ART G3 is an entirely new construction, based on an uncompromising concept and implemented with maximum attention to detail. Every phase of retrieval and playback was subjected to rigorous testing and optimization.

The new ART G3 stores the sliver disks as though in a safe, away from external influences. The housing is an elaborate mixture of amorphous granite, steel, aluminum and low-resonance MDF. The ART G3 is also fitted with a noise-free ventilation concept.

Audionet Aligned Resonance Technology (ART) decouples the read-out unit and the control board from the housing. A mounting system ensures that damaging movement energy is dissipated in a targeted fashion and that the read-out process is subject to the minimum of disturbance. The reading module is a sold tape deck fitted in full aluminum, dampened with heavy foil, sitting on acoustically friendly brass pins. Developed for professional use, the new drive has an exceptionally robust mechanical and electronic construction. It guarantees the highest read-out quality and stability as well as excellent CD acceptance both in terms of surface quality as well as copy protection procedures. Further innovations are the puck and its cylindrical receiver. These two precision rotation parts fit together exactly without any play. The reduced contact surface and the low revolution impulse work together with an exceptionally strong, ring-formed magnet to produce a strong and even contact pressure. The pre-load produces an exceptionally stable and smooth disc run.  

A sold slider plate isolates the drive from external influences. The slide runs equally and deeply in strong aluminum rails. Together with the machined aluminum ventilation lid of the MDF cover bowl this provides additional stability.

Only the use of the best-quality materials enables the quality of reproduction achieved by the new ART G3.The first sound-relevant point is the current flowing through a special fuse at the network entrance of the ART G3, made of rhodium and copper. We use exclusively pure silver for the current feed to the separately structured analogue and digital network components. This produces a significantly calmer and more spacious sound. A generously sized network filter and push-pull I-core coils strengthen the ART G3 in the mid and subwoofer area.

The newly developed, multiple-layer, impedance-linearized circuit board layout makes the ART G3 even more broadband and low-resistance. The energy flow is homogenous and unlimited over the entire frequency spectrum.

Audionet’s intelligent sampling technology ensures an entirely clean analogue signal recovery from the digital data flow. In doing so, PCM data is run through an elaborate, two-stage filtering and decoupling procedure. The output data is filtered and upsampled simultaneously in a high-performance signal processor using Audionet software. The filters are set for optimal impulse and frequency faithfulness under audiophile criteria. Optimized in this manner, the data is then unlocked with an asynchronous 192-kHz/24-bit upsampling procedure and decoupled from its input cycle. The PCM data is then transferred to two high-performance converters and processed to an analogue signal in separate channels.

 The digital audio data transmission also represents a unique development: Audionet's intelligent sampling technology prepares and decouples the PCM information, transmitting it to a high-performance output transmitter via a low-jitter LVDS data transmission system absolutely resistant to interspersion. In its High-Bit mode, all data is made available on Audionet’s proprietary High-Bit interface with 192-kHz/24-bit, on the AES/EBU output with 96-kHz/24-bit and on the optical output with 44.1 kHz/16 bit. In its Low-Bit mode, the digital outputs are provided with 44.1 kHz/16 bit. Thus in digital mode, the best
possible PCM output data is always available.

The ART G3 can be controlled simply and easily with the ergonomically formed Audionet system remote control Harmony One included in the scope of delivery. All functions can be accessed easily and can be read-off from the well-illuminated color display. An attractive row of hard keys and the background illumination enable easy control even in dimmed rooms. The remote control is preprogrammed for all Audionet components and can be programmed for up to 15 devices. A recharging cradle and a lithium ion battery are also included in the scope of delivery.

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