QUAD Artera Solus
€1,799.00
The Artera Solus – a multi-tasking hi-fi system packed into a single sleek and sophisticated box, combining a CD transport, DAC, pre-amplifier, and power amplifier in a single compact chassis, with extensive connectivity options including Bluetooth connectivity.
Description
Despite their attractive simplicity, the three Artera components deliver exceptional sophistication beneath the skin. At the heart of the Artera Play and Artera Solus nestles the ESS Sabre32 9018; a 32-bit, eight-channel hybrid multi-bit Delta-Sigma DAC considered by many to be the finest D/A converter chip available for stereo sound.
This is Quad’s first series to utilise the ESS Sabre DAC, and external digital sources can benefit from its exceptional quality via a range of digital inputs. These include USB, with support for PCM data up to 32-bit/384kHz and also DSD64/128/256, ensuring the Artera Play+, and Artera Solus are fully equipped to make the most of today’s hi-res music formats, as well as future advances in ultra-high-definition digital sound.
Each player within the series features a preamp section which boasts a balanced Class A output stage. Two coaxial and two optical inputs cater for external digital sources alongside the USB input, with a pair of RCA phono inputs handling analogue sources. Analogue outputs are supplied in both single-ended RCA and balanced XLR varieties; a pair of digital outputs (optical and coaxial) and a 12V trigger output complete a comprehensive array of connectivity options.
Specifications
General Description | CD Player, DAC, Pre-Amp, Integrated amplifier and Bluetooth Connectivity |
Key Technology & Features | DSD (up to DSD256 Compatible) BIuetooth (aptX) |
Audio File Formats | ALAC, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, WMA, MP3, AAC, AACHE, AAC+, DSD64, DSD128, DSD256 |
D/A Converter | ESS ES9018 32bit DAC |
USB Input | USB B (PC / MAC) |
Digital Audio Inputs | 2 x Optical TOSI ink, 2 x RCA(DIG1, DIG2) |
Digital Audio Outputs | 1 x Optical TOSI ink, 1 x RCA (DIG) |
Analogue Inputs | 2 x RCA (AUX1, AUX2) |
Analogue Outputs | 2 x RCA, 2 x Balanced XLR, 6.3mm Headphone Jack |
Speaker Outputs | 2 x Speaker Binding Post Terminals |
Sample Rate (USB B) | 44.1 kHz, 48kHz, 88.2 kHz, %kHz, 1 76.4kHz, 192kHz, 384kHz |
Sample Rate (Digital Inputs / Outputs) | 44.1 -192kHz |
Standby Power Consumption | <0.5W |
Pre-Amplifier Section | |
Output Level (1 kHz) Variable Output | 0 – 4 Vrms (Pre Outputs) 0 – 8 Vrms (Balanced Outputs) |
Frequency Response | 20Hz-20kHz, 1 kHz (± 0.2dB) |
Total Harmonic Distortion | <0.002% (20Hz-20kHz) |
Signal to Noise Ration(S/N) | > 103dB (1 kHz) > 11 0dB (A Weighted, 1 kHz) |
Channel Separation | > 1 00dB (1 kHz) |
Power Amplifier Section | |
Rated Power Output | 2 x 75W (8(2) |
Frequency Response | ± 0.5dB (20Hz-20kHz, 1 kHz) |
Total Harmonic Distortion | <0.009% (1 OW 20Hz-20kHz) |
Signal to Noise Ration(S/N) | > 100dB (A Weighted,ref.75W) |
Channel Separation | >82dB (A Weighted,ref.1 W) |
Dynamic Range A-wtd | 98dB |
Power Requirement | 230V-50-60Hz 115V-50-60Hz 100V-50-60Hz |
Dimensions | 320 x 320 x 105mm |
Net Weight | 11.84kg |