power TPA3250: 2 x 35 W (8Ω) 2 x 65 W (4Ω)

Efficiency higher than 92%.

THD less than 0.005% for 1 W

Audio inputs: Auxiliary (RCA) x 2, Optical (Toslink), USB (media playback)

Audio outputs: Connection of cables or banana plugs, Subwoofer output

Audio chip: Allwinner R328, designed for connected audio.

ARM CortexTM-A7 (Dual-core), clocked at 1.2 GHz

AMPAK AP6256 (Wi-Fi / Bluetooth)

Audio Processing (APE) based on ARM NEON architecture to accelerate multimedia processing

Powered by Linkplay Next Gen Modules

Audio formats: FLAC / OGG / ALAC / WMA / APE / MP3

DAC: Burr-Brown PCM1798 up to 24 bits / 192 kHz

Differential architecture to ensure filtered and undisturbed sound

Optical: Compatibility up to 24 bits / 192 kHz

Network: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 2,4 GHz / 5 GHz, External antenna, Ethernet

Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP

Product assembly, software development, shipping and after-sales service are all dealt with in-house in France.

OCTAVIO AMP PRICE

Pricing starts at 699€

HiFi Pig Says: This looks like a really flexible compact amp, ideal for a starter system.

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