Planck Ultra

PLANCK is Audionet’s final statement re. the classical compact disc. No other machine on the market plays with such utmost precision, formidable ease and deep-rooted musicality. PLANCK even surpasses our worldwide successes VIP and ART.

SKU: planck-ultra

Description

Want to hear the music breathe? Here’s the best available lung on this planet:

The body construction completely made of non-ferro­magnetic materials combined with a massive slate board optimizes the resonance charac­teristics of PLANCK. The new design with non-visible fixation screws and with a massive and solid aluminium cover pleases both eyes and ears alike.

Converting from digital to analog, newly developed discrete output modules with extremely fast, wide-band high-performance class A output drivers ensure the perfect sonic experience. The current-voltage converter comprises absolutely temperature stable and sonically neutral high-precision resistors.

Our high-precision clock generator eliminates the infamous jitter: PLANCK gets all music data at the right time and with its correct value. And the internal frequency compen­sation equipped with custom made mica capacitors of highest grade guarantees absolute precision in the analog domain.

Also, we gave the digital input section a completely new design. PLANCK uses the same outstanding USB Audio 2.0 technology as Audionet’s famous DNx machines:

  • USB Audio 2.0 support up to 192 kHz / 24 bits.
  • Asynchronous data connection and re-clocking ensuring a clean digital music signal.
  • The USB Audio circuitry is completely galvanically isolated from the rest of the PLANCK. Therefore no harmful reactions apply from the PC and its “dirty” power supply.
  • Separate and user-selectable electrical and optical digital inputs (SPDIF) – also using DNx technology and up to 192 kHz / 24 bit for enhanced playback of other digital sources.

In short: In PLANCK we tuned all relevant parts with scientific meticulousness and musical passion to achieve the ultimately possible sonic quantum leap.

The science:

Special features PLANCK

  • Top loader, decoupling aluminium and slate body construction.
  • Massive aluminium body, resonance-optimized fixation with invisible screws and Teflon bedded massive disc drawer cover made of 10 mm aluminium.
  • Additional decoupling of the drive unit, PCBs and high precision clock generator by Audionet Aligned Resonance Technology.
  • Reference drive unit CD-PRO 2LF on 8 mm Aluminium base.
  • Adaptive high precision puck and puck mounting made of POM, toroid Neodym magnet.
  • Completely separated power supplies for pickup and converter unit, digital and analog section.
  • Completely DC-coupled, no capacitor in the signal path.
  • Newly developed discrete output modules with extremely fast, wide-band high-performance Class A output drivers.
  • Current-Voltage converter with absolutely temperature stable and sound neutral high-precision resistors and with custom made mica capacitors of highest grade for internal frequency compensation.
  • D/A converter function with separate and user-selectable digital inputs: SPDIF electrical (Cinch) and optical (Toslink) as well as USB Audio 2.0 (USB type B socket).
  • All digital inputs up to 192 kHz / 24 bit.
  • Digital outputs SPDIF (electrical and optical) and AES/EBU output 44.1 KHz / 16 bit (for CD).
  • Disengageable digital outputs.
  • Remote power on/off via Audionet Link (optical cable).
  • Professional concept of operations.
  • Rhodium fuse.
  • Dedicated WATT/PLANCK Audionet metal remote control in matching color.