Canor Audio Gaia C2 – Tube CD Player and Advanced DAC

Canor Audio has released the Canor Audio Gaia C2, a CD player with a full digital-to-analog converter (with a full complement of digital inputs, including USB-B). The device's analog output stage utilizes vacuum tubes, resulting in a THD of less than 0.0007% at 0 dBFS (1 kHz, XLR), a signal-to-noise ratio exceeding 110 dB, and channel separation exceeding 118 dB.

Digital-to-analog conversion is handled by two PCM1792A chips from Texas Instruments, one for each channel. The analog output stage utilizes vacuum tubes: two 12AX7, two 6922 (or E88CC), and one 6CA4EH. Mundorf capacitors, support for PCM frequencies from 44.1 to 192 kHz, and DSD up to DSD256—everything is good here.

The Canor Audio Gaia C2 is not a development of the company's CD 1.10 model. It features an all-aluminum enclosure, an improved power supply, and additional optimizations to the analog section. The CD transport control board has been redesigned.

The recommended retail price of the Canor Audio Gaia C2 in Europe is €6,749.

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