Product Description
The Esoteric Grandioso C1X Solo Preamplifier is the flagship model of ESOTERIC’s preamplifiers. It bears the proud ESOTERIC trademark “Grandioso”. The Grandioso C1X is a reference standard for the next generation, featuring a carefully designed dual balanced circuit, a complete dual mono configuration, a powerful buffer amplifier and power supply circuit to drive the power amplifiers, and ES-LINK Analog current transmission that challenges the limits of fidelity. It is a flagship preamplifier that incorporates all of ESOTERIC’s wisdom and numerous technological innovations.
It brings out the best in each piece of equipment that makes up the system, bringing an exceptional experience that eliminates the existence of the audio system in a pleasant sense of unity with the music, – It is the most important role of the preamplifier as the command center of the audio system.
The Grandioso C1X “solo” edition is housed in an integrated chassis without changing the internal circuit configuration of the original C1X, as well as its five independent power transformer configurations for each circuit block, achieving an elegant and beautiful size form factor while maintaining the C1X’s signature sound.
All sounds naturally come to life and resound on a boundless background of silence.
A gem of preamplifier created by the wisdom of ESOTERIC.
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Key Features of the Esoteric Grandioso C1X Solo Preamplifier
- Full dual monoblock configuration in a one-piece chassis
- Dual-balanced configuration with 4 circuits per channel for thorough low noise
- “Ultra-Fidelity Attenuator System” with 1,120 steps @ 0.1dB intervals
- Discrete amplifier module “IDM-01”
- 3 inputs and 2 outputs of ES-LINK Analog, a unique and proprietary current transmission system
- 2,000V/µs slew rate current transmission enhanced output buffer circuit
- ESOTERIC-HCLD (High Current Line Driver)
- 2 XLR outputs and 2 ES-LINK Analog outputs for a multi-power amplifier system
- 5 transformers: 4 large-capacity toroidal transformers for audio system and 1 R-core transformer for control system
- Input switching circuit with FET elements eliminates coloration of sound quality by relays
- Smooth feeling control knob with high precision ball bearings
- Gain adjustment per input: ±18dB (0.1dB step), and L/R balance adjustment: ±6dB (0.1dB step)
- AV-thru function that allows the coexistence of AV surround and pure 2-channel (selectable input terminals)
- Editable source device names on the readout
- Various functions such as dimmer function, mute function, automatic display OFF setting, etc.
- Large volume font for better visibility
- RS-232C terminal for external control
- DC Trigger input/output for system Power ON/OFF including power amplifier
- Double-face remote control to operate ESOTERIC source devices (RC-1334)
