Canor Audio
The CANOR story has its origins in the early 1990s, when Zdeňek Březovják – still the company's chief developer and co-owner today – met his business partners. The son of a musician and multi-instrumentalist had previously learned to play the violin and tenor saxophone himself, but soon became more interested in the technical aspects of sound reproduction. Zdeňek Březovják studied electrical engineering, specializing in radio electronics and gained experience at a manufacturer of professional PA amplifiers.
The engineer later developed his first own mono power amplifiers and a battery-operated preamplifier - and came across his current colleagues, who were working on the TP101 tube amplifier at the time. The prototype of this first mass-produced device was presented at the trade fair in Brno (Czech Republic) in April 1995.
After further models with alternative circuit concepts and tubes, the current Class A tube integrated amplifier AI 1.10 was finally created. It is now supported by the transistor amplifier AI 1.20, the tube phono preamplifier PH 1.10 and PH 2.10, the combined tube and Class D integrated amplifier AI 2.10 and the CD players CD 1.10 and 2.10.
In May 2022, the brand new DAC 2.10 was introduced as well as the state-of-the-art pre-/power amplifier combination Hyperion P1 + Virus M1.
Since 2024, in addition to the Virus I2 integrated amplifier and Asteroid V2 phono preamplifier from the Premium Line, there is also the large Hyperion P1 preamplifier.
Class A tube integrated amplifier from the Premium Line
A Class A tube amplifier with an output power of 2 x 40 W
KT88 high-performance tubes with autobias with cathode feedback
With option to instantly switch between triode and ultra-linear mode
PCB's use our first-class CMT â„¢ technology
Perfect channel separation through a relay volume control with individual blocks for each channel. The gain control is in steps of 1 dB and attenuates up to 63 dB
High-capacity capacitors in the filter provide energy for precise and well-defined bass
The signal path contains only high-quality polypropylene capacitors
Precise selection and pairing of tubes with above-average parameters
The synchronous control option allows the use of two amplifiers in monoblock operation without an additional preamplifier. This master/slave mode has an output power of 80 W per channel
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tube CD player CD 2.10
tube CD player with AK4490 32 bit D/A converter
Silent slot-in CD mechanism
Boards manufactured in Premium CMTâ„¢ technology
Analog signal processing with strictly symmetrical tube stages
Coaxial input with high-quality high-frequency transformer
Supersymmetric passive output filters optimized for maximum slope
Technical data:
Frequency response: 20 Hz – 20 kHz (-0.3 dB)
THD: < 0.005% (1 kHz)
Signal-to-noise ratio: > 102 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
Outputs: Cinch/XLR
Analog output impedance: < 200 Ohm
Output voltage unbalanced Cinch: 2 Vrms
Output voltage symmetrical XLR: 4 Vrms
Digital inputs: coaxial, optical
USB – PCM 32 Bit/768 kHz
USB – DSD 64, 128 and 256
Other digital inputs: 24 bit/ 192 kHz
Digital outputs: coaxial, optical
Tubes used: 4 x 6922
Mains connection: 230 V / 50 Hz / 60 VA
Dimensions (W x H x D): 435 x 120 x 405 mm
Weight: 12 kg
Hybrid integrated amplifier AI 2.10
Hybrid integrated amplifier with an output power of 2 x 150 watts at 4 ohms and 2 x 100 watts at 8 ohms
Tube preamplifier in the input with precise relay volume control
Class D power stage with a filtered and tuned linear power supply
Boards manufactured in Premium CMTâ„¢ technology
XLR inputs with a continuous balanced signal to the power amplifier
Technical data:
Output power: 2 x 150 W at 4 Ω
2 x 100 W at 8 Ω
Input sensitivity: 400 mV / 150 W / 1 kHz
Frequency response: 20 Hz - 20 kHz ±0.3 dB / 5 W
Input impedance: 30 kΩ
Inputs: 4 x RCA, 2 x XLR
THD: < 0.02% / 1 kHz, 5 W
Signal-to-noise ratio: 95 dB
Tubes used: 2 x 6922
Mains connection: 230 V / 50 Hz / 420 VA
Dimensions (W x H x D): 435 x 120 x 405 mm
Weight: 15 kg
Tube Digital Analog Converter DAC 2.10
tube output stage
DSD formats: DSD64, DSD128, DSD256, DSD512
PCM with sampling frequencies from 44.1 kHz to 768 kHz
8 switchable digital filters
MQA decoding
XLR and RCA outputs
USB-B input, AES/EBU input, coaxial and optical S/PDIF inputs
Informative, high-contrast and brightness-adjustable display
Intelligent menu structure for easy operation
Technical data:
Output voltage: 2 V RMS - 0 dB FS at digital inputs > RCA output
4 V RMS - 0 dB FS at digital inputs > XLR output
Number of samplings: 44.1/48/88.2/96/176.4/192/352.8/384/705.6/768 kHz
DSD support: DSD64, DSD128, DSD256 and DSD512 (DoP, DSD512 native)
MQA support: full MQA deployment via hardware
Output impedance: < 200 Ω
Digital-to-analog converter: 2 x ESS9038Q2M 32-bit (dual mono)
Tubes: 4 x 6922EH
Display: 3.5" TFT, 480 x 320 px, 360 cd/m2, contrast ratio 700, MVA full view technology
USB data transfer: Asynchronous, DSD DoP up to DSD512 and PCM up to 24 bit/768 kHz support
Digital inputs:
- USB 1 x USB Audio Class 2 requires USB 2.0
- optical (S/PDIF) 2 x up to 24 bit / 192 kHz (TOSlink®)
- coaxial (Cinch) 1 x up to 24 bit / 192 kHz
- AES/EBU (XLR) 1 x up to 24 bit / 192 kHz symmetrical
Analog outputs:
- symmetrical 2 x XLR
- unbalanced 2 x RCA
PH 2.10
Tube phono preamplifier for magnetic and moving coil pickup systems
Four tubes strictly selected with tightly tolerated parameters
circuit without overall negative feedback
Boards manufactured in Premium CMTâ„¢ technology
vacuum-impregnated transformer core
Transformer cast with a special anti-vibration compound
High-quality audio polypropylene capacitors in the signal path
If a turntable is equipped with two tonearms, one with a magnetic pickup and the other with a moving coil system, both can be connected at the same time without affecting each other
Technical data:
Input impedance MM: 50, 150, 270, 370, 520, 620, 740, 840 pF - Gain 47 dB
Input impedance MC: 10, 20, 40, 80, 150, 300, 600, 1200 Ohm - Gain 71 dB
Output impedance: 500 ohms
Inputs: Cinch MM / Cinch MC
Output: Cinch
THD: MM/MC <0.2% / 1V RMS
Subsonic filter: 18 dB/octave
RIAA accuracy: 0.3 dB / 20 Hz - 20 kHz
Signal-to-noise ratio MM :≤84 dBV (87 dBV – IEC -A)
Signal-to-noise ratio MC: ≤80 dBV (82 dBV – IEC -A)
Tubes used: 2 x 12AX7 and 2 x 12AT7
Mains connection: 230 V / 50 Hz / 70 VA
Dimensions (W x H x D): 435 x 120 x 405 mm
Weight: 14 kg