Veteran audio manufacturer PS Audio takes to Kickstarter to present its latest take on integrated all-in-one amplifiers-- the Sprout, a device promising to be a "simple but high-quality hub of a home music system."
First seen last month in prototype form at the Munich High End Show, the Sprout is an compact yet high-quality audio hub. It carries a 50W channel integrated amp, a phono amp, 24-bit/96kHz asynchronous DAC and a headphone amp, and plays audio from sources including Bluetooth-enabled devices, turntables, game consoles, PCs (via USB) and CDs (via coax).
Case construction is in steel, aluminium and walnut.
"We’re excited to be able to bring the experience of great sound to a new generation,” PS Audio founder Paul McGowan says. “The really cool thing about Sprout is that it plays music the way people listen today—- from their phones, from turntables, from their computers—and it does it simply. Gamers and movie-viewers will have a more-immersive experience, too."
Of course, one has to ask-- are potential customers interested in a product such the Sprout? The answer appears to be yes, as Kickstarter has already beat an initial $36000 goal to reach over $245000.
Following the preorder/crowdfunding campaign the Sprout ships on Q3 2014.
