{"id":122903,"date":"2023-02-26T08:02:14","date_gmt":"2023-02-26T08:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=122903"},"modified":"2023-10-18T06:10:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T05:10:34","slug":"copland-csa-150-the-logical-development-of-its-predecessor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/copland-csa-150-the-logical-development-of-its-predecessor\/","title":{"rendered":"Copland CSA-150: The logical development of its predecessor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Integrated amplifier Copland CSA-150\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundstageaustralia.com\/index.php\/news\/501-new-copland-csa-150-hybrid-integrated-amplifier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">can be considered a<\/a>\u00a0direct heir to the 100th model.\u00a0Outwardly, they could be called twins, if it were not for the slightly increased body of the CSA-150.\u00a0The maximum power of the novelty has grown in approximately the same proportion &#8211; 145 W in the channel instead of 100 W.<\/p>\n<p>Otherwise Copland CSA-150 can be called a logical development of its predecessor.\u00a0On board &#8211; the same double triode, harmoniously complemented by powerful MOS-FETs in the output stage.\u00a0The CSA 150 includes a quad 32-bit DAC based on the Saber ES9018 Reference from ESS Technology.\u00a0The novelty works with PCM and DSD.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"big\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"big\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/e3de2ae9e585ca9bb8b8b239c8f5a24c.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Digital inputs on the 150 include coaxial S \/ PDIF, two optical Toslinks, and one USB.\u00a0To this can be added Bluetooth with aptX.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"big\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"big\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/7c85d92e48a87597e107ce50e07ff9d0.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>The analog inputs, balanced XLR and three unbalanced RCA inputs are complemented by Pre \/ Out breaks &#8211; also on RCA connectors.\u00a0Analog switching, like its predecessor, also includes an on-board phono stage for moving magnet cartridges.\u00a0The front panel of the CSA 150 houses a 6.35mm headphone amplifier jack.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"big\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"big\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2f8e39cc7bc9b4651e370cc314f606a6.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>The Copland CSA-150 will cost about $ 4000<\/p>\n<p>[ratemypost]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Integrated amplifier Copland CSA-150\u00a0can be considered a\u00a0direct heir to the 100th model.\u00a0Outwardly, they could be called twins, if it were not for the slightly increased body of the CSA-150.\u00a0The maximum power of the novelty has grown in approximately the same proportion &#8211; 145 W in the channel instead of 100 W. Otherwise Copland CSA-150 can [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/copland-csa-150-the-logical-development-of-its-predecessor\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":122904,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[642],"tags":[779],"class_list":["post-122903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hi-fi","tag-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122903"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122903\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/122904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}