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Simaudio
Solid State Electronics and CD Players
For over 25 years Simaudio has been producing outstanding
solid sate electronics, all hand built in Canada. Known for superb design, excellent
construction quality and great sound, Simaudio have received
countless positive reviews in the audiophile press.
Simaudio offers a full line of electronics including preamplifiers,
basic amplifiers and integrated amps, and now a CD player.
I-5.3
Integrated Amplifier -
An
oversized power supply · A custom proprietary
toroidal
transformer design with lower magnetic,
electrical and thermal loss, yielding an
improved power transfer and lower regulation
factor, resulting in increased current speed
and better dynamics
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An extremely short capacitor-free signal path
measuring only 14 inches in length from input
RCA's to output binding posts, eliminating
virtually all potential sources of
interference and producing a sonically faster
transient response
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Amplifier section using a "no overall
feedback" design resulting in real-time
amplification, more accurate musical
reproduction with respect to tonality,
virtually non-existent IMD (intermodulation
distortion) and the elimination of common
phase errors resulting from feedback
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Gain section using a Crystal microprocessor
functioning as a "shunt to ground" that
doesn't degrade sonic performance regardless
of the selected setting
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"Class A" output power to five watts for
greater efficiency
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One single-ended audio input which bypasses
the gain control stage to accommodate a
component, such as home-theatre processor,
whose own volume control is used instead
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Precision matched Bipolar output devices which
offer superb linearity throughout the entire
audio frequency spectrum
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Accurate matching of the very finest high
quality electronic components
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A symmetrical circuit design
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Pure copper circuit board tracings with
extremely low impedance characteristics
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Extremely rigid chassis construction to
minimize the effects of external vibrations
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Improved reliability through the elimination
of moving parts
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Designed to be powered up at all times for
optimal performance
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Low operating temperature for a longer than
normal life expectancy.
- 85 watts per
channel at 8 Ohms, 130 watts per channel
at 4 Ohms
* $3800 |
I-3SE
Integrated Amplifier -
An oversized power
supply · A custom proprietary toroidal
transformer design with lower magnetic,
electrical and thermal loss, yielding an
improved power transfer and lower regulation
factor, resulting in increased current speed
and better dynamics
· An extremely short
capacitor-free signal path measuring 18.5
inches in length from input RCA's to output
binding posts, eliminating virtually all
potential sources of interference and
producing a sonically faster transient
response
·
Gain section using a Crystal microprocessor
functioning as a "shunt to ground" that
doesn't degrade sonic performance regardless
of the setting ·
One single-ended audio input which bypasses
the gain stage to accommodate a component,
such as home-theatre processor, whose own
volume control is used instead
·
Amplifier section using a "no overall
feedback" design resulting in real-time
amplification, more accurate musical
reproduction with respect to tonality,
virtually non-existent intermodulation
distortion and the elimination of common phase
errors resulting from feedback
·
"Class A" output power to five watts for
greater efficiency ·
Precision-matched Bipolar output devices which
offer superb linearity throughout the entire
audio frequency spectrum
·
A symmetrical circuit design
·
Accurate matching of the high quality
electronic components
·
Pure copper circuit board tracings with
extremely low impedance characteristics
·
Improved reliability through the elimination
of moving parts ·
Designed to be powered up at all times for
optimal performance
· Low operating
temperature for a longer than normal life
expectancy.
- 100 Watts Per
Channel at 8 Ohms, 160 at 4 Ohms, 200 at 2
Ohms
* $2600
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I-1 Integrated Amplifier -
An
oversized power supply using a custom toroidal
transformer design · Rated output of 50
watts/channel into 8 ohms and 100
watts/channel into 4 ohms
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Six line-level inputs including one
front-mounted 1/8” mini-jack for personal
media players
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Headphone output on ¼” TRS jack located on the
front panel
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Remote control operation
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RS-232 port for i) full unsolicited
bidirectional feedback in custom installation
setups and ii) firmware updates
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IR input for external control
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A single pair of bipolar output devices in the
amplification section
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Class A output to 5 watts for greater
efficiency
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Circuit board with pure copper tracings and
gold plating that yields low impedance
characteristics
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Optimized selection of very high quality
electronic components
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Heat-sink free design incorporating an
all-aluminum chassis for evenly distributed
heat dissipation
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Rigid chassis construction to minimize the
effects of external vibrations
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Designed to be powered up at all times for
optimal performance
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Low operating temperature for a longer than
normal life expectancy.
* $1499 |
P-5.3
Preamplifier -
An oversized power supply ·
3 stages of DC voltage regulation
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An
exceptionally short signal path measuring only
10 inches in length from the rear panel's
input to output connectors, yielding a much
faster transient response
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Open loop zero feedback circuit topology using
absolutely no capacitors anywhere in the audio
signal path ·
Power supply voltage regulation includes
Evolution series i2DCf
(Independent Inductive DC Filtering); There is
one inductor dedicated to each integrated
circuit type component (DAC, Op-Amp, etc.) in
the audio circuit’s signal path - 14 stages in
all ·
J-FET input devices
· One single-ended
audio input, of your choice, which functions
as a “pass-through”, bypassing the gain stage
to accommodate a component such as a
home-theater processor, whose own volume
control is used instead
·
Accurate matching of the very finest high
quality electronic components
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IR input for external control (all discrete
codes) ·
A symmetrical circuit design
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Four-layer PCB tracings; The advantages
include better ground and power supply circuit
layouts resulting in a much shorter signal
path and dramatically improved signal-to-noise
ratio ·
Pure copper circuit board tracings with
extremely low impedance characteristics
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Extremely rigid chassis construction to
minimize the effects of external vibrations
·
Improved reliability through the elimination
of moving parts ·
Designed to be powered up at all times for
optimal performance
· Low operating
temperature for a longer than normal life
expectancy.
* $4000
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| W-5.3
Stereo Amplifier -
"no overall feedback"
design resulting in real-time
amplification, a more accurate musical
reproduction with respect to tonality,
virtually non-existent intermodulation
distortion and the elimination of common phase
errors resulting from feedback · An oversized
power supply ·
A custom proprietary toroidal transformer
design with lower magnetic, electrical and
thermal loss, yielding an improved power
transfer and lower regulation factor,
resulting in increased current speed and
better dynamics
·
Balanced circuitry up to the output stage
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Stable to any known speaker impedance
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"Class" A output to 5 watts for greater
efficiency ·
Precision matched Bipolar output devices which
offer superb linearity throughout the entire
audio frequency spectrum
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A high damping factor which yields superior
musical dynamics, improved signal speed and
refined timbre accuracy
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Extremely rigid chassis construction to
minimize the effects of external vibrations
·
Accurate matching of the very finest high
quality electronic components
·
A very short signal path for a faster
transient response ·
A symmetrical circuit design
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A 12 Volt trigger for remote operations
·
Pure copper circuit board tracings with
extremely low impedance characteristics
·
Designed to be powered up at all times for
optimal performance
· Low operating
temperature for a longer than normal life
expectancy.
- 150 Watts at 8
Ohms, 300 watts at 4 Ohms, 500 at 2 Ohms
* $5300
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I-5.3 CD
Player -
Separate
digital and analog power supplies using two
toroidal power
transformers with eight stages of DC voltage
regulation · BurrBrown BB1730E high-resolution
24-bit/192-kHz Digital-to-Analog Converter and
8X oversampling digital filter
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Internal upsampling which uses 24-bit/352.8kHz
processing
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Philips based transport mechanism using
in-house developed control software
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Accurate 50PPM digital clocking system
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Advanced analog signal path using a DC servo
circuit and proprietary 6dB/octave analog
filter
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Pure copper circuit board tracings with
extremely low impedance characteristics
·
IR input for external control
·
Separate digital and analog audio circuitry
mounted on one circuit board, each with their
own respective ground planes, which minimizes
signal path lengths and eliminates any
potential for interference and signal
degradation
·
Extremely rigid chassis construction to
minimize the effects of external vibrations
·
Accurate matching of the very finest high
quality electronic components in a symmetrical
circuit design
·
Designed to be powered up at all times for
optimal performance
·
Low operating temperature to ensure a longer
than normal life expectancy.
* $3800 |
Equinox SE CD Player -
Separate digital and
analog power supplies using a toroidal
power transformer with seven stages of DC
voltage regulation · BurrBrown BB1730E
high-resolution 24-bit/192-kHz
Digital-to-Analog Converter and 8X
oversampling digital filter
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Internal upsampling which achieves
24-bit/352.8kHz resolution
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Philips based transport mechanism using
in-house developed control software
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Accurate 50PPM digital clocking system
·
Advanced analog signal path using a DC servo
circuit and proprietary 6dB/octave analog
filter ·
Pure copper circuit board tracings with
extremely low impedance characteristics
·
Separate digital and analog audio circuitry
mounted on one circuit board, each with their
own respective ground planes, which minimizes
signal path lengths and eliminates any
potential for interference and signal
degradation ·
Rigid chassis construction to minimize the
effects of external vibrations
·
Accurate matching of the very finest high
quality electronic components in a symmetrical
circuit design ·
Designed to be powered up at all times for
optimal performance
· Low operating
temperature to ensure a longer than normal
life expectancy.
* $2800 |
I-1 CD Player -
8 stages of
DC voltage regulation · Internal upsampling
using
24-bit/352.8kHz
processing
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Proprietary CD drive system with in-house
developed hardware & software
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BurrBrown PCM1793 high-resolution
24-bit/192-kHz Digital-to-Analog Converter and
8X oversampling digital filter
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All digital and analog audio circuitry mounted
on a single circuit board, each with their own
respective ground plane, to minimize signal
path lengths and eliminate any potential for
interference and signal degradation
·
Accurate digital clocking system for
exceptionally low intrinsic jitter levels
·
Advanced analog signal path using a DC servo
circuit and proprietary analog filter
·
Circuit board with pure copper tracings and
gold plating that yields low impedance
characteristics
·
Optimized selection of very high quality
electronic components
·
Designed to be powered up at all times for
optimal performance
·
Low operating temperature to ensure a longer
than normal life expectancy.
* $1499 |
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