PLATINA INTEGRATED

Integrated Amplifier

The PLATINA series marks a leap forward in design, application and implementation for QUAD. This new flagship seamlessly blends QUAD heritage with a thoroughly modern digital core.

Bold in design and substantial in form, the QUAD PLATINA INTEGRATED delivers reference-grade sound, exceptional power, and peerless finesse. Typically QUAD, yet offering a new timeless form, reimagined with crisp, modern intent, the PLATINA series retains the soul of its heritage while embracing today’s clean geometry, refined materials, and purposeful simplicity. An exercise in restraint and refinement, tactile machined aluminium knobs and subtle buttons flank a crisp TFT display, providing a tactile and visual focal point. The disciplined rear panel layout, with gold-plated connectors, speaks to both form and function, ensuring a premium user experience at every touchpoint. The result is strikingly contemporary.

• General Description: Integrated Amplifier
• Inputs: 2x Analogue (RCA), 1x XLR, 1x Phono (MM / MC), 2x SPDIF (Coaxial), 2x SPDIF (Optical), 1x PC USB(TYPE C), 1x HDMI ARC, 1x 12 V Trigger
• Outputs: 1x RCA (pair), 1x XLR (pair) , 1x Stereo Speaker binding post (pair), 1x Optical, 1x Coaxial, 1x 12 V Trigger
• Sampling Frequency: Optical / Coaxial: 44.1 kHz - 192 kHz; PC USB: 44.1 kHz - 768 kHz (PCM) / DSD64, DSD128, DSD256, DSD512)
• Standby Power Consumption: < 0.5 W
• Power Requirements (depending on region): 220-240 V ~ 50/60 Hz, 100-120 V ~ 50/60 Hz
• Standard Accessories: Power Cord, Remote Control, User Manual

Design Philosophy and Core Technology:

• 2x 200 W (8 Ω) / 2x 300 W (4 Ω)
• Class AB Dual Mono Design
• ES9038Pro 32-bit DAC
• Roon Tested
• Highly linear Analogue Volume Control
• 4.3" 800 x 480 Full View IPS LCD
• Dedicated High-performance Low Noise MM/MC Phono stage with selectable gain (46/52/60 dB)
• Dedicated Current-Feedback Headphone Amp
• Support USB Upgrade

Preamplifier Section:

• Gain: 0 dB (Line) +46 / +52 / +60 dB Adjustable (Phono)
• Input Sensitivity: 1.2 Vrms (Line Volume = 0 dB), 2.4 Vrms (XLR Volume = 0 dB), 5 mV (Phone MM, Gain = 46 dB, Volume = 0 dB), 1 mV (Phone MC, Gain = 60 dB, Volume = 0 dB)
• Input Impedance: 50K (Line), 50K // 100 pF (Phono MM), 360R // 200 pF (Phono MC)
• Total Harmonic Distortion (THD): < 0.0004% (1 kHz @ 2 V, Volume = 0 dB)
• Frequency Response: 20 Hz - 20 kHz (±0.1 dB)
• Output Impedance: 120 Ω
• Signal-to-Noise ratio: > 110 dB (Line &XLR, A-weighted); > 78 dB (Phono MM, A-weighted); > 70 dB (Phono MC, A-weighted)

DAC:

• D to A Converter: ES9038Pro
• Total Harmonic Distortion (THD): < 0.001% (1 kHz @ 0 dBFS)
• Output Level (0 dBFS, 1 kHz): 2.0 Vrms
• Max. Sampling Frequency: Optical / Coaxial: 192 kHz; PC USB: PCM 768 kHz, DSD512
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio (S/N): > 116dB (A-weighted)

Power Amplifier Section:

• Gain: +30 dB
• Rated Power Output: 2x 200 W (8 Ω, THD < 1%)
• Rated Power Output: 2x 310 W (4 Ω, THD < 1%)
• Frequency Response: 20 Hz - 20 kHz (±0.3 dB)
• Total Harmonic Distortion (THD): < 0.0008% (1 kHz @ 100 W / 8 Ω)
• Input Sensitivity: 1.2 Vrms
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio (S/N): > 112dB (A-weighted)
• Max. Output Current: 20 A

Headphone Amplifier:

• Total Harmonic Distortion (THD): < 0.01% (1 kHz, 50 mW )
• Output Impedance: 2.35 Ω
• Load Impedance: 20 - 600 Ω