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The CD-306 SACD Professional Version is a high-end SACD/CD player and standalone DAC from Cary Audio Design. It uses a new servo board design with components rated to 105°C, a Burr-Brown DF-1706 digital filter, HDCD decoding software, and eight Burr-Brown 1792u DAC chips in a true balanced parallel configuration. It supports SACD, CD, CD-R, and CD-RW playback, with SACD output remaining in DSD to the analog outputs, and offers selectable upsampling for CD playback up to 768 kHz. The unit includes AES/EBU, coaxial, and Toslink digital inputs, balanced XLR and single-ended RCA analog outputs, digital outputs, a copper chassis, and a vented top cover.
DAC capabilities and digital audio processing
Analog signal output specifications
Input and output connections
Size, weight, and appearance
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Components that show up alongside the CD-306 SACD Professional Version in real systems. A verdict means the pair has been checked for compatibility and headroom — open it to see how the two get along.
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The CD-303/300's signal-to-noise is 127 dB against the CD-306 SACD Professional Version's 122 dB and its thd 0.004% against 0.000%. Both share max sample rate (768 kHz) and output impedance (440Ω).
Both turn up in the same documented systems.
The DV-50S's max sample rate is 192 kHz against the CD-306 SACD Professional Version's 768 kHz, its signal-to-noise 108 dB against 122 dB, its thd 0.001% against 0.000%, and its output impedance 450Ω against 440Ω.
The CDS120's signal-to-noise is 110 dB against the CD-306 SACD Professional Version's 122 dB, its thd 0.003% against 0.000%, and its output voltage 2.4V RMS against 6.0V RMS. Both share max sample rate (768 kHz).
The CDP-1's max sample rate is 192 kHz against the CD-306 SACD Professional Version's 768 kHz, its thd 0.003% against 0.000%, and its output voltage 3.0V RMS against 6.0V RMS. Both share signal-to-noise (122 dB).
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