Antelope Zodiac Plus

Bulgaria is to be put on the map of audio world thanks to Antelope Audio who brings on the market a new cutting-edge DAC/preamplifier. The models’ name is Zodiac Plus and it is an innovative compact cube that has, as one of the main features, digital, analogue and USB inputs, a volume control on the outside and a 25 bit/192kHz convertor inside. Due to the company’s past experience in digital clocking the Zodiac Plus has dual headphone sockets on the front panel and complete set of XLR sockets on the back.

Details: 

Product: Antelope Zodiac Plus

Origin: Bulgaria

Type: Digital to analogue convertor/preamp

Weight: 2kg

Dimensions: 165x112x190 mm

Features: 

• ·         Digital inputs: 2x Toslink, 2x coax, AES/EBU, USB
• ·         Digital outputs : AES/EBU,S/PDIF
• ·         Analogue inputs: RCA phono, TRS balanced
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•       Analogue outputs: XLR balanced, RCA phono

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Olive 4HD

The 4HD is a hard disk server and streaming media player which promises to put the fledgling manufacturer Olive on the map. The company started producing in 2005, but of all hard-disk players on sale today, few can provide a user interface as simple, well designed, slick as the Olive 4HD.

As in each other similar devices, the software, along with the sound, is the most important element in separating the product from the competitors and the 4HD’s Maestro software is a real piece of art.

You can create playlists, add or change the album and edit.

In the end, it is neither overly complicated nor too minimalist. It has a excellent, comfortable balance and provides all that the user needs

Details :

Product : Olive 4HD

Origin: USA

Type: Streaming music server

Weight : 6kg

Dimensions: 435x850x290 mm

Features :

• · Digital formats: 16 and 24 bit –up to 200kHz
• · Formats: WAV, FLAC, MP3, AAC
• · HDMI connection for GUI through TV
• · Choice of analogue (RCA)or digital output
• · Storage : 2 TB

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Resolution Audio Cantata 50

2010 brought some bad news. Resolution Audio has stop de production of our favorite CD players – the Opus 21. But the good news is that it was replaced with the Canta Music Centre . Now we have the next in line, a Canta amp in a matching box which contains British circuit design and a less-is-more ethos. It has 50w power output making it the least powerful solid-state amplifier seen in this price range. That is because Resolution Audio wanted the Cantata 50 to be less speaker sensitive- more powerful version of it’s predecessor.

Details :

Product: Resolution Audio Cantata 50

Origin: USA

Type: Integrated amplifier

Weight: 6kg

Dimensions: 50x430x230

Features:

• · Power output 50 watts
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• · Inputs :2xRCA phono, 2xXLR
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• · Banana or spade speaker terminals
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• · Remote control source and volume
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• · Cantata –link system control

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