For sale here is a Quad Artera Play CD, DAC and Pre-amp. It's in excellent condition (See photos) and comes in the original box containing manuals, cables and a remote control for the Artera. The Quad Artera Play has recently been serviced at Quad in February 2024 (Cost £180) and so has the latest Firmware update and programming. It has 2x Aux inputs, 2x Digital optical inputs, 2x Digital RCA inputs, a USB input, RCA and optical outputs, as well as the usual XLR and RCA outputs. Supply it with decent cables (I was using Chord Sarum T XLR's) and this unit is a very capable addition to any HI-FI system.
It's for sale at £600 and is COLLECTION ONLY FROM NOTTINGHAM and can demonstrated on request. Any questions please contact me. UK sale only.
Specs are:-
Quad Artera CD Player & DAC
D/A Converter: ESS ES9018 32-bit DAC
Output Level (1 kHz): 0 – 2.5 Vrms (PRE Outputs); 0 – 5 Vrms (Balanced Outputs)
L/R Channel Difference: ± 0.02 dB (1 kHz)
Frequency Response: – 0.2 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz, 1 kHz)
Total Harmonic Distortion: <0.001% (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
Linearity: ± 0.01 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
Signal to Noise Ratio (S/N): > 110 dB (1 kHz); >118 dB (Weighted, 1 kHz)
Channel Separation: > 100 dB (1 kHz)
USB Input: 1 × USB (Support HID)
USB Input Sampling Rates: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, 192 kHz, 384 kHz
USB DSD: DSD64, DSD128, DSD256
Digital Audio Inputs: 2 × Optical TOSlink; 2 × RCA (DIG1, DIG2)
Digital Audio Outputs: 1 × Optical TOSlink; 1 × RCA (DIG)
Digital Inputs & Outputs Sampling Rates: 44.1 – 192 kHz
Analogue Inputs: 2 × RCA (AUX1, AUX2)
Analogue Outputs 2 x XLR, RCA (PRE)
Dimension: 320 (W) x 320 (D) x 105 (H) mm
Weight: 8.5 kg