DETAILS
PRODUCT Kalista DreamPlay XC
ORIGIN France
TYPE SACD/DAC/network player with outboard PSU
WEIGHT 17.3kg
DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 445 x 125 x 430mm
FEATURES
● CD and SACD playback
● Digital inputs: Ethernet, USB
● Digital outputs: AES/EBU; I2S (on HDMI); coaxial
● Up to 384kHz PCM and DSD256
DISTRIBUTOR Airtaudio Ltd, UK
WEBSITE kalista.audio airtaudio.com
Having emerged from French manufacturer Métronome Technologie with its inaugural model in 2003- think Citroën spawning DS, or Seat's Cupra line - Kalista now has a growing range of DreamPlay products. This includes the £21,000 Kalista STREAM - described as: "The only streamer on the market that combines perfect functionality with exceptional looks" - and a turntable, the £44,000 Twenty-Twenty.
All have in common striking looks and all-French construction, being assembled by the company in-house in southern France. All the control, digital and analogue electronics are embedded into a tripod layout of aluminium and thick slabs of clear methacrylate to form the 'legs', finished with stainless steel spiked feet. This suspends the central mechanism and contributes to the substantial 17kg all-up mass of the machine, on the front of which sits a new 75mm slanted circular touchscreen for operation.
This story is from the June 2022 edition of Hi-Fi Choice.
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