COPLAND UNIVERSAL HIGH-RESOLUTION DAC, PRE-AMPLIFIER, HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER

The digital revolution has made music easily accessible. Thanks to the convenience and impressive sound quality of computer sourced digital music files, many audiophiles consider their personal computer or laptop as their primary audio source. Connected to a computer the DA215 will process audio data of extremely high resolution and the playback quality will be defined mainly by the data itself.

COPLAND HYBRID INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER

The Copland CSA100 integrated amplifier is a part of the latest work by Copland, aiming to combine the advantages of tubes and transistor amplification using the synectic design concept that previously has made Copland hybrid amplifiers widely acclaimed.

One tube is responsible for the CSA100 line amplification and the efficiency of this single tube layout is astonishing. The double triode tube runs at high voltage in setup for maximum linearity, taking care of the voltage amplification only. A MOS-FET circuitry delivers the brute force driving the line stage output and feedback circuitry, thus securing a firm handshake between the world of electronic tubes governed by voltage and the current controlled transistor technology.

If you prefer the warm and nice coloured charm of some older tube designs look elsewhere, the CSA100 tube line stage is made for monitoring. In this application, the tube provides life, headroom and dynamics hard to find in amplifiers relying on solid stage technology only.

A single chassis machined from aluminium alloy to avoid magnetic interference. For the vinyl enthusiast, the CSA100 has RIAA input for moving magnet or high output moving coil cartridges. The amplifier also employs an excellent D/A converter with multiple S/PDIF inputs, PCM, and DSD capabilities using the ES9018 Reference 32-bit DAC in quad-mono configuration, 8 mono to 2 stereo configuration.

The CSA100 Integrated Amplifier USB input implementation features USB 2.0 PCM 24/32 bit data transfer to 384 kHz, including native DSD64 and high-resolution DSD128.

The asynchronous USB-B port connects to your computer’s USB-A port. Once connected, the computer recognizes the CSA100 and routes the digital audio data to it, bypassing the source device’s internal audio circuitry.

USB Driver for Windows:

Dedicated USB driver software is necessary to install on PC for Windows.

No drivers are required for Macs and Linux

You can download the Windows driver here:

http://www.amanero.com/drivers/combo384_drivers_xp_w7_w8_w10_1057.zip

Copland CSA-100 PDF

Color	Black, Silver
Output power	2 x 100W into 8 ohms load. 2 x 180W into 4 ohms load.
Minimum load	2 ohms
Analog Inputs	1x balanced (XLR), 3 x unbalanced (RCA)
Digital Inputs	1 x coaxial S/PDIF. 2 x optical S/PDIF. 1 x USB. 1 x aptX HD Bluetooth (Optional Extra)
Line output	1 x unbalanced (RCA) 1 x Pre-out /unbalanced variable (RCA)
Line input impedance	50 K ohms
Phono input impedance	200 pF
Line Inputs sensitivity	250 mV
Phono sensitivity	2.6 mV
Frequency Response	10 Hz – 150 kHz -3dB
T.H.D	Better than 0.06 %
Signal/noise IHF-A	Better than 90dB
Phase	Inverting
Headphone amp.Gain	22 dB @ 100 ohms load impedance
Headphone amp. Out imp	40 ohms
Headphone amp. T.H.D	Better than 0.05 %
Headphone amp. Freq. resp	10 Hz – 150 kHz / -3dB
Vacuum tubes	1 pc. 6922
Power Consumption	Max.700 W
Dimensions	435mm (w) x 135mm (H) x 370mm (D)
Shipping weight	14 kg

Krispy Audio   PO Box 82, Berowra Heights NSW info@krispyaudio.com.au 02 8006 4666 www.krispyaudio.com.au	Frank Prowse Hi-Fi   Shop 1A, 174 Stirling Highway, Nedlands info@frankprowsehifi.com.au (08) 9386 8384 or 04111 44078 www.frankprowsehifi.com.au
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3 reviews for Copland CSA100 integrated amplifier 2x100W

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI-KIcNh1rY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

• “This is wall-to-wall sound and the CSA100 can handle it”

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• “Danish concern at about the same frequency as close passes with comets. In a little over a year, however, we’ve been treated to the sublime CTA 408 valve amp (HFC 450) and now, it’s been joined by the CSA 100 you see before you. This represents a considerable number of firsts for the company and delivers a very compelling specification indeed.”  Reviewary

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