Aavik AcousticsC-300usedAavik Acoustics C-300 Preamplifier / DAC / Phono!This ad is for the AAVIK C-300 Preamp / DAC / Phono This beautiful unit was taken in trade, and is barely 6 months old, so it’s perfect condition throughout, 9/10. It is available for auditions ...22900.00

Aavik Acoustics C-300 Preamplifier / DAC / Phono!

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Ships fromSan Diego, CA, 92111
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Package dimensions20.0" × 20.0" × 5.0" (50.0 lbs.)
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AAVIK C-300 Preamp / DAC / Phono


This beautiful unit was taken in trade, and is barely 6 months old, so it’s perfect condition throughout, 9/10. It is available for auditions in our store in La Jolla, CA.


A full featured preamplifier, the C-300 is equipped with two built-in DACs (PCM and DSD) and a phono section. It also comes with three line inputs and RCA and XLR outputs.


The Aavik C-300 RIAA section is based on a discreet, floating, balanced, ultra-low noise, bipolar input circuit. By nature, the topology of a moving coil cartridge is a floating, balanced signal generator. We have kept this floating, balanced circuit topology throughout the phono stage. The floating input circuitry allows us to use ultra-low noise, bipolar transistors. By paralleling several transistor pairs, we have created a dead-quiet input section. The Aavik C-300 phono stage has a 62 dB gain, and the cartridge loading is adjustable from 50 ohm to 10 kOhm.



The phono section of the Aavik C-300 will let you explore the amazing details and musical depths of your vinyl collection!



The Aavik C-300 is equipped with two DACs: one for PCM digital formats and one for DSD formats.



The Aavik C-300 PCM DAC section is designed around 5 digital inputs, which all excel in performance. The DAC performs without any digital signature, which makes any music sound "analog". The digital circuits are created with the best high frequency skills tools available and great care was embedded in the PCB design. We made a lot of effort to ensure we have a 100% equal treatment of the differential signals, with time-aligned, ultra-short, 4-layer PCB traces. The DAC's circuits are fitted with ultra-low jitter onboard clocks in order to minimize timing errors in the digital-to-analog conversion. In the Aavik C-300 all DAC circuits are isolated with 13 onboard, separate low-noise, high-PSSR voltage regulators each feeding only one stage of the signal handling. The digital signals from the 5 digital inputs are routed to an ASRC, where they are resampled and re-clocked to 200 kHz/24 bit PCM, feeding current output DAC chips. The current-to-voltage conversion is performed with a differential floating topology with virtual GND. This isolates the signal path from the potential GND noise and signal induced GND modulation. 


The Aavik C-300 DSD DAC section features a very simplistic gain structure with only one gain stage and a purely passive LC type analog filter, made from shielded coils and the highest quality capacitors available. The passive 6th order filter is placed at 60 kHz where it effectively removes all switching artefacts without adding excess noise in the audio-band. A pure and unique method of making the D to A conversion without passing the signal through any type of DAC chipset and software based noise shaping.


The USB input is galvanically isolated to avoid noise pollution from the host. This isolates the signal path from the potential GND noise and signal induced GND modulation.



The Aavik C-300 line stage uses a unique, inverted, virtual GND amplifier topology, which preserves the finest musical details on a dark, quiet, black background. The line stage has  two inputs with 9 dB gain and one line input with 6 dB gain.  



The volume control is realized with microprocessor-controlled resistor-ladder (R2R) circuit inside the feedback loop of a virtual GND amplification stage. The volume control regulates from -80 dB to 0 dB in approx. 1 dB steps.



The Aavik C-300 design is deeply rooted in the Scandinavian design tradition, with simplistic functionality and minimalistic looks. It is made from solid bars of anodized aluminum, which gives it a stunning matte dark gunmetal finish. On the front panel of the Aavik C-300 you will find small LED lights indicating your current volume/gain/source/cartridge settings and three chromed push buttons on the top panel. Adjusting the Aavik C-300 settings is easy and intuitive, as all settings are controlled with the three buttons and the big solid rotating knob centered on the front.



More information here; https://www.aavik-acoustics.com/products/aavik-c-300.html



Who’s “Alma Music and Audio”?



We’re a hi-end audio store in Southern California, set in beautiful San Diego. We do NOT operate by appointment, so you can stop by our store anytime, browse the LP racks (2000+ and counting!), and enjoy our set ups with great gear from some of these brands:



Aqua Hi-Fi - Audio Research - Audioquest - Audionet - Audiopax - Auralic - Aurender - Bergmann - Brodmann - D'Agostino - darTZeel - Devialet - DEQX - ELAC - ENIGMAcoustics - Evolution Acoustics - Hegel - iFi - Innuos - IsoTek - Kii Audio - Koetsu - Kronos - Kubala Sosna - Kuzma - Larsen - Linn - MSB Technology - Music Hall - Ortofon - Solid Steel - Sound Galleries Music Server - Technics - Wharfedale - Wilson Audio - YG Acoustics



We prefer payment to be made by check, cash, or money order. Credit cards NOT accepted for this unit. California residents also need to apply sales tax (7.75%).

Full or partial trades accepted!



We’ll ship worldwide, please contact us for a quote to your destination!



We’d love to hear from you, so send us your questions, inquiries, orders, etc to: [email protected], or call us at (858) 412-5530, (619) 243 4924, or (619) 243 6615.



Thanks for looking!


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