Resolution Audio- Cantata Music Center
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For over a decade, Resolution Audio has received praise for its meticulous attention to detail in creating highly-acclaimed stereo components.
The guiding philosophy behind the company has always been to build stereo components which deliver accurate and engaging musical reproduction at a reasonable price.
We build each component to order and test every unit personally before we ship them to our customers.
Our approach doesn’t allow us to make or sell as many units as other companies do every year; however, our satisfied customers assure us that our approach is well worth it.
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The Cantata Music Center
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Multiple sources, zero compromises
The Resolution Audio Cantata Music Center serves as the digital hub in a high-end audio system providing the same audio performance regardless of the input source.
Whether it’s a CD played via the built-in transport, an uncompressed iTunes library stored on a Mac or Windows computer, or a dedicated music library on a network storage system (NAS),
the Cantata Music Center will play every note as if it were from the original CD.
To a host computer, the Music Center “looks” like a standard USB audio device which both Mac and Windows operating systems support natively.
While USB connections are physically limited to 15 feet, theResolution Audio "Pont Neuf" creates a "virtual" USB connection directly to the Music Center via ethernet cable or through your
wired or wireless home network. In either case, no additional software or drivers are required.
Because the Music Center utilizes a computer-based music library, it doesn't rely on a proprietary means of storing your CD data.
Any software can be used for ripping and any software can be used for playback.
The music library is safer since the storage can be easily backed up to a second drive or protected from loss using “RAID” technology, and capacity can be easily increased by adding off-the-shelf hard drives.
With no hard drive located within the Music Center itself, the device remains completely silent and free of vibration. You choose where the library is stored, how it is backed-up,
and what software is used to play it.The Cantata Music Center and C50 integrated amplifier are controllable from an iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch via the Cantata App.
Other digital sources such as a DVD player can be played through the external inputs. (See example configurations diagrams below.)
Based on the award-winning Opus 21 series, the Cantata design has been further refined and optimized for the emergence of computer-based music libraries.
Built for simple integration into popular sources, the Cantata's modular architecture will accommodate tomorrow's formats and beyond.
Features:
- NEW! USB up to 192kHz / 24-bit using asynchronous mode
- Slot-loading compact disc drive
- Ethernet link for iTunes (via the Resolution Audio Pont Neuf) and UPnP libraries*
- Digital S/PDIF inputs (AES/EBU, RCA, Toslink)
- XLR and RCA outputs, fixed or variable
- iPhone/iPod Touch remote control interface
- 43 x 23 x 5 cm (17 x 9 x 2")
- 6 kg, (13 lbs.)
