Belcanto CD2

The shortest path to sonic purity. The CD2 provides uncompromising playback of your treasured CD collection. Using the CDPro2M professional top loading CD mechanism as the core of the design, the CD2 provides the best access to the source of digital music both in audio data retrieval and mechanical reliability.

With the latest generation of Sample Rate Converters and the Bel Canto Ultra-Clock circuit, the CD2 is the perfect companion source for supplying digital data to the Dac3.

High-performance RCA and XLR audio outputs with selectable level control enable you to directly drive any amplifier for the ultimate in compact, high performance CD playback..

The CD2 offers seriously good CD replay in its own right as a standalone player. With its built in pre-amplifier and selectable up sampling it makes a first class source. Belcanto's CD2 also makes for a mighty fine digital transport, when coupled with a Dac3 they make a formidable team.

CD2 / Dac 3 Ultra Audio review August 2009

Belcanto CD2 features

  • Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24bit/96Khz
  • Digital outputs . . . . . AES/EBU XLR, SPDIF BNC, TOSLINK.
  • Balanced Output Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.7V p-p.
  • SPDIF Output Level.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2V p-p.
  • All Digital outputs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . galvanically isolated
  • Dynamic Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112dB A-Weighted.
  • THD+N:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .< 0.002%
  • Freq Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20Hz-20Khz +/-0.1 dB
  • Output Imped . . . . . . . . . .RCA 100ohms, XLR 200 ohms
  • Accuracy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.0001%
  • Dimensions. . . . . . . (W216 mm x D318 mm x H115 mm)
  • Weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.2Kg
  • Digital outputs . . . . . AES/EBU XLR, SPDIF BNC, TOSLINK.
  • Price £2699.00