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Prism Sound Callia DAC

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Designed and manufactured exclusively in the United Kingdom, the Prism Sound CALLIA USB Digital to Analogue Converter (DAC) and digital audio preamplifier is tailored for listening to music.

£2,200.00 £990.00


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CALLIA USB DAC and pre-amplifier

Designed and manufactured exclusively in the United Kingdom, the Prism Sound CALLIA USB Digital to Analogue Converter (DAC) and digital audio preamplifier is tailored for listening to music.

CALLIA is simply the best way to experience digital music. Coupled with high quality analogue power amplification and loudspeakers, CALLIA will deliver your music exactly as the recording producer intended. Whether it is early music, symphonic, choral, easy listening, elevator music, jazz, pop, hip-hop, EDM, garage, hard rock or something else, the clarity and neutrality of CALLIA will amaze you with its flexibility in the face of such different genres.

Using the acclaimed Prism Sound signal path, clock circuitry, ARM Cortex processor & USB platform of the Prism Sound professional range, CALLIA supports USB and S/P-DIF players.

No-compromise, full Prism Sound audio quality

The design goal for CALLIA was to provide Prism Sound audio quality in a sophisticated but easy to use package for listening to music at home. CALLIA makes no compromises on audio quality. CALLIA delivers the standard of audio performance demanded by top recording professionals at sampling rates from 44.1kHz to 384kHz**** or in DSD64 or DSD128.

CALLIA has the same no-compromise analogue circuitry as its professional cousins, with the same fully-balanced-throughout architecture and the same isolation barriers protecting the analogue from digital and computer interference.

Brand: Prism Audio

Model Name/Number: Callia DAC

Price (RRP): £2200

Choice Hifi Price: £990

Product Information:

FRONT PANEL
Input selection LEDs Indicate auto/manual select mode and current input: optical S/PDIF, RCA S/PDIF or USB.
Sample rate/format LEDs Indicate sample rate: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192, 352.8, 384 kHz,
(for fs>192k see note at foot of page),
DSD64 or DSD128
also indicates PCM word-length ‘> 16 bits’ (24b LED ON blue)
or ‘> 24 bits’ (24b LED ON pink).
Line volume control Controls the volume at the analog line outputs when enabled.
(See ‘REAR PANEL -> DIP switches’)
Halo setting indication.
Headphone output 6.3mm stereo jack socket, with illuminated volume control
Standby/source button Switches between operation and standby modes; also used for manual input selection (momentary press) and LED brigtness.
LED brightness Hold Standby/source button down and twist Volume knob to adjust.

 

REAR PANEL
Analog line outputs Two XLR male for balanced connection; two RCA sockets for unbalanced connection
S/PDIF inputs RCA coaxial and TOSLINK optical formats
DIP switches Enable/disable line volume control, DSD headroom select, headphone impedance setting
USB port USB 2.0 B type device socket
Mains power 3-pin 6A IEC inlet

 

SOFTWARE SUPPORT
Mac OS Support OS X 10.5 or later, Intel platform
Windows OS Support Windows Vista, 7, 8.x, 10 or later, 32 or 64 bit
Mac OS X audio driver Callia is a Core Audio compliant device
Windows audio driver ASIO and WDM device drivers supplied

 

ANALOGUE LINE OUTPUTS
Configuration Fully-balanced analog signal path to electronically-balanced XLRs,
RCAs pseudo-balanced
Output amplitude XLR: 0dBFS=14dBu; RCA: 0dBFS=2Vrms
Output impedance 50Ω (both balanced and unbalanced outputs)
Unbalanced mode Automatic, with bootstrapping level compensation
Total harmonic distortion -107dB (0.00045%, -0.1dBFS)
THD+N -106dB (0.00050%, -0.1dBFS)
Dynamic range 115dB (-60dBFS)
Gain accuracy ±0.05dB
LF roll-off -0.05dB at 8Hz, -3dB at <1Hz
HF roll-off fs = 44.1kHz: -0.05dB at 21.4kHz; -3dB at 22.0kHz
fs = 48kHz: -0.05dB at 23.2kHz; -3dB at 23.9kHz
fs = 96kHz: -0.05dB at 32.0kHz; -3dB at 47.8kHz
fs >= 192kHz, incl. DSD64/128: -0.05dB at 32.0kHz; -3dB at 76kHz
Output balance >50dB
Inter-channel cross-talk 1kHz: <-135dB; 20Hz..20kHz: <-120dB
Inter-channel phase 10Hz..5kHz: ±0.4°,
5kHz..20kHz: ±0.25°,
20kHz..50kHz: ±0.5°,

 

+ PERFORMANCE PLOTS

 

HEADPHONE OUTPUT
Output amplitude 0dBFS=18.0dBu (HiZ), 14.45dBu (MedZ), 8.45dBu (LoZ)
measured at top (maximum setting) of potentiometer
Output impedance 4R
Total harmonic distortion -104dB (0.00045%, -0.1dBFS)
THD+n -103dB (0.00050%, -0.1dBFS)
Dynamic range 113dB (-60dBFS)
Gain accuracy ±0.05dB at top of potentiometer
LF roll-off -0.05dB at 6Hz; -3dB at 1.45Hz
HF roll-off fs=44.1kHz: -0.05dB at 20.3kHz; -3dB at 22.0kHz
fs=48kHz: -0.05dB at 21.1kHz; -3dB at 23.9kHz
fs=96kHz: -0.05dB at 27.0kHz, -3dB at 47.8kHz
fs=>=192kHz, including DSD64, DSD128:
-0.05dB at 27.0kHz, -3dB at 71.0kHz
Inter-channel cross-talk 1kHz: <-120dB; 20Hz..20kHz: <-105dB
Inter-channel phase 10Hz..5kHz: ±0.1º, 5kHz..20kHz: ±0.25º, 20kHz..50kHz: ±0.5º1 Year

Condition: 9/10

Voltage: 220/240/50Hz

Finish/Colour: Silver

Packaging? Yes

Accessories? Yes

Item Location: In Stock

Status: Second Hand

Dimensions 5708473 cm