GAIA C2 CD + DAC • Premium Line

Tube CD Player and D/A Converter

 

High-end CD player and high-resolution digital-to-analog converter, also suitable for external digital sources.

Highlights

 

  • Combination of a high-end tube CD player with a high-resolution D/A converter

  • Separate D/A converter for each channel, galvanically isolated from the digital section

  • High-quality, rigid aluminum chassis

  • Separate 24-bit / 192 kHz D/A converters for each channel

  • High-quality CD transport with drawer mechanism

  • Circuit boards manufactured using Premium-CMT™ technology

  • Super-symmetrical passive filters, optimized for maximum slope

  • Playback of PCM data with sampling rates from 44.1 to 192 kHz and DSD64, DSD128, DSD256

  • Recommended retail price: € 6,749,00

 

Animated 3D view

Silver-coloured housing design
Rear view

Specifications
Frequency range: 20 – 20.000 Hz (±0,8 dB)
Output impedance: < 100 Ω
THD: < 0,005 % at 1 kHz
Signal-to-noise ratio: > 102 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
Outputs: RCA • XLR
Analogue output voltage: RCA 2,5 V RMS • XLR 5 V RMS
Digital inputs: USB, optical, coaxial, AES/EBU
Digital outputs: Optical and coaxial
Tube assembly: 2 x 12AX7 • 2 x 6922 • 1 x 6CA4
Power supply: 230 V / 50 Hz / 100 W
Dimensions (W x H x D): 435 x 170 x 420 mm
Weight: 18 kg