About The Monitor Audio IMS-4 Music Streamer
Featuring BluOS™ technology and Apple AirPlay 2, the IMS-4 is a versatile music streaming solution designed for custom install projects requiring premium sound quality.
BluOS™ technology allows the IMS-4 to stream to four separate zones and its BluOS Controller app offers complete flexibility: streaming from music services, easy access to music libraries and voice control through a smart device.
Accessed through the app, or one of the many supported integrated control systems, multiple IMS-4 Music Streamers can be integrated with other BluOS devices to provide up to 64 zones of music. Each zone can perform together in perfect sync or play different streams to different zones.
Lossless music can be played at up to 24-bit/192kHz to every room in a home network and, through BluOS, IMS-4 can deliver millions of Master Quality Authenticated (MQA) recordings, which captures and recreates the sound of the original studio performance.
Apple AirPlay 2 provides the IMS-4 with even greater flexibility as Siri allows users to request the track they would like to hear and state the room they would like it to be played in. Like BluOS, Apple AirPlay 2 lets the music be enjoyed separately or in sync throughout the home.
The IMS-4 music streamer's discreet design (1U of rack space) ensures it can be easily incorporated into any custom installation project. Analogue and digital inputs allow the addition of a cable box or other non-network sources and makes them available in every zone. The IMS-4 even includes a system interrupt to let doorbells and fire alarms be heard.
Monitor Audio recommends that the IMS-4 is partnered with an installation amplifier such as its IA150-8C. Integrated with Crestron, Control4 and RTI, the IMS-4 is compatible with other BluOS enabled devices.
Michael Hedges, Monitor Audio's technical director, said, 'The IMS-4 is an exciting new addition to our extensive range of industry-leading custom installation solutions. I am sure our customers will love its ease of installation, flexibility and powerful performance.'
Our Take
Monitor Audio's new IMS-4 Music Streamer is a music streaming solution designed for custom install projects. The IMS-4 music streamer incorporates Bluesound technology, the Bluesound control App 'BluOS™' allows the IMS-4 to stream to four separate zones but will allow you to control up to 64 zones of music as multiple IMS-4 music streamers can be used together. Each zone can play the same music together in perfect sync or you can play different streams to different zones. Analogue and digital inputs allow additional equipment to be connected along with any other non-network sources and then makes them available in every zone.
Lossless music can be played at up to 24-bit/192kHz to every room in a home network and, through BluOS, IMS-4 can deliver millions of Master Quality Authenticated (MQA) recordings, which captures and recreates the sound of the original studio performance.
Apple AirPlay 2 provides the IMS-4 with even greater flexibility as Siri allows users to request the track they would like to hear and state the room they would like it to be played in. Like BluOS, Apple AirPlay 2 lets the music be enjoyed separately or in sync throughout the home.
Main Features & Specifications
- BluOS™ multi-room streaming technology
- With four separate zones, different music can be streamed to four different rooms or areas
- Can be integrated with other BluOS devices to provide up to 64 zones of music
- Allows streaming of lossless music with MQA authentication up to 24-bit/192 kHz
- Integration with home automation services such as Crestron, Control4, RTI and other BluOS™ devices
- BluOS™ Controller app for iOS, Android, MacOS and Windows
- Compatible with Apple AirPlay 2
- Compatible with TIDAL Connect casting technology
- Can be partnered with Monitor Audio's range of Installation Amplifiers
- Includes a system interrupt feature to let doorbells and fire alarms to be heard
- Slim profile, occupies just 1U rack space
- General
- Channel Number / Rooms: 4 Rooms
- Maximum Input Voltage (RMS): 2.2 V
- Mains Operating Voltage: 100 – 240 V 50/60 Hz
- Standby Power Consumption: <1 W
- Signal to Noise Ratio: 110 dBA
- Sample Rate: Up to 24-bit/ 192 kHz
- Supported Cloud Services: Spotify Connect, Amazon Music HD, TIDAL Connect, Deezer, Qobuz and more
- Free Internet Radio: TuneIn Radio, iHeart Radio, Calm Radio, Radio Paradise, Radio.com
- Supported Operating Systems: Plays music from Network Shares on the following operating systems - Microsoft Windows XP, 2000, Vista, 7 - 10 or higher, Apple Macintosh OSX 7 - 10 or higher
- Integration Partners: Control4, RTI, Crestron, URC, Roon, ELAN
- Input Connections
- Analogue: RCA Stereo
- Digital SPDIF: Optical (Toslink)
- USB: Type A (FAT32 Formatted)
- Output Connections
- Analogue: 4 x RCA Stereo
- Digital: 4 x Optical (Toslink)
- Digital: 4 x Coaxial
- IP Communication: TCP/IP (RJ-45 10/1000 Base T)
- User Interface: Free Android, iOS, Windows applications available from the appropriate app store
- Rack Height: 1U
- Dimensions (without feet WxHxD): 438 x 43.1 x 236.1mm
- Height (with feet): 45.1mm
- Width (including rack brackets): 482mm
- Weight: 2.8 kg
- Manufacturer's Warranty: 5 Years
Note: Features & Specifications Subject To Change Without Notice. E&OE.