Cary Audio will proudly show several new products at the 2015 CES Show in the Venetian Towers Suite 35-209 on January 6-9, 2015. Not only are we continuing our evolution of digital audio products for today’s new digital era, but also merging these digital technologies with our vacuum tube heritage. Making a mark in either digital or analog vacuum tube is an achievement unto its own, not to mention doing what other companies can’t by offering the best of tubes with cutting edge digital capabilities.
For CES 2015, we have developed a NEW analog tube preamplifier displaying all the hallmarks of our celebrated and beautifully rich and detailed tube preamplifier sound, in the likes of our SLP-98 and SLP-05. This fully balanced tube line-stage design is called the TL-300d. Utilizing four (4) 12AX7’s and two (2) 12AU7’s, the TL-300d will confidently reside within the ranks of our vacuum tube preamplifier lineage. However, we’re not done with the TL-300d. As the “d” suffix eludes to, it also incorporates a full-blown digital section. This state-of-the-art digital section can handle 32 bit/384kHz PCM signals AND native DSD64/128/256 signals. That means no PCM conversion of DSD! D to A conversion is handled by FOUR (4) DAC chips consisting of EIGHT (8) independent channels of processing. Five (5) digital inputs including; Asynchronous USB, CSR aptX® Bluetooth, Coaxial (2), Toslink, and AES/EBU.
For digital only sources, we have several NEW products that act as not only hubs for digital sources, but also function as digital preamplifiers. These include the DMC-600, DMC-600SE and the DAC-200ts. The DMC-600 and DMC-600SE Digital Music Centers are state-of-the-art DACs with the same processing and input complement as the TL-300d, but adds a CD transport. The DMC-600SE adds premium quality parts in the analog output stages, such as; Jensen Capacitors, Elna Capacitors, Dale resistors, etc., for an even more rewarding listening experience. With the CD transport, the DMC-600 and DMC-600SE will appeal to the traditionalist that has an extensive CD collection as well as those seeking to explore other realms of digital audio; such as high-resolution computer USB audio, Bluetooth, and more. For those not concerned with CD and are more entrenched in “new-age” digital, the DAC-200ts offers the same capabilities, less CD of course, in a highly capable DAC with Asynchronous USB, CSR aptX® Bluetooth, Coaxial (2), Toslink, and AES/EBU. As promised, the DMC-600, DMC-600SE, and DAC-200ts also draw from Cary Audio’s vacuum tube lineage, utilizing both vacuum tube and solid state analog circuits with switchable DiO™ dual independent outputs. This essentially creates two units in one, allowing the user to tailor the sound based on source material for maximum flexibility. With a full three (3) volt variable volume output, the DMC-600, DMC-600SE, and DAC-200ts can also be used as a digital preamplifier for connecting directly to an amplifier. Other benchmark digital features include; selectable TruBit™ upsampling sample rate converter, fi™ Bluetooth implantation, OSO™ reclocking, and Multiple Parallel DAC Topology for unbelievable performance and value one must hear.
For the third consecutive year, Cary Audio will be partnering with Tannoy Loudspeakers and WireWorld Cables in the Venetian Towers, Suite 35-209. Once again, we will be displaying two systems as follows; the main room will consist of our flagship CAD-211FE 150 watts tube monoblock power amplifiers with the NEW TL-300d tube preamplifier. Computer USB audio will be feeding both the TL-300d and DMC-600SE for digital sources, and CD via the DMC-600SE. We will be using Tannoy Prestige Series Loudspeakers in the main room demonstrating a relatively simple system yielding spectacular sound within real world parameters. All components will be wired with WireWorld Gold and Silver Eclipse 7 Series balanced interconnects and bi-wire speaker cables and Silver Electra 7 power cords with Torus Power conditioning. In the second room in our suite, we will be demonstrating our NEW DAC-200ts and computer USB source connected to the Ultimate Edition SLI-80 as demonstrated at 2014 RMAF. This is an all-out SLI-80 with a Jaguar red chassis and anthracite black transformer cans/top, WBT speaker posts, Greyhill selector switch, hexfreds to replace the B+ power supply and bias rectifiers, bypass capacitors on the various electrolytic capacitors, premium grade resistor in the power supply section with a custom choke transformer, upgrade of numerous resistors with high-end metal film resistors, upgrade of coupling capacitors with V-cap CuTF capacitors, upgrade of standard tubes with (2) 6DJ8 Amperex Bugle Boy input/buffer, (2) RCA 6SN7GT pre-drive/phase inverter, (2) RCA or Sylvania 5U4 rectifier, and (4) Genalex Gold Lion KT-88’s. Output yields 40 wpc pure class A triode or 80 wpc AB Ultra linear. Loudspeakers will be the Tannoy Revolution Series with all WireWorld cabling. The interconnects will be Eclipse 7 single-ended and Equinox Eclipse 7 speaker cables with Electra 7 power cords to Torus Power conditioning.
We look forward to seeing you at the show!