CEN.GRAND GLD 1.0 STANDARD MEDIA PLAYER
The Cen.Grand GLD 1.0 Standard is a high-end digital media player and transport designed around a dedicated x86 computing platform and a separate digital audio processing system. Rather than using USB Audio internally, Cen.Grand transfers audio data from the main control system to the dedicated digital section through a synchronous PCIe connection.
PCIe SYNCHRONOUS AUDIO ARCHITECTURE
The GLD 1.0 separates general computing functions from its dedicated audio processing hardware. Its digital section incorporates receiver, isolation, data processing, clock, POW transmission, SPDIF and power-supply subsystems. Cen.Grand developed this architecture to maintain controlled timing between the computer platform and the digital outputs.
PROPRIETARY POW DIGITAL OUTPUT
Cen.Grand’s POW interface separates audio data and clock transmission. Digital audio data is carried over optical fibre while the clock is transmitted separately through a BNC connection. In a compatible Cen.Grand DAC, the two signals are received and reconstructed into an I²S data stream internally.
HDMI-I²S AND SPDIF CONNECTIVITY
The GLD 1.0 Standard also includes an HDMI-I²S output for compatible third-party DACs, alongside conventional AES/EBU and coaxial digital connectivity. This allows the player to be integrated into both complete Cen.Grand systems and systems built around DACs from other manufacturers.
WINDOWS, JRIVER AND NETWORK PLAYBACK
The player uses Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC and is supplied with JRiver pre-activated. Its Windows platform supports compatible ASIO-based playback applications and network music services, including Roon and Qobuz. NAS playback is also supported, allowing music libraries to be stored elsewhere on the local network.
STANDARD MODEL HARDWARE
The Standard GLD 1.0 uses an Intel Celeron 6305 dual-core processor, 4GB LPDDR4x memory and 500GB internal SSD storage. Connectivity includes Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, four USB ports, USB-C and an HDMI video output for an external display. For greater computing performance, see the
Cen.Grand GLD 1.0 Deluxe.
BUY WITH CONFIDENCE
Covered by a 2-Year EU Warranty, with
European Stock,
Free EU Shipping on orders over €150 and our
Best Price Guarantee.
