Cary Audio's New Professional CD 303T Audiophile SACD Player

  • By: HomeTheaterReview.com,

Subscribe to our FREE weekly newsletter Print this article

CaryAudio-player.gif

Following the tremendous success of the 303 line of CD players, the new Cary Audio Design CD 303T SACD Professional Version includes the latest in SACD, HDCD and Compact Disc playback technology. HDCD decoding is accomplished within the new CD 303T using the absolute latest available software. For resolution greater than every other machine in its class, the CD 303T's internal word clock frequency has been raised from 11.2896 MHz to 22.5792 MHz during SACD playback.

Additional Resources
• Read more source component news from HomeTheaterReview.com.
• See a review for the Cary Audio CD 303T SACD player.

A new aluminum loader tray modeled after that of the CD 306 Professional Version adds elegance and greater disc handling care. Four Burr Brown 1792u digital to analog (D/A) converter chips run in a true balanced parallel offering an extremely low jitter D/A converter. A word about jitter is in order. The master clock jitter is below measurable levels, utilizing a digital buffer circuit. In other words, the data stream read from the disc is stored in RAM buffer circuits and then released to the D/A conversion.

The new CD 303T SACD Professional Version will up-sample a Redbook CD disc from 44.1 kHz to 96, 192, 384, 512 or 768 kHz to release all the information available from your disc library. This is the fourth generation of the Cary Audio Design CD 303 series of CD players. The Cary player simply gets the music across to you in a well balanced, "grab you by the throat," viscerally captivating way. Nothing stands out as being either excessive or lacking. All without a hint of stridency, glare, grit, or other digital nasties, often misinterpreted as detail and resolution. The Cary CD 303T SACD Professional version is another true "tour de force" CD and SACD player in the Cary Audio Design stable.

The new Cary Audio Design CD 303T SACD Professional Version is now shipping.

Weight: 34 lbs
Dimensions: 5" H x 18" W x 15" D
Retail Price: $6,500

  • Comment on this article

Post a Comment

You are encouraged to post your comments using Facebook on HomeTheaterReview.com. Simply sign in to your Facebook account below and post away.

Featured Audio-Video News

Are AV Retailers To Blame For Lofty High End AV Prices?

Are AV Retailers To Blame For Lofty High End AV Prices? -

The audio video has been in a state of flux or some time, splitting sales up between specialty dealers, big box stores, and online sellers. However, the dealers may have had more to do with this than they think.

Latest Source Component News

Naim Unveils New NaimUniti 2 All-in-One Player -

Naim has recently unveiled an update to the company's NaimUniti all-in-one player. Logically named the NaimUniti 2, the new unit improves on the technology from the older model in a variety of ways.

How The DAC Got Its Groove Back -

With the advent of digital music and the easily portable nature of that format, the need for digital to analog convertors has grown and the DAC has made a journey to get to where it is today. This is that story of that journey.

Parasound Debuts New CD Player with Lots of Extras -

Parasound has introduced a CD player into the company's Z series of products with the Zcd. While the Zcd is a CD player, it is not stuck in the past. In fact, the player features quite a few modern features.

Sumiko Announces Successor to the Pro-Ject Debut III - The Debut Carbon Turntable -

Sumiko has long had a good reputation in the turntable market. The company looks to improve that reputation even further by introducing a replacement to the Pro-Ject Debut III: the Debut Carbon turntable.

HifiMAN Offers Affordable, Compact HM-101 USB DAC -

HifiMAN has made a very fascinating new product. A very small DAC that is very portable and makes some impressive claims about quality and performance. On top of all of that, the price is very attractive.

Benchmark Announces 'DEAD or ALIVE Trade-Up' Program For Non-Benchmark DACs -

Benchmark Media Systems has decided to expand the company's trade-up program in an incredibly generous and enticing way. Now, Benchmark products aren't the only ones that can be traded in.

Yamaha Pianocraft Micro Systems Boasts Apple Connectivity -

Yamaha has created two systems designed to work with every Apple mobile products, as well as offer its own source components. These are the MCR-332 and MCR-232 systems from Yamaha.

Marantz Introduces PM6004 Integrated Amp and CD6004 CD Player -

Marantz has worked to deliver the the performance of its higher end lines in a more affordable package. With that notion, the company introduces the PM6004 integrated amp and the CD6004 CD player.

Meridian Audio Releases Limited Edition Anniversary Sound System -

Meridian Audio has been producing high-end products for forty years. In order to celebrate this achievement, the company is releasing a new limited edition system featuring the 808 CD player and the DSP8000 speakers.

Onkyo Releases A-9070 Amp and C-7070 CD Player -

Onkyo has released two new feature-laden components to compete in the contemporary Audio-Video marketplace: the new A-9070 stereo integrated amplifier and the C-7070 CD player.