Description

Also, we gave the digital input section a completely new design. PLANCK uses the same outstanding USB Audio 2.0 technology as Audionet’s famous DNx machines:

• USB Audio 2.0 support up to 192 kHz / 24 bits.
• Asynchronous data connection and re-clocking ensuring a clean digital music signal.
• The USB Audio circuitry is completely galvanically isolated from the rest of the PLANCK. Therefore no harmful reactions apply from the PC and its “dirty” power supply.
• Separate and user-selectable electrical and optical digital inputs (SPDIF) – also using DNx technology and up to 192 kHz / 24 bit for enhanced playback of other digital sources.

The science:

Special features PLANCK 2

• Top loader, decoupling aluminium and slate body construction.
• Massive aluminium body, resonance-optimized fixation with invisible screws and Teflon bedded massive disc drawer cover made of 10 mm aluminium.
• Additional decoupling of the drive unit, PCBs and high precision clock generator by Audionet Aligned Resonance Technology.
• Reference drive unit CD-PRO 2LF on 8 mm Aluminium base.
• Adaptive high precision puck and puck mounting made of POM, toroid Neodym magnet.
• Completely separated power supplies for pickup and converter unit, digital and analog section.
• Completely DC-coupled, no capacitor in the signal path.
• Newly developed discrete output modules with extremely fast, wide-band high-performance Class A output drivers.
• Current-Voltage converter with absolutely temperature stable and sound neutral high-precision resistors and with custom made mica capacitors of highest grade for internal frequency compensation.
• D/A converter function with separate and user-selectable digital inputs: SPDIF electrical (Cinch) and optical (Toslink) as well as USB Audio 2.0 (USB type B socket).
• All digital inputs up to 192 kHz / 24 bit.
• Digital outputs SPDIF (electrical and optical) and AES/EBU output 44.1 KHz / 16 bit (for CD).
• Disengageable digital outputs.
• Remote power on/off via Audionet Link (optical cable).
• Professional concept of operations.
• Rhodium fuse.
• Dedicated WATT/PLANCK Audionet metal remote control in matching color.

Special Features

• Dedicated WATT/PLANCK Audionet metal remote control in matching color (included).
• D/A converter with USB Audio 2.0 / SPDIF digital input (electrical & optical).
• Toploader, aluminium and slate casing.
• Massive disc drawer cover made of 10 mm aluminium, Teflon-bedded.
• Decoupling of the transport unit by Audionet Aligned Resonance technology.
• Special stabilizer made of POM.
• Separate power supplies for digital and analog sections.
• Audionet Intelligent Sampling technology.
• Discrete, extremely fast and stable filter and output stages.
• Fully DC coupled, no capacitors in the signal path.
• Disengageable digital outputs.
• Capable of de-emphasis processing.
• Optional external power supply Audionet AMPERE for the analog section.