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To match the new rCube at £350, Arcam have repriced the new PLUS version of the rWand iPod dongle. This streams lossless music to up to 4 x rCubes or rDacs-kw and works in tandem with the new rWand+ iPhone App to simplify and control pairing.
NEW - Arcam rWand+ £50NEW - rWand+ iPhone App FREE
The rWand+ app handles pairing / association of devices and allows the user to simply direct the iPhone / Pod Touch / Pad Kleer signal to up to 4 rCubes or wireless rDacs. Designed for the rWand+ only
All devices can be named e.g.: Kitchen rCube, Lounge rDac http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/arcam-rwandplus/id406639537?mt=8
NEW Arcam rWand+ - £50 (old model was £70)- includes Free iPhone App- iPod/Phone/Pad 30-pin wireless music streaming dongle- whole room coverage, using iDevice as source and controller
Arcam rWave - £80 - amplified USB wireless streaming music dongle for PCs & MACs- delivers whole house coverage from one main computer
Stream to Arcam rCube iPod System and the rDAC-kw audiophile DACStream to Kleer headphones from Sennheiser, Sleek, AKG and more
Kleer Networking for Arcam - The simplest, highest quality, most robust and most flexible networking available for Hi-Fi audio use. No Wi-Fi required. Uses Kleer lossless technology. Full bandwidth CD quality wireless, streaming, highly-resistant to dropout and interference. Better sound and signal reliability than Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.
- stream from iPod/Pad/Phone to rCube - ALL iPods inc Nano and Classic- stream from PC/Mac to rCube and rDAC-kw- stream to any Kleer headphone from Sennheiser, Sleek, AKG & more- whole house coverage from the rWand- whole room coverage from the rWave
No Wi-fi network is needed. Unlike Airplay, the rWand+ dongle brings streaming to all iPods, not just the Wifi ones. Unlike Bluetooth the sound is stunning.
Music sharing with up to 4 receivers: The dongles can share musicwith to up 4 rCubes OR rDACS or 4 pairs of Kleer headphone from people like Opera, Sennheiser, TDK, Sleek etc.
One iPod in one rCube can transmit to three rCubes.
BONUS - The rWand+ makes Kleer Wireless headphones portable - works with Sennheiser, AKG, TDK, Sleek, Sennheiser & more headphones- a new device for the travelling music lover- lossless CD Quality wireless Hi-fi sound- works with any Kleer based headphones.- also use for streaming to Arcam rCube and rDAC-kw
Features all versions - rWand+ works with iPod and iPad and iPhonerWave works with any PC or Mac computerKleer wireless audio technology for Better than Bluetooth soundFull bandwidth non-compressed music streamingLow power consumption, will not impact battery life of iPod etcRobust Interference Free signalCD quality audio (16-bit 44.1Khz) transmissionWill stream Apple lossless music, Wav and AIFF
Inputs - 30 pin iPod Audio - rWand+USB using asynchronous USB - rWave
WiFi Coexistence - a robust drop-out and interference free soundThe Arcam rDongles operate in the 2.4Ghz band minimising drop out due to other radio sources such as WiFi and Bluetooth. A Kleer radio channel occupies only 3MHz of spectrum, allowing 16 such channels across the 2.4GHz ISM band. Channel switching is accomplished in less than 800 microseconds. Result, minimal drop-outs on music and reduced interference.
ABOUT ARCAM
Arcam of Cambridge UK, kick-started the UK Hi-fi boom of the 60s and are now an acknowledged world leader in high performance audio and video technology for Home Cinema, Hi-fi and Custom install. They are noted for cutting-edge digital research, superb sonics and award-winning industrial design.
