Plinius Inspire 880 DAC integrated amplifier
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The Plinius 880 integrated amplifier goes a step further than traditional integrated products by incorporating a high quality DAC. The entry level model in the Plinius amplifier range.
About the Company
Plinius was founded in 1980 and the company’s early vision was to provide a high fidelity listening experience for local customers in New Zealand.
We still aspire to that beautifully simple goal and now with vastly more resources and a bigger team of young engineers we are able to reach out to a wider global audience.
We invite you to become a part of that audience.
Manufacturing and Production
All aspects of our business from design through to marketing are carried out by the Plinius team operating from our headquarters in New Zealand.
Our team of young designers bring energy and modern engineering practice to the simple goal of introducing a modern audience to High Fidelity music.
At our facility in Christchurch all aspects of production are situated close to each other on one site ensuring there is a close working relationship between all members of the manufacturing team.
International distributors are frequent visitors to our premises where they can see Plinius products being individually assembled. They are often surprised by the very complex and sophisticated products being made in other departments. Our production facility supports a variety of businesses from laboratory and medical equipment to camera and GPS systems.
Listening to High Fidelity reproduction of music can give you a lift or soothe and relax you depending on your needs.
Can you afford to miss out on this experience by listening to your favourite music on anything but the best system? We don’t think you should have to and Plinius solutions get you into true High Fidelity listening.
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The Inspire 880 integrated amplifier and on-board DAC is the first step into the world of Plinius amplification. On demonstration at Criterion Cambridge.
This versatile 80 watt per channel integrated amplifier goes a step further than traditional integrated products and gives you enhanced listening from almost any source. The Inspire 880 will accept signals from your CD player, your personal computer, your AV source and even vinyl from your turntable.
Not only that but you get this versatility with a product that looks as stunning as it sounds. The aesthetic designs of the new Inspire range introduce new tones and textures to the finishes available in the Plinius range.
To listen to stored digital files all you need do is connect your music collection to your Inspire 880 via the USB input. You then use your media player to select what you want to play and stream it to your Inspire 880 which converts the digital signal to the analogue signal your speakers need. In no time at all you can be up and running with Plinius clarity refinement and power.
The Inspire 880 is a great way to bring your listening experience, from almost any source, into the world of real high fidelity.
- Specification:
- Power: 80 watts RMS per channel into 8 ohms. Both channels driven from 20Hz to 20kHz at less than 0.2% total harmonic distortion
- Frequency Response: 20Hz to 20kHz /-0.2dB, -3dB at 2Hz and -3dB at 300kHz
- Distortion:
- Typically >0.05% THD at rated power
- 0.2% THD and IM worst case prior to clipping
- Current Output: 16A short duration peak per channel, fuse protected
- Input Impedence: 10k ohms for line inputs
- Gain: Line inputs to speaker out 38dB
- Digital Inputs:
- 1 x USB asynchronous (up to 24 bit, 192ks/s)
- 2 x Optical Toslink (up to 24 bit, 96ks/s)
- MM Phono Input
- RCA Unbalanced Input
- Gain: 50dB
- Load: 47k
- Frequency Response: 20Hz to 20kHz /–0.2dB within RIAA spec
- Power/Current Consumption
- 300W (maximum)
- 0.14A (32W) Standby
- Height: 72mm (3″)
- Width: 450mm (17.75″)
- Depth: 350mm (13.75″)
- Weight: 10kg (22lb)
