Bel Canto e.One CD-2 CD Transport

The shortest path to sonic purity. The Bel Canto CD-2 provides uncompromising playback of your treasured CD collection.

• Ultra-Clock™ architecture recovers the data with minimal clock jitter
• CD-PRO2 top load mechanism for quality and longevity
• 24/96 upsampling maximizes dynamic range potential from inboard and outboard DACs
• 4-layer PC board design for superior signal routing, grounding and power supply routing
• Outboard regulated power supply provides firm foundation for multiple local regulators
• Multi-stage power supplies for precise power to the sensitiveanalog circuitry
• 24/192 integrated DAC with 112dB of dynamic range
• Ultra low noise second stage independant regulation for the analog sections
• High speed isolation transformers on AES and SPDIF digital outputs for optimum interface to outboard DAC
• Selectable Fixed or Variable analog outputs can drive amplifier directly
• 4Vrms Balanced and 2Vrms single ended analog outputs
• Single front panel control for simple operation
• Comprehensive drive functions available from full-system remote control
• Ultra-efficient Green Technology design with 3W standby and 5W operating power dissipation

Using the CD-Pro2M professional top loading CD mechanism as the core of the design, the CD-2 provides the best access to the source of digital music both in audio data retrieval and mechanical reliability. With the latest generation of Sample Rate Converters and the Bel Canto Ultra-Clock™ circuit, the CD-2 is the perfect companion source for supplying digital data to the Dac3.

High-performance RCA and XLR audio outputs with selectable level control enable you to directly drive any amplifier for the ultimate in compact, high performance CD playback. The Bel Canto CD-2 is designed to recover the digital audio data from a CD error free and with extremely low jitter.

Bel Canto e.One CD-2 CD Transport Reviews

6moons.com, August 2009
The fleet-footed Bel Canto CD-2 was exceptionally airy and "molecularly particled" in the upper ranges without reducing this prowess to a core character...A fundamentally pleasing, very non-artificial character which some might nearly call analogue in feel. Fetching cosmetics and superb fit’n’finish. Simply put, the very open American is definitely worth a very serious audition.

ultraaudio.com by Dan Davis
The Bel Canto e.One CD2 and e.One DAC3 are clearly superior components: sleek in design, impressive in sound, and versatile in use. The pleasure of my extended listening sessions with them was characterized by a desire to hear "just one more CD," regardless of the hour. That, to me, distinguishes the best from the rest.

Positive-Feedback by John Potis
The CD-2/Dac3 combination is a system that I can highly recommend both in terms of absolute performance as well as on the basis that it represents a very sound value. Not only does it improve upon my digital separates, it does so at a savings of roughly 40%. In terms of use and ergonomics, this is just the icing on the cake.

Bel Canto e.One CD-2 CD Transport Specifications

Disc Compatibility: CD-DA (Red Book IEC908), CD-R and CD-RW discs Digital Outputs
Data Rate/Bit Depth: 96Khz/24bit
Digital Output types: AES/EBU XLR, SPDIF BNC, TOSLINK
All Digital outputs use galvanic isolation.

DAC Outputs
Data Rate/Bit Depth: 96Khz/24bit
Output Levels: Single Ended RCA 2Vrms, Balanced XLR 4Vrms
Dynamic Range: 112dB A-Weighted
THD+N: <0.002%
Output Impedance: RCA 100ohms, XLR 200 ohms
Frequency Response: 20Hz-20Khz +/-0.1 dB (Slow roll-off linear phase digital filter)
Ultra-Clock Accuracy: 0.0001%
Jitter: 1pS rms
Features: Fixed or adjustable output, External regulated power supply, CD-Pro2LF mechanism
Idle power draw: 5 Watts
Dimensions: 216 x 318 x 75mm
Weight: 8.2 kg
Units are unavailable at present, further advice on availabilty can be obtained by calling us.