Digital
There are 10 types of people in this world, lets hope your the one that gets that joke. Digital is the default setting for our music collections these days, but our ears aren't digital. There's a range of products out there to help make the 1's and 0's into sweet, smooth, silky sound. From smart speakers to DACs to the humble CD player, theres plenty of sources for your music out there.
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Chord 2yu
A high quality interface that enables you to connect your 2go streamer to other devices that are not the Hugo 2. Essentially it acts as a network bridge when connected to a Hugo2.
Allowing you to enjoy the best in class streamer on a multitude of different devices.
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Bluesound Node N130
This is the model 130 node that slightly confusingly has less numbers on the box than the earlier model. This is the update for the model 2i and Bluesound has made some quality-of-life improvements under the hood of the new products with a new quad-core ARM Cortex A53 processor and a new DAC that operates at 32-bit/384 kHz and supports audio resolutions up to 24-bit/192 kHz.
The new units also include HDMI eARC and also have a lower signal-to-noise ratio of -113 (down from -110dB) and THD+N of 0.002% (down from 0.005%). The inclusion of the HDMI makes the new Node more media-center friendly, with the ability to hook it up to your TV and entertainment system. There have been some design improvements with an enhanced full-glass touch interface and precise volume slider.
As well as listening to the NODE through a conventional hi-fi system, users can also listen via headphones or even Bluetooth headphones thanks to an aptX HD transmitter as well as receiver.
The Bluesound aesthetic remains, with a sleek looking box (in either black or white), and intuitive touch controls. You'll want to put it in a central location and show this thing off. All your music is ready for listening at the touch of a button.
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Bluesound Powernode Edge (N230), Compact Wireless Streaming Amplifier
With slightly more power than the standard Powernode, you'll have more control over your speakers for a better sound.
Also in the case that you have lightly harder to drive speakers, this will give you the extra headroom to drive them nicely.
Bluesound have been making streaming equipment now for 10 years and their products sound clean and musical without having to pay through the nose.
Their app and software is very easy to use and they are being used more and more in serious HiFi components. Cyrus and Roksan are two of the handful of HiFi brands that are now part of the Bluesound ecosystem.
This means it's now easier to build a whole home system with Bluesound products dotted throughout the house and all controllable via the one user friendly app.
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Bluesound Node X streamer, Special Edition
A limited edition streamer from streaming heavyweights, Bluesound.
Celebrating 10 years making streaming products, Bluesound has released the Node X that has some major upgrades on the standard Node (N130).
- Higher quality Hi-Fi Sabre DAC instead of the standard Burr-Brown DAC
- Better Headphone amplifier with a full-size 1/4 inch jack output.
- Super smart silver finish
And then the inclusions that the Node (N130) has as well:
- HDMI eARC
- Top panel controls with Presets
- Both receiver and transmitter of Bluetooth apt X HD. That is you can send its signal to a set of wireless headphones or it can accept a bluetooth signal from any personal device.
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Advance Paris X-CD9
Again Advance Paris has produced a high quality CD player that out does its competitors with some very cool features for its price point.
This CD9 is a modest $1299 and for that you get an analogue tube output stage....oooohhh la la.
Advance Paris is the refashioned French brand, Advance Acoustic. They have changed their name and completely redesigned their units. They sound a lot more musical than they did previously.
Come have a listen to the new range at Carlton Audio Visual now.
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Rotel RCD-1572MKII
We've always loved the ease of use, reliability of Rotel CD players. But the RCD-1572MKII is more than that. It's detail and musicality within a very cool retro-esque chassis. You can't help but fall in love with this unit!
Not much has changed from the RCD-1572 to the MKII version except for the DAC. They are now using Texas instrument DACs. This was born out of practicality because sourcing DACs in the post COVID world has become problematic. However, the Texas instrument DACs are anything but a downgrade in sound quality!
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Marantz CR612 All-in-one Amp, CD, Heos, Radio, Bluetooth
A fantastic compact unit with everything all in the one box and great sound quality to boot. 60W per channel is nothing to sneeze at. It does particularly well paired with some Acoustic Energy AE100 bookshelf speakers.
Call us for colours and availabilities
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Musical Fidelity MX-DAC
The MX DAC has been around for a while now (since 2016) and it still surprises. For such a little box, 220mm x 220mm, and a relatively affordable price, this unit ticks boxes that much bigger and pricier units don't manage.
It has XLR outputs so future system upgrades will be well catered for. It also has all the digital inputs you could possibly what in this modern age: 2 x coax (up to 24bit 192 kHz PCM), 2 x optical (up to 24bit 192kHz PCM) and asynchronous USB up to 24bit 192 kHz PCM as well as DSD 64 and DSD 128.
Also, all inputs whether from coax, optical or USB, are processed in the DSD domain. This desirable feature gives a warmth and humanity to the sound that simple digital conversion doesn’t achieve.
And its the sound of this unit that really surprises. Rich and detailed, musical and nuanced. Stuff that units double its price can struggle with, sound sublime.
Come give this beauty a try, you won't be dissapointed.
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Bluesound Powernode N330
A streaming amplifier that will give you wireless capability with existing speakers.
Bluesound operating system is easy to use making this a hassle free, great sounding product.
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Advance Paris X-Stream 9, CD player and Streamer
This is a really nice combination in one unit. Touted as the only source you'll ever need. This unit combine a CD player, Tuner, Streamer and DAC.
Like all of the Advance Paris gear, it ticks the boxes for convenience and in-one-box simplification.
On display now at Carlton Audio Visual.
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Yamaha RN800A stereo receiver with streaming
This is part of a new wave of retro practical good sounding stereo receivers that are finding a place in homes as practical high fidelity devices. In a way they are a riposte to the exuberant age of surround sound amplifiers that have dissapointed purchasers by offering features over quality.
This new model RN800A ticks a lot of boxes with a decent phono input and a range of practical analogue and digital inputs, including that contemporary cherry being the HDMI EARC input. It is a very substantial device with classic Yamaha build quality and represents excellent value for money.
Yamaha RN800A official website
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Rotel DT-6000 DAC CD Transport
CD Players are considered an endangered species in the market so it might appear that Rotel are slightly brave to be releasing a new high end model at the moment. However in our part of the market CD layers are alive and thriving as they are purchased by people who have advanced and numerous CD collections that cannot be qualitatively matched by streaming sources. The Rotel 1572 CD Player is a good example of this ... although a plain jane disc spinner product it has intrinsic good sound and build quality that just keeps selling steadily. The DT6000 improves on that engineering for sound and longevity even further and in fact sets a new standard for a Rotel product in this category. The DT6000 is also a state of art Digital to Analogue converter that allows you to use a full range of digital sources as inputs without the redundancy of another external DAC component.
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Bluesound Vault 2i
Rip it. Download it. Store it. The VAULT 2i lets you rip all your CDs in bit-perfect, high-resolution formats or copy your existing music library to the VAULT 2i’s hard drive. Hook it up the to your existing sound system, or pair it with a set of powered speakers and stream your digital music collection in studio-quality.
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Marantz CD60
The new CD player from Marantz continues the classic Maratnz line and Japanese manufacturing. A beautiful unit perfect for those who have a cherised collection of CDs.
Of course it's been engineered to be paired with a Marantz amplifier but that's not a necessity, this will be a competitive unit to be matched with arange of good quality amplifiers.
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Chord Electronics 2go
The Chord Electronics streamer that pairs perfectly and conveniently with a Hugo 2 so that it's portable and delectable just like the whole Chord range.
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Musical Fidelity M2s CD Player
Like the matching M2si integrated amplifier, the M2scd is designed as serious hi-fi available at a modest price. From the fine fit and finish of its metal casework to the unique technology sitting inside, the M2scd exceeds expectations. The M2scd builds on our years of engineering expertise, uniquely featuring both a mains choke filter and a high-tech digitalstream noise filter. Such innovations enable the player to deliver technical performance; it boasts low distortion and a virtually flat frequency response, plus minimal noise and jitter.
The M2scd's DAC design also draws from its high-end siblings, using cutting-edge technology to ensure excellent data recovery from your discs. Simply put, that means you'll hear more from your music. Reviews say "a very mature and polished performer", which "sounds refined and elegant".
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Chord Qutest. Advanced compact DAC, a tiny bit of gorgeous ...
Qutest is the latest evolution of Chord Electronics’ most affordable standalone DAC, the multi-award-winning 2Qute, which it directly replaces. Qutest is uniquely equipped to bring the benefits of Chord Electronics’ acclaimed proprietary hardware and software technology to a wide range of connected devices. Learn More -
Marantz ND8006
Marantz design engineers have taken everything we learned in developing the Premium Range and applied it to this first-of-its-kind, exquisite player. Introducing "The Complete Digital Music Source Player". The ND8006 delivers renowned Marantz sound from literally unlimited music sources, including online music services, HEOS multi-room technology, locally stored high-resolution audio files, CD audio playback, AirPlay, Bluetooth and more. Easily upgrade any existing audio system to the best of Digital music - along with a mega-portion of versatility. Wherever and however your favourite music is stored, you can now enjoy it in pure Marantz quality. Because Music Matters. Learn More -
Cyrus Classic STREAM
Cyrus has always produced musical streamers without a brittle harshness to the sound that often creeps in to this purely digital medium. They have a lyricalness akin to vinyl that is effortlessly listenable.
The new Cyrus streamers now use the BluOs software also used in the Bluesound gear. But they haven't deviated from the path of the essential Cyrus sound. Both of the new Cyrus streamers exude that classic Cyrus musicality...but now with a seamless, easy-to-use software interface!
This Streamer doesn't have the fancy high resolution screen or the lovely touch buttons of the Stream XR. It also has only the first generation QXR DAC and not the upgreaded 2nd generation DAC.
It is upgradeable with a PSX-R2 power supply but you won't be able to plug in the superior PSU XR into this unit.
Still what a precision unit that oozes musicality and musical definition.
Come and here it at Carlton Audio Visual today!
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Marantz CD50n CD Player
We love the elegant aesthetic of the new Marantz chassis but that's not the only thing making this a futuristic unit.
It has streaming built-in so you can find your favourite music easily and conveniently using your prefered music streaming service.
A lovely rich warm sound, a little more so than the Denons.