Antipodes K50 Music Server/Streamer

The KALA 50 heads the KALA Series, adapting the technology used in the Oladra to deliver many of its strengths at a more affordable price level. Timbral accuracy and natural musical flow are its main sonic strengths, allowing it to effortlessly reveal the sheer beauty of music.

Prepare for some long late-night sessions, because this level of musicality is going to engross you in every performance.

An alternative to the KALA 50 is the identically priced KALA 41+22 combo, offering the same electronics in two separate cases, enabling further optimisation via power cord and Ethernet link choices. If USB is your preferred output then the lower-priced KALA 41+21 combo offers the same performance, without the clocked synchronous outputs.

The KALA 50 uses a custom computer designed for Server Apps and another designed for Player Apps, and multiple cascaded processing stages.

The Server engine provides a high-power buffer and signal generation stage. Turning a file or a chaotic internet stream into a well-timed stream is managed by Server apps and benefits strongly from a high level of processing resources. The Player engine runs Player apps and buffers/re-generates the signal in a low-noise environment to provide an even cleaner digital signal. Processing steps then isolate, buffer, regenerate and re-clock the signal - separately for the USB output from the Synchronous digital outputs (S/PDIF, AES3, I2S).

The Server engine is the heart of the system, managing your files and streaming services, and controlling what is played. Play over your network to multiple end-points, and to the DAC in your main system by either Direct Ethernet, USB, S/PDIF, AES3 or I2S.

The KALA 50, as with all KALA models was designed to be upgradable as technology innovations are made.

This means that when we release new KALA models, we also offer existing KALA owners the ability to upgrade to the latest model. This involves replacing all items that have changed in the new released version, so that what you receive back is identical to the latest model.