Cantatis Overture 192 DAC & 24-bit Audio Interface [HH00677]

Cantatis Overture 192 Audio Interface Description

Cantatis Overture 192 High Performance 24-bit 192kHz Audio Interface. Experience the ultimate in audio output performance. The Cantatis Overture 192 Audio Interface uses twin differential state-of-art Burr Brown Digital to Analog Converters (DACs) operating in parallel mono mode to create one of the very best stereo audio output performances possible.

Combined with four stage pure analogue power supplies, heavily filtered to minimise the electrical noise associated with computer power supplies, this allows the Burr Brown DACs and Burr Brown operational amplifiers to work to their maximum performance.

A Texas Instruments audiophile headphone amplifier provides the perfect output for a very wide range of headphones, from in-ear canal "buds" through to the most expensive studio monitoring headphones.

Digital S/PDIF outputs are provided via an optical TOSLINK connector and an electrical RCA connector for the ultimate in digital audio quality right up to 192kHz sampling rate.

The Overture 192 Audio Interface is not just for playing audio at its best! On-board expansion connectors allow the Overture system to be extended to provide analogue audio inputs via the Quartet Analogue Input Expansion Module, digital audio inputs via the Toccata Digital Input Expansion Module and even allows audio to be played in any room in your home via the Concerto FM Transmitter Module.

The Overture 192 Audio Interface is accompanied by a purposefully simple set of drivers and a control panel designed to give flexible control of the entire interface, yet not to intrude into the normal operation of your chosen application.

Cantatis Overture 192 Reviews

BBC Music Evaluates Overture 192 - Breakthrough

“Cantatis has squeezed every last ‘decibel of goodness’ from the design, extracting excellent stereo performance from digital data, producing an output quality usually associated with very high-end Hi-Fi separates.”

Cantatis Overture 192 Features

• Using Texas Instruments’ Burr-Brown Audio DACs for the Ultimate in Audio Quality for PC Audio Enthusiasts and Home Musicians.
  
• Analogue outputs: nominal 2.3V rms on studio grade, gold plated RCA female connectors
• Sample rates - 32kHz to 192kHz (automatic or user-selected up-sampling)
• Digital output S/PDIF - optical (TOSLINK) and co-axial (RCA) outputs at up to 192kHz
• On-board expansion ports for additional audio outputs or inputs
• PCI 2.2 compliant
• WDM drivers for Microsoft Windows® 98SE, 2000, XP and Vista
• Drivers work with Windows 7
• ASIO 2.0 compatible, with suitable software
• Intuitive control application for ultimate ease of use

Technical Specifications

Analogue

• Dynamic range (A-weighted): 132 dB
• Signal to Noise (A-weighted): 132 dB
• THD+N @ VOUT = 0 dB: < 0.0004%
• Frequency response - 2Hz to 22 kHz: +/- 0.2 dB

Headphones

• Dynamic range (A-weighted): 124 dB
• Signal to Noise (A-weighted): 125 dB
• THD+N @ VOUT = 0 dB: < 0.0005%
• Frequency response - 2Hz to 22 kHz: +/- 0.4 dB

System Requirements

• Intel Pentium III, AMD or compatible CPU
• At least 256Mbytes of RAM
• One available PCI slot
• CDROM drive
• Microsoft Windows® 98SE, 2000, XP or Vista