Quad Artera Solus (CD, DAC & Integrated Amp)

Description

Artera Solus

The amazingly well-specified Artera Solus by Quad is a multi-tasking hi-fi system packed into a single sleek and sophisticated box.

Within you will find a CD transport, a DAC, a pre-amplifier, and a power amplifier, all in a single compact chassis, with extensive connectivity options including Bluetooth connectivity.

A crisp, clean aesthetic both evokes Quad’s past and looks forward to the future, with a textured aluminium front panel, thick glass top and CNC-routed heat sinks on either side. The housing provides a rugged structure that resists interference from external vibrations, while the fascia of each player incorporates an intuitive touch-sensitive control, contributing greatly to its sleek design.

Each Artera Series model fuses modern digital connectivity with signature Quad amplification technologies. Styled with grace, influenced by classic Quad systems with a modern twist, each Quad Artera system is a beauty to look at, while demonstrating a life-like detail in every track.

Specifications

• Key Technology & Features: DSD (up to DSD256 Compatible) BIuetooth (aptX)
• Audio File Formats: ALAC, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, WMA, MP3, AAC, AAC_HE, AAC+, DSD64, DSD128, DSD256
• D/A Converter: ESS ES9018 32-bit DAC
• USB Input: USB-B (PC / MAC)
• Digital Audio Inputs: x2 Optical TOSI ink, x2 RCA(DIG1, DIG2)
• Digital Audio Outputs: x1 Optical TOSI ink, 1 x RCA (DIG)
• Analogue Inputs: x2 RCA (AUX1, AUX2)
• Analogue Outputs: x2 RCA, x2 Balanced XLR, 6.3mm Headphone Jack
• Speaker Outputs: x2 Speaker Binding Post Terminals
• Sample Rate (USB-B): 44.1 kHz, 48kHz, 88.2 kHz, %kHz, 1 76.4kHz, 192kHz, 384kHz
• Sample Rate (Digital Inputs / Outputs): 44.1-192kHz
• Standby Power Consumption: <0.5W
• Dynamic Range (A-Weighted): 98dB
• Power Requirement: 230V-50-60Hz, 115V-50-60Hz, 100V-50-60Hz
• Dimensions: 320 x 320 x 105mm
• Net Weight: 11.84kg

Pre-Amplifier Section

• Output Level (1 kHz) Variable Output: 0- 4 Vrms (Pre Outputs), 0-8 Vrms (Balanced Outputs)
• Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz, 1 kHz (± 0.2dB)
• Total Harmonic Distortion <0.002% (20Hz-20kHz)
• Signal to Noise Ration(S/N) < 103dB (1kHz) < 110dB (A-Weighted, 1kHz)
• Channel Separation < 100dB (1kHz)

Power Amplifier Section

• Rated Power Output: x2 75W
• Frequency Response: ±0.5dB (20Hz-20kHz, 1kHz)
• Total Harmonic Distortion: <0.009% (1 OW 20Hz-20kHz)
• Signal to Noise Ration(S/N): < 100dB (A-Weighted,ref.75W)
• Channel Separation: <82dB (A-Weighted,ref.1W)

Full Quad Range Available

Unilet Sound & Vision are official retail partners for Quad, providing sales, advice and assistance on their entire range of high-quality audio products. Please do get in touch if you would like a demonstration or wish to purchase.

More Information

• Artera Solus, by Quad Audio

Additional information

Brand

Quad

The history of Quad is one of technical achievement in the field of sound reproduction. It is a story that began with their first amplifier, which applied fifteen years of knowledge and experience in professional audio and industrial products to the task of making the most accurate domestic audio amplifier of its age.

Every product in the Quad portfolio of amplifiers, headphones, moving-coil loudspeakers and electrostatic loudspeakers have received international acclaim. However, Quad has never indulged in technical one-upmanship. Their technology exists for a purpose that has remained constant over the years - to reproduce music in a form that is the closest approach to the original.

Unilet Sound & Vision are one of the longest-established official Quad dealers in the UK, and one of only a handful of dealers for Quad Electrostatics in the entire country.