Audio Note CD 3.1x/II
Level 2 Red Book CD Player. Welcome to the latest version of our long running and highly regarded Level Three integrated machine. The original CD3 was an instant classic, and is still loved and used by many discerning audiophiles around the world. This current version brings the design right up to date, and dramatically improves on the previous incarnations in every possible area.
Whilst the rest of the audiophile world continues its delusional and ultimately doomed love affair with the currently fashionable crop of what are claimed to be "high resolution" computer sources, we at Audio Note (UK) continue to extract even greater degrees of information and quality from Red Book CD, which is still the best, currently available digital music format.
Audio Note (UK) is highly critical of the digital medium as presented by compact disc; we sincerely hope that you too will find this transport breaks free from the "digital mould" that we are all so accustomed to, and so opens a new window on your CD collection.
It has been specifically engineered for sonic performance rather than technical specification, and fulfils all Audio Note (UK) Level 2 criteria.
The CD3.1x/II is the first model of integrated CD player in our range to feature the highly regarded Analogue Devices AD1865 digital to analogue converter chip, the same device that we use in our more costly stand alone DACs. This 18bit device has consistently outperformed every competing chip we have tested regardless of specification or price.
The transport is our now classic in-house modified Philips CD mechanism, designed purely to read true Red Book CD, which in our opinion is still the best possible Digital music format currently available. The analogue output stage features two ECC88 dual triode valves and our own custom designed and manufactured Audio Note (UK) copper foil capacitors. Our own Tantalum resistors are also used in critical areas, offering a quite remarkable level of performance.
Specifications
| OPTICAL PICK UP | 3 beam laser |
|---|---|
| SEMI-CONDUCTOR LASER | 780nm |
| OUTPUT IMPEDANCE | Less than 2 KOhm |
| REFERENCE OUTPUT | 3.0V RMS (approx.) |
| CHANNEL BALANCE | Less than 0.5dB |
| VALVE COMPLIMENT | 2 x ECC88 |
| UNIT WEIGHT | 8 kg |
| UNIT DIMENSIONS | 142mm (h) x 445mm (w) x 420mm (d) |
| MAINS INPUT | AC 100-120V / 220-240V 50/60Hz |
| MAX. POWER CONSUMPTION | 48W |
| NOTE | Due to Audio Note (UK)'s ongoing research and development program, specifications are subject to change without notice. |
Price on request — contact us for a quotation, or book a listening appointment in our atelier.
