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CAMBRIDGE AUDIO 851C CD Player
Our finest CD player and DAC, the 851C uses our extensive digital knowledge to become the cornerstone of your digital hub. No matter the source of your digital music, twin DACs in dual differential mode and 2nd generation Adaptive Time Filtering make the music sound as the original artist intended – extraordinary.
Our finest CD player and DAC, the 851C uses our extensive digital knowledge to become the cornerstone of your digital hub. No matter the source of your digital music, twin DACs in dual differential mode and 2nd generation Adaptive Time Filtering make the music sound as the original artist intended – extraordinary.
WitchDoctor name the 851A&C as joint Product of the Year winners!
"They seem to be the absolute class leaders at their respective price points. The build quality that just shouldn’t be possible for the money, and the huge feature sets are impressive enough, but with sound quality that is out of all proportion to their price tags, these components are on another level when it comes to value for money."
Witchdoctor
New Zealand, 2013
SOUND PERFECTION |
The 851C uses audiophile grade components throughout and incorporates our most advanced technologies to ensure it plays music perfectly. Your discs are spun on our own audio-only transport and coupled with our S3 servo to give error-free data retrieval and jitter minimisation. Our ultra-rigid metal construction also ensures components are isolated and free from vibration. |
DIGITAL PRE-AMPLIFIER |
With premium XLR and RCA outputs you can then connect the 851C to the perfectly compatible 851A integrated amplifier with other sources. The 851C also has a digital volume stage built in so it can be used as a pure pre-amplifier – just connect it straight into our 851W power amplifier or a pair of active speakers for further sonic benefits. |
DIGITAL FILTERS |
We built the 851C with three selectable filters, linear, minimum and steep, this allows you to choose the type of sound that suits your ideal listening preferences. |
CONNECTIONS AND FLEXIBILITY |
The 851C isn’t just built for playback of CDs; we wanted to make the most of its ATF upsampling and superb DACs, so it’s a complete digital hub which can connect to almost anything digital. It’s got optical and co-axial digital in and outputs plus an asynchronous USB audio input. So you can connect up TVs, streamers, PCs, MACs and more, and everything will be upsampled to amazing hi-res quality. |
- Digital to Analogue Converter featuring S/PDIF and Toslink digital inputs, AES/EBU balanced digital input and USB audio inputs (all 24 bit compatible)
- CD playback
- Optional digital volume and channel balance control
- Balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA analogue audio outputs
- USB Audio input allowing streaming of up to 24-bit/192kHz audio from computer
- ATF2™ audio up-sampling to 24-bit/384kHz
- Twin Analog Devices AD1955 24 bit DACs delivering superior sound-staging and stereo imaging
- Selectable digital filters – linear phase, minimum phase, steep
- Audiophile grade toroidal transformer delivering ultra-low low noise and distortion
- Full metal casework design with thick brushed aluminium front panel and dual layer damped feet, giving enhanced resonance control
- RS232 controllable
- Eco-friendly
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Azur Navigator remote control with Cambridge Audio amplifier and iPod dock control
Digital to analogue converters |
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Digital filter |
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Analogue filter |
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Digital input 1 |
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Digital input 2 |
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AES/EBU input |
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USB audio input |
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Audio outputs |
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Compatibility |
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THD (unweighted) @ 1kHhz 0dBFs |
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THD (unweighted) @ 1kHz -10dBFs |
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THD (unweighted) @ 20kHz 0dBFs |
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IMD (19/20kHz) 0dBFs |
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Linearity @ -90dBFs |
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Linearity @ -120dBF |
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Stop-band rejection (>24kHz) |
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Total correlated jitter |
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Crosstalk @1kHz |
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Crosstalk @20 kHz |
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Output impedance |
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0dB Fs output |
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Max. power consumption |
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Idle consumption |
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Standby power consumption |
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Colour |
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Dimensions |
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Weight |
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Gapless Playback |
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In the box |
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