Crane Song Solaris Quantum
2-channel DAC with integrated monitor control (gain, mute, headphone level)
Monitor Controller$2,285Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Monitor Controller
- Description
- 2-channel DAC with integrated monitor control (gain, mute, headphone level)
- Topology
- 32-bit DAC with 32-bit ASRC upsampling to 211kHz, sub-picosecond 'Quantum' clocking, discrete output amplifier stages
- Signal path
- Digital (recallable / digitally controlled)
- Channels
- 2
- Channel format
- stereo
- Form factor
- rackmount (inferred; exact rack-unit height not stated in source material)
- Connection
- AES/EBU, S/PDIF, TOSLink, USB
- Sample rate (kHz)
- up to 192 (upsamples internally to 211)
- Bit depth
- 32-bit
- Powered
- yes
- Power (W)
- 21
- Introduced
- 2016
- Country of manufacture
- USA
Details
Controls: Gain knob (stepped), monitor mute, headphone level (separate stepped attenuator), digital source select
I/O: AES (XLR), S/PDIF (RCA), Optical (TOSLink), and USB digital inputs; two sets of balanced analog outputs (variable main + fixed OUT2), front-panel headphone output
Notable use: Manual states its max output level (+12dB setting) 'mimics the Crane Song Avocet Monitor Controller'
Notes: JUDGMENT CALL: classified as Monitor Controller per the task brief's explicit grouping ('Solaris/Avocet monitor controllers'), though it functions primarily as a DAC with monitor-control features (gain, mute, headphone) rather than a full multi-source Avocet-style analog/digital switcher — it could equally be classified AD/DA Converter. Price ($2,285) is an aggregated 'starting from' street figure; other sources ranged from ~$1,899 to ~$2,999, and it is no longer listed at Sweetwater, suggesting possible limited retailer availability (it remains an active current page on cranesong.com as of this research).