The shortest path to sonic purity. The CD-2 provides uncompromising playback of your treasured CD collection. Using the CD-Pro2M professional top loading CD mechanism as the core of the design, the CD-2 provides the best access to the source of digital music both in audio data retrieval and mechanical reliability.

With the latest generation of Sample Rate Converters and the Bel Canto Ultra-Clock™ circuit, the CD-2 is the perfect companion source for supplying digital data to the Dac3.

High-performance RCA and XLR audio outputs with selectable level control enable you to directly drive any amplifier for the ultimate in compact, high performance CD playback.

The Bel Canto CD-2 is designed to recover the digital audio data from a CD error free and with extremely low jitter.

• Ultra-Clock architecture recovers the data with minimal clock jitter
• CD-PRO2 top load mechanism for quality and longevity
• 24/96 upsampling maximizes dynamic range potential from inboard and outboard DACs
• 4-layer PC board design for superior signal routing, grounding and power supply routing
• Outboard regulated power supply provides firm foundation for multiple local regulators
• Multi-stage power supplies for precise power to the sensitive analog circuitry
• 24/192 integrated DAC with 112dB of dynamic range
• Ultra low noise second stage independant regulation for the analog sections
• High speed isolation transformers on AES and SPDIF digital outputs for optimum interface to outboard DAC
• Selectable Fixed or Variable analog outputs can drive amplifier directly
• 4Vrms Balanced and 2Vrms single ended analog outputs
• Single front panel control for simple operation
• Comprehensive drive functions available from full-system remote control
• Ultra-efficient Green Technology design with 3W standby and 5W operating power dissipation

• Disc Compatibility: CD-DA (Red Book IEC908), CD-R and CD-RW discs
• Digital Outputs: Maximum Data Rate/Bit Depth: 44.1kHz/16bit
• Digital Output types: AES/EBU XLR, SPDIF BNC, TOSLINK
• AES/EBU Digital Output Level: 2.7V p-p
• S/PDIF Digital Output Level: 1.2V p-p
• All Digital outputs are galvanically isolated                           

Analog DAC Outputs

• Data Rate/Bit Depth: 192kHz/24bit
• Output Levels: Single Ended RCA 2Vrms, Balanced XLR 4Vrms
• Dynamic Range: 112dB A-Weighted
• THD+N: <0.002%
• Output Impedance: RCA 100 ohms, XLR 200 ohms
• Frequency Response: 20Hz-20Khz +/-0.1 dB

Ultra-Clock

• Accuracy: 0.0001%
• Jitter: 2 ps rms

General

• Slow roll-off linear phase digital filter    
• Fixed or adjustable analog output
• External regulated power supply                          
• CD-Pro2LF mechanism         
• Power Draw: 5W
• Power Requirement: 100-120VAC, 220-240VAC 50/60 Hz
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 318 mm x 88 mm
• Weight: 8.2 kg

External Power Supply

• IEC 3-prong grounded plug         
• Class II power supply: 100-240VAC 50/60 Hz 0.5A