#Audiolab 6000n tidal connect update
#Audiolab 6000n tidal connect series

Soundīut all those troubles, as Paul McCartney might say, seem so far away when you’re settled into a radio station, playlist or album.

#Audiolab 6000n tidal connect update

It’s an example of when hardware (presets) and software (app control) functions should get along better, but is a hiccup rather than a disaster.Ī recent software update has brought ‘Works with Alexa’ support, allowing audio playback to be controlled via voice commands to an Amazon Echo speaker or Alexa-enabled device. So far, so good, however selecting a preset often throws out app synchronicity so you have to start all over again when you want to change songs or sources.

It’s much quicker and easier than using the app to navigate, and means you can come home from a day’s work, turn on your hi-fi, and be listening to Radio 6 Music with a single press of a button. You can assign a preset for whatever is currently playing by simply holding down one of the six preset buttons on the unit’s facade.

While using a third-party platform largely means conforming to a ubiquitous, one-size-fits-all experience, Audiolab and DTS have worked to create a custom 6000N Play feature by way of six on-unit presets. We have used this platform before with the Award-winning Arcam rPlay, and can confidently say its well-equipped streaming smarts are backed by an intuitive, stable experience.Īccess your music services, adjust volume and control a multi-room environment via the home screen, and as you voyage deep into a streaming service catalogue, pressing the DTS logo returns you home, while, another press returns you back to your last point of in-app navigation. The gateway to all these functions is the DTS Play-Fi control app. It can also connect wirelessly with up to 32 other Play-Fi-equipped devices for a multi-room set-up. It also means it can stream hi-res music files up to 24-bit/192kHz from networked servers, thanks to DLNA and UPnP compliance. Having Play-Fi at its software core means that when connected to a network through ethernet or its dual-band wi-fi, the 6000N Play can access services such as Spotify Connect, Tidal, HDtracks, Deezer, Qobuz, Amazon Music, Napster, TuneIn, iHeartRadio and SiriusXM. However, the foundation of its streaming experience is based on another’s creation, DTS’s Play-Fi hi-res, multi-room platform.

#Audiolab 6000n tidal connect series

With the talents of the 6000 Series siblings stopping short of network streaming smarts, the 6000N Play is left to create its own heart and soul.