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METRONOME C2-A SIGNATURE

DATA SHEET

METRONOME C2-A SIGNATURE DETAILS

Design Features

Two box design Digital to Analog converter based on the best 24bit/192khz technology available with proprietary circuit and design. One box is dedicated to the converter, output electronic and digital inputs, the second box contain a separate power supply with 7 transformers. This configuration provide an heavy protection from EMI/RFI radiation from the outside world and reduce the negative influence of mechanical vibration from the transformers.
Each digital input use it own DIR for a lower level of jitter. A selectable upsampler is included for all inputs.
The tube output stage is isolated from digital radiation by the use of a separate power supply and a proprietary configuration of the tubes

"Like the Kalista, it is lucid and open, integrating the finest detail into a single musically coherent whole. feed it bwell and the C2A will repay you with an intimate and directly communicative sound that draws you into a vocal or a performance. Its ability to track micro-dynamics, the subtle shifts in bow pressure or inflections in a voice make it both natural and convincing, meaning that you can get drawn past the simple mechanics or reproduction and into the music itself." HiFi+ issue 38 Roy Gregory

 

Technical Specification
   
DAC Resolution :
 24 bit/192 khz 2 converters, 1 per channel;120dB of signal to noise ratio at the converter.
Analog Stage :
 ANALOG OUTPUTS:
2 x XLR (Right & Left Balanced channels)
2 x RCA WBT (Right & Left unbalanced channels)
Power supply :
 EMI rejection by Schaffner filter. 7 transformers and 11 regulations: one for each critical part of the converter, digital input stage, digital upsampling and processing, converter, analog output. Detachable AC cord with Fischer HIGH QUALITY Umbilical 1.2 meter long harness between both units
Power consumption :
 3 - 50 VA
Standard Digital Outputs :
 none
Optional Digital Outputs :
 none
Digital inputs :
 One DIR per digital input
2 x S/PDIF (RCA WBT) one for 44.1 and one for 96 khz
1 x ATT/ST glass fiber optic
1 x AES/EBU-XLR
Front Panel :
 Silver
Dimensions (WxHxD) :
 450 x 75 x 390 for converter
450 x 75 x 390 for power supply
Weight :
 12 Kg / 25 lbs for converter
13 kg / 27 lbs for power supply
 

 

Weiss Medea D/A Converter"Whoa! That was my first reaction to the Medea. Oh my was my second. I wonder if can afford to buy this thing? That was my third. I’ve never heard a digital processor resolve as much information as this one does. The Medea unveils loads of detail -- through the high, mid, and bass regions -- to the point where I was scrambling for disc after disc to determine if what I was hearing was some sort of illusion. It wasn’t. " - SoundStage

Zanden 2000P CD Transport Previously, if someone had offered to replace my record players and record collection wholesale with CDs and a player of my choice, I'd have questioned their sanity and then shown them the door. Now I'd have to consider that offer seriously. That's how big a step the Zanden digital electronics represent. - HiFi +

Boulder 2020 Digital to Analog Converter This attention to analog performance is simply unprecedented. Total crystal re-clocking completely eliminated jitter, and an eight times oversampling FIR digital filter produces superb transient response. Five Burr-Brown DACs in parallel per channel significantly lower distortion and increase accuracy to theoretical limits. Boulder's unique three-chassis design affords maximum isolation between digital and analog circuitry. The separate power supply chassis houses independent regulated supplies for each channel, as well as the digital / display chassis.

Weiss Jason CD Transport Any great digital front end must start with a great transport. The JASON CD Transport is an addition to the already famous MEDEA D/A Converter. The design and electronics are of the same high quality in both units. Many included features in the JASON which make it the CD Transport of choice not only in conjunction with the MEDEA but with all kinds of D/A Converters or Digital Amplifiers.
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