Newly improved and reduced in price to make it more competitive.
A combination of a very high quality CD player/DAC and pre-amp. Perhaps the finest front end Quad have ever produced.
Combining a sleek user interface with the latest high definition audio technology Artera Play CD player and DAC is the perfect match for the high power drive of Artera Stereo. Enjoy your music with ultra-high resolution playback up to 32bit/384kHz in addition to DSD64/128/256 files through the USB input.
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| General Description | CD Player & DAC |
| D/A Converter | ESS ES9018 32bit DAC |
| Output Level (1kHz) | 0 - 2.5 Vrms (PRE Outputs) 0 - 5 Vrms (Balanced Outputs) |
| L/R Channel Difference | ±0.02dB (1kHz) |
| Frequency Response | -0.2dB (20Hz-20kHz, 1kHz) |
| Total Harmonic Distortion | <0.001% (20Hz-20kHz) |
| Linearity | ±0.01dB (20Hz-20kHz) |
| Signal to Noise Ratio (S/N) | >110dB (1kHz) >118dB (Weighted, 1kHz) |
| Channel Separation | >100dB (1kHz) |
| USB Input | 1 × USB (Support HID) |
| USB Input Sampling Rates | 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz, 384kHz |
| USB DSD | DSD64, DSD128, DSD256 |
| Digital Audio Inputs | 2 × Optical TOSlink 2 × RCA (DIG1, DIG2) |
| Digital Audio Outputs | 1 × Optical TOSlink 1 ×RCA (DIG) |
| Digital Inputs & outputs Sampling Rates | 44.1 - 192kHz |
| Analogue Inputs | 2 × RCA(AUX1, AUX2) |
| Analogue Outputs | 2 x XLR, RCA (PRE) |
| Dimension (W x D x H) | 320 x 320 x 105mm |
| Weight | 8.5 kg |