Bel Canto Design Black - ASC2 DAC Controller
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Bel Canto Design Black – ASC2 DAC Controller

$68,000.00

Bel Canto Black ASC2 Asynchronous Stream Controller

The ASC2 is the second generation and heart of the BLACK system. The ASC2 is not a digital to analog converter; it is a Master Clock/Controller and the only one of its kind. It could be described as the digital preamplifier, with analog and digital inputs and digital output. The easy to read programmable display allows you to select the best view or turn it completely off.

The volume control and input selector is controlled from the multi-function rotating wheel on the top of the ASC2, you can also use the IR custom remote control, or your iPhone/iPad and the custom iOS app. The master control is always ready to adjust volume, press it once and rotate to enter input, or press and hold to enter the menu, where you can set the system up that best meets your needs.

The ASC2 is an all-digital asynchronous controller with galvanic isolated inputs that eliminate the potential for noise to corrupt the fine audio signal from digital, networked and analog sources. The ASC2s 64 bit DSP processor core controls system function, 32-bit volume and custom FIR Filters retains the highest level of accuracy. And at the heart of the ASC2 is the custom ULN Master clock circuit, ultra-low phase noise clocks with independent power supplies measure below 40 Femtoseconds, keeping phase noise and jitter to extremely low levels, ensuring pure sonic performance.

The ASC2 handles all audio inputs, ranging from a networked audio UPnP Ethernet, USB2, a suite of SPDIF/AES digital inputs and an Analog line input that is digitised with a high performance 24/192 ADC 2cm from the input connector. All DSP based control and custom filter functions are contained within the ASC2, along with tone and level controls that dials in your system to your optimised sound. Just as a high performance analog preamplifier is critical to the performance of a traditional audio system the ASC2 is critical to the superior musical performance of the BLACK system making sure the signal is ready for digital optical transmission to the MPS1 monoblocks.

Manufacturer’s website BEL CANTO Black

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Bel Canto Black ASC2 Asynchronous Stream Controller Specifications

24bit Data to 192KS/sAES, SPDIF, TOSLINK
24bits to 192KS/s and DSD6410/100 Ethernet
24bits to 384KS/s and DSD64/128 (DoP)USB2 Audio
Line Level Analog4.5Vrms with Bass Management
ST Fiber Digital Outputs2 – MPS1 Compatible (Stereo), 2 – Auxiliary
MM/MC Input SensitivityMM: 2.5mV to 5mV
MC: 0.25mV to 0.5mV
Input LoadMM: 47K ohms; MC: 50, 100, 500, 1000
RIAA Accuracy+/-0.25dB, 50Hz – 15kHz
THD+N<0.01% 1kHz A-weighted
SNR>70dB A-weighted
Maximum Input2.2 Vrms RCA
Input Impedance10K ohms RCA
THD+N0.003%, 1KHz
Dynamic Range110dB, A-weighted 20Hz-20KHz
Dynamic Range127dB A-weighted
THD+N<0.001% 1W, 1kHz, 4 ohms
IMD (CCIF)<0.001% 1W, 18.5:19.5kHz 1:1, 4 ohms
Power Usage On15W
Power Usage Off0.0W
Power Requirement100-120VAC, 220-240VAC 50/60 Hz
Dimensions (W x D x H)483 mm x 305 mm x 97 mm
Weight18.2 kg

Please find reviews below

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 ” STEREOPHILE ” Magazine Review, July 2015
http://www.stereophile.com/content/bel-canto-design-black-amplification-system#W4MII0oJJylb2vst.97

Conclusions: “Black by Bel Canto Design is a breakthrough product and, because of its sound quality , the most intriguing one I’ve reviewed—and by now, that’s a lot of products. Its operating flexibility, system integration, and ease of use alone make it a must-experience product for audio enthusiasts looking for a unique, 21st-century listening adventure. If you’re a digital-only audiophile, particularly a 16-bit/44.1kHz “Red Book” one, you might find the Black’s the most compelling digital sound yet. I did, and I don’t like CDs at all. Yet I found some respite with the Black, and not because it obscured the problems many of us have with CDs—in fact, the opposite. The Black’s reproduction of hi-rez files produced the expected sonic benefits. Live digitized vinyl playback sounded more similar to than different from hi-rez digital files, but through the Black, all of these formats sounded very different from how they sounded through my reference non–class-D system: CDs for the better, the others less so. Class-D amplification sounds fundamentally different. In the case of the Bel Canto Black, it can be credibly argued that it can sound better. If you’re a committed analog listener, you’re probably going to want to listen to vinyl in the analog domain. (But if you have an opportunity to hear an LP through this system, do it.) Otherwise, here, finally, is a class-D product that, though sounding definitely different from the older technologies, makes a strong case for equality. That’s saying a lot.” – Michael Fremer

 

Weight10 kg

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