Crane Song Debuts Quantum DA – 5th Generation Converter for Avocet IIA, Solaris Quantum DA
The Quantum DA converter technology has seen several years of analysis and subjective listening for development. The result is Crane Song‘s “most accurate” converters to date.
The Avocet IIA monitor controller from Crane Song.
Quantum DA Monitor Controller: Avocet IIA is Crane Song’s new take on their original Avocet monitor controller. Additional features include dedicated subwoofer outputs to each of the three analog monitor outputs, and more accurate speaker matching with 0.25dB adjustable increments. The Avocet IIA will be available in before the end of October for $2995.
Quantum DA Converter: Solaris features three analog outputs – A step-attenuated +25dBu output, +18dBu output, and step-attenuated headphone amplifier output. Accepting sources up to 192kHz, Solaris accepts a nice set of input options including AES, SPDIF, Optical, and USB. The Solaris DA converter will be available in the first quarter of 2016 for $1849.
The Solaris Quantum DA converter from Crane Song.
Check out the Crane Song’s fifth generation DA tech at Booth #937 during AES 139 in NYC, October 29th – November 1st.
Read on for full details from Crane Song:
The Quantum DAC uses a 32 bit converter and asynchronous sample rate conversion for jitter reduction with up sampling to 211 KHz. The reference clock uses a proprietary reconstruction filter for accurate time domain response; and with jitter less than 1pS, Quantum DA has the lowest published jitter values in the industry.
Crane Song Avocet IIA
The Crane Song Avocet IIA builds on the success of the original Avocet and Avocet II. It is a stereo monitor controller capable of operating in surround configurations up to 7.1 that is comprised of a rack mounted unit and table top remote control. Avocet IIA has many features including; dim, mute, phase, mono, and 16 bit truncation functions, plus a speaker select switch that sends line level balanced audio to one of three outputs. In addition to exploiting the new Quantum DA conversion technology, this newest version offers new functionality that expands the flexibility of the system. There is now a dedicated subwoofer output for each of the three analog monitor outputs. Additionally, output levels are now programmable in 0.25 db steps for extremely accurate speaker level matching.
Crane Song Solaris Quantum D/A
The Solaris Quantum D/A is a stand-alone 19-inch rack digital to analog converter utilizing the new Quantum D/A technology It features three separate analog outputs: The main out has a discrete output amplifier with a stepped attenuator and a max output of +24dBu. The secondary output, which is also balanced, has a fixed level with an output of +18dBu. The headphone output/amplifier has its own stepped attenuator.
The LCD function display shows input source, sample rate and level metering. The input section accepts sources up to 192k and provides a full range of input options including AES, SPDIF, Optical and USB, making it ideal for both pro audio as well as audiophile applications where exceedingly accurate monitoring is required.
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