The Saturn-R CD-DAC player offers complete flexibility and integration into any system. Essentially two products in one, the Saturn-R houses a high specification transport and independent DAC circuit. Both sections are fully remote controllable via the supplied Solaris remote handset.

CD player

• Laser: Laser semiconductor
• Wavelength: 790 nm
• Sampling frequency: 44.1 kHz
• Bandwidth (100 kΩ impedance): 17 Hz (-0.02 dB) to 20.5 kHz (-0.02 dB)
• Distortions by harmonics: 0.005% @ 1 kHz (CDA), 0.012% (MP3 320 kb / s)
• Signal-to-noise ratio: -109 dB (relative to the maximum output level)

DAC

• Converters: 2 x Wolfson WM8742 in parallel
• Bandwidth (impedance 100 kΩ):
• - Low data rate 44.1 / 48 kHz, Filter 2: 10 Hz (-0.05 dB) to 20 kHz (-0.1 dB)
• - Average data rate 88.2 / 96 kHz, Filter 2: 10 Hz (-0.05 dB) to 30 kHz (-1 dB)
• - High data rate 176.4 / 192 kHz, Filter 2: 10 Hz (-0.05 dB) to 41 kHz (-1 dB)
• Distortions by harmonics: 0.006% @ 1 kHz (USB input @ 24 bit 88.2 kHz with ASIO driver)
• Signal-to-noise ratio: -109 dB (24 bit 96 kHz relative to the maximum output level)
• Supported sampling frequencies: 32 kHz (Optical / Toslink only), 44.1 / 48 / 88.2 / 96 / 176.4 / 192 kHz,
• Resolution 16 to 24 bits

DAC filters

• Settings 1 - 5 (32 / 44.1 / 48 kHz sampling)
• 1 - linear phase mid-band filter
• 2 - "soft knee" filter with minimum phase
• 3 - minimum phase mid-band filter
• 4 - linear phase apodizing filter
• 5 - apodising filter with minimum phase
• Settings 1 - 5 (sampling 88.2 / 96 / 176.4 / 192 kHz)
• 1 - linear phase "soft knee" filter
• 2 - "soft-knee" filter with minimum phase
• 3 - linear phase brickwall filter
• 4 - apodising filter with minimum phase
• 5 - linear apodizing filter

Digital inputs

• Isolated USB (24 bit 44.1 / 48 / 88.2 / 96 / 176.4 / 192 kHz)
• Input 1 Optical / Toslink (24 bit 32 / 44.1 / 48 / 88.2 / 96 / 176.4 / 192 kHz)
• Input 2 Optical / Toslink (24 bit 32 / 44.1 / 48 / 88.2 / 96 / 176.4 / 192 kHz)
• Input 3 Isolated 75 Ω Coaxial (24 bit 32 / 44.1 / 48 / 88.2 / 96 / 176.4 / 192 kHz)
• Input 4 Isolated 75 Ω Coaxial (24 bit 32 / 44.1 / 48 / 88.2 / 96 / 176.4 / 192 kHz)

Connectors

• 1 x asynchronous USB port (type B)
• 2 x optical digital audio input
• 2 x coaxial digital audio input
• 1 x optical digital audio output DAC
• 1 x coaxial digital audio output DAC
• 1 x optical digital audio output CD
• 1 x coaxial digital audio output CD
• 1 x analog output RCA DAC / CD
• Maximum analog output level: 2.18V (minimum impedance 10kΩ)