That’s quite an audacious claim. While we say this with a bit of tongue-in-cheek, we really do believe this, considering AiOS‘ sonic audio quality, feature set, footprint, and price.
Many music lovers today, both younger, newer, and old-school audiophiles, have shifted to appreciate the ergonomic value of smaller integrated systems for many reasons. Today, size and integrated features are not indicative of quality as it once was. Whether we’re talking about speakers or electronics, we can all agree that smaller, less expensive products today far exceed the performance capabilities of smaller, cheaper products of yesteryear. Over the last decade, one of the most significant advances in high-performance audio has been realized in lower to mid-priced products. That’s good news for consumers, especially those with limited space and budget.
When it comes to smaller integrated audio systems, one area that many people overlook is the importance of proper subwoofer cable and wiring. A subwoofer is a specialized speaker that requires a specific type of cable and wiring to function correctly. Investing in high-quality subwoofer cables and wiring can significantly enhance the performance of your audio system, allowing you to hear more detailed and accurate bass sounds. Additionally, proper subwoofer cable and wiring can prevent issues like interference and signal loss, which can negatively impact the overall sound quality of your audio system. If you’re unsure of what type of subwoofer cable and wiring to use for your audio system, websites like https://wooferguy.com/subwoofer-cable-and-wiring/ can provide helpful information and recommendations to ensure that you get the best possible sound from your audio system.
AiOS falls into this category and was built with this in mind. It is a 150-watt Class AB integrated amplifier (combined preamp and power amplifier) with a built-in DAC and audio streamer. It’s truly an all-in-one system, needing only a set of speakers to bring gorgeous-sounding music into your space. AiOS accommodates both analog and digital inputs for all your sources. The three (3) analog inputs are routed from the input to the internal preamplifier and onto the power amplifier section for pure sound. Digital sources and streaming inputs are processed via the onboard DACs and DSPs to convert the digital data to analog before being passed onto the analog preamp and power amp sections. The DMS streaming platform inside AiOS directly streams audio from Spotify, TIDAL, Qobuz, vTuner, or any network-connected computers or NAS drives. Additional digital inputs include USB-A (x3) for USB hard drives, thumb drives, SD Card, aptX Bluetooth, Airplay, Toslink/Optical, and Coaxial.
AiOS is also Roon Ready, MQA Certified, and can handle digital files up to DSD512 and 32-bit / 384 kHz. Control can be done via the included handheld remote, free Cary Apple or Android app, Roon app, or even third-party DLNA/UPnP apps.
AiOS is a feature-rich product that is genuinely a world-class sounding system. It is designed in-house and utilizes costly, sophisticated analog and digital circuitry borrowed from our reference-quality solid-state amplifiers and DMS streaming components. When you look at those products’ price points and performance, AiOS jumps out as the audio bargain of the century, considering its heritage, DNA, and additional value-added features that even some of our much more expensive products don’t include, not to mention sound quality.
Whether used as the primary high-end system in your dedicated music room/family room, as a secondary system in your bedroom/office, or just downsizing, AiOS will astound you with its texturally rich, accurate, detailed, and smooth sonics beyond what you thought possible in a product of this proportion and cost. Whether you use $250 or $2,500 speakers with AiOS, it will surely amaze you.
If you are located in the United States and Canada, you can purchase AiOS on CaryDirect.
If you are located outside the United States and Canada, please contact your local Dealer/Distributor to purchase.
