Peachtree Audio Carina - Integrated Amplifier with DAC

The Peachtree Carina is the new flagship integrated amplifier. It combines several of the sound quality enhancements introduced in the nova500 with the power and price point of the nova300.

It is Peachtree Audio's first product with the critically acclaimed Hypex N-Core amplifier technology built-in. Carina also brings several new features to a Peachtree amplifier for the first time.

Why the Peachtree Carina was made?

Very simply, to establish a new benchmark for integrated amplifiers at its price. Peachtree's ongoing testing of available technologies identified a combination of DAC, preamplifier and power amplifier technologies that worked extremely well together to create an exceptional listening experience at a reasonable price.

Carina is an easy-to-use, highly transparent integrated amplifier that drives a wide range of speakers (and headphones) with ease, and accepts up to 6 digital inputs including Bluetooth.

Carina Product Highlights

Digital

• Two ESS 9068 DAC chips, dual mono (one for the left channel, one for the right channel)
• Accepts HD audio input up to 768k PCM and 512k DSD
• Selectable digital filter settings including oversampling on/off
• Full MQA decoding on ALL inputs
• I2S input

Preamplifier

• Fully balanced analogue circuitry from the DACs to the power and headphone amplifiers
• High-performance, hybrid volume control (combination analog resistor ladder/digital attenuation)
• User selectable all-digital volume control option
• Bluetooth 5.0 input with HD audio decoding

Amplifiers

• 300 watts-per-channel Hypex NCore power amplifier driving the speaker outputs
• Fully-balanced headphone amplifier with a 4.4mm T/R/R/S output (1/4" unbalanced output also provided)

Other

• Timeless Peachtree Audio industrial design crafted out of aluminum, wrapped in real wood, and finished in gloss ebony mocha or piano black
• High-quality OLED front panel display with an intuitive dual knob user interface
• Trigger input for power on/off control from another device
• Hand-held remote control with integrated commands for Bluesound devices (NODE, VAULT, etc.)

Technical Specifications

• Compatible Speakers: 2.5 - 16 Ohm
• Output Power (WPC, 8 ohm | 4 ohm, <1% THD+N, AES 17): 300w / 580w
• Dynamic Range (AES-17): 116dB
• Damping Factor (1kHz): >625 (8ohm)
• Frequency Response (20 - 20kHz): <+/- 0.3dB
• Inter-Modulation Distortion (SMPTE): -90dB below fundamental
• Total Harmonic Distortion (AES17, 1kHz, 8 ohm): 0.001%
• Channel Separation (1kHz, 8ohm): >95dB

Preamp Output

• Output Voltage (rms): 2.5V @ 0dBFS Input
• Output Impedance: 100 ohms
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio (Un-Weighted): 114dB
• Channel Separation (1kHz): >116dB at 1 Khz
• Frequency Response (8Hz - 20KHz): +/- 0.5dB
• Total Harmonic Distortion: <0.0004 (2V RMS, 1KHz, Unweighted)

Headphone Output

Further Information

Peachtree Audio Carina - User Manual