{"title":"CAD","description":"\u003cp\u003eComputer Audio Design (CAD) is a British specialist dedicated to reducing the high-frequency noise that can obscure musical detail and diminish a system’s natural ease. Its Ground Control products provide a carefully engineered path for unwanted noise within an audio system, revealing greater clarity, dimensionality and tonal refinement without altering the character of the equipment. Pearl Audio supports CAD’s grounding solutions as an exceptionally effective finishing element for resolving high-performance systems.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"cad-ground-control-gc1","title":"Ground Control GC1.1","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn an increasingly digital world there are more sources of noise and interference than at any time in history. Even in our homes wifi, bluetooth, and cellular signals generate an incredible amount of RF and electrical noise which is detrimental to the performance of a high fidelity audio system. Even high fidelity components themselves generate noise as more rely on computer technology and microprocessor control. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComputer Audio Design has created their Ground Control range to address these sources of noise. They connect to your components' signal ground plane via proprietary cables. While audio engineers take great care to reduce noise and ripple in their voltage supplies, the signal ground plane is often neglected. The CAD Ground Controls offer broadband noise reduction by converting unwanted noise in the signal ground plane into heat via their proprietary materials and construction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe theory is very interesting, but ultimately performance is what matters. We've used CAD's Ground Controls extensively in our store and tried them on just about everything. The results are remarkable. The overall noise floor is lowered, harmonic density is increased, and bass explodes out of inky black backgrounds with newfound alacrity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDigital components, with their higher inherent self-noise generation, are unsurprisingly especially affected by the Ground Controls. They become far more analog and natural sounding and it's suddenly easy to completely forget that you're listening to a digital source.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhono preamplifiers, with their high gain, also derive outsized benefits especially for low-output moving coil cartridges. The noise floor is palpably reduced and the sonic image is brought into tighter focus. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe GC1 features two connections so that up to two components can benefit. The larger GC3 features six connections and an even greater ability to reduce signal ground plane noise due to its more massive construction. In our large sound room we've used the GC1.1 to great effect on the power amplifiers that sit between the speakers while the GC3.1 takes care of improving the performance of all our front-end electronics to the left of the listening position.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCAD also manufactures the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pearlaudiovideo.com\/products\/cad-ground-control-gc-r\"\u003ereference GC-R\u003c\/a\u003e for their ultimate statement on ground plane noise reduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.stereophile.com\/content\/stereophiles-products-2020-accessory-year\"\u003eCAD's Ground Control product range won Stereophile's 2020 Product of the Year in the Accessory category!\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\"Due, I'm guessing, to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.stereophile.com\/content\/analog-corner-299-haniwa-hcvc01-cad-ground-control-ds-audio-vinyl-ionizer-001\"\u003eMikey's rave review\u003c\/a\u003e in our July issue, this was another landslide. Only the WallyTractor Universal, a distant second, got more than a handful of votes.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.computeraudiodesign.com\/gc1-ground-control\/\"\u003eYou can read more about the technical details of the GC1 and GC3 on CAD's website.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CAD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31819022303330,"sku":null,"price":2250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2475\/2780\/files\/computer-audio-design-cad-gc1.png?v=1786149294"},{"product_id":"cad-ground-control-gc-r","title":"Ground Control GC-R","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe CAD GC-R is the ultimate expression of Computer Audio Design's Ground Control noise reduction technology and sonically transformative for any reference-quality audio system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn an increasingly digital world there are more sources of noise and interference than at any time in history. Even in our homes wifi, bluetooth, and cellular signals generate an incredible amount of RF and electrical noise which is detrimental to the performance of a high fidelity audio system. Even high fidelity components themselves generate noise as more rely on computer technology and microprocessor control. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eComputer Audio Design has created their Ground Control range to address these sources of noise. They connect to your components' signal ground plane via proprietary cables. While audio engineers take great care to reduce noise and ripple in their voltage supplies, the signal ground plane is often neglected. The CAD Ground Controls offer broadband noise reduction by converting unwanted noise in the signal ground plane into heat via their proprietary materials and construction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe theory is very interesting, but ultimately performance is what matters. We've used CAD's Ground Controls extensively in our store and tried them on just about everything. The results are remarkable. The overall noise floor is lowered, harmonic density is increased, and bass explodes out of inky black backgrounds with newfound alacrity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDigital components, with their higher inherent self-noise generation, are unsurprisingly especially affected by the Ground Controls. They become far more analog and natural sounding and it's suddenly easy to completely forget that you're listening to a digital source.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePhono preamplifiers, with their high gain, also derive outsized benefits especially for low-output moving coil cartridges. The noise floor is palpably reduced and the sonic image is brought into tighter focus. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.stereophile.com\/content\/stereophiles-products-2020-accessory-year\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.stereophile.com\/content\/stereophiles-products-2020-accessory-year\"\u003eCAD's Ground Control product range won Stereophile's 2020 Product of the Year in the Accessory category!\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\"Due, I'm guessing, to\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.stereophile.com\/content\/analog-corner-299-haniwa-hcvc01-cad-ground-control-ds-audio-vinyl-ionizer-001\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.stereophile.com\/content\/analog-corner-299-haniwa-hcvc01-cad-ground-control-ds-audio-vinyl-ionizer-001\"\u003eMikey's rave review\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein our July issue, this was another landslide. Only the WallyTractor Universal, a distant second, got more than a handful of votes.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003ePearl Audio has the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pearlaudiovideo.com\/products\/cad-ground-control-gc1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGC1 and GC3\u003c\/a\u003e on active display. Visit our showroom to hear the benefits yourself or contact us for an in-home demonstration. Please contact us to discuss auditioning the GC-R.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.computeraudiodesign.com\/gc1-ground-control\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.computeraudiodesign.com\/gc1-ground-control\/\"\u003eYou can read more about the technical details of the Ground Controls on CAD's website.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CAD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32041485664354,"sku":null,"price":29500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2475\/2780\/files\/CAD-GC-r_f2355b3d-4877-4bcc-9d36-bf5b066f18e9.png?v=1786151479"},{"product_id":"ground-control-gc3","title":"Ground Control GC3.1","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn an increasingly digital world there are more sources of noise and interference than at any time in history. Even in our homes wifi, bluetooth, and cellular signals generate an incredible amount of RF and electrical noise which is detrimental to the performance of a high fidelity audio system. Even high fidelity components themselves generate noise as more rely on computer technology and microprocessor control. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComputer Audio Design has created their Ground Control range to address these sources of noise. They connect to your components' signal ground plane via proprietary cables. While audio engineers take great care to reduce noise and ripple in their voltage supplies, the signal ground plane is often neglected. The CAD Ground Controls offer broadband noise reduction by converting unwanted noise in the signal ground plane into heat via their proprietary materials and construction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe theory is very interesting, but ultimately performance is what matters. We've used CAD's Ground Controls extensively in our store and tried them on just about everything. The results are remarkable. The overall noise floor is lowered, harmonic density is increased, and bass explodes out of inky black backgrounds with newfound alacrity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDigital components, with their higher inherent self-noise generation, are unsurprisingly especially affected by the Ground Controls. They become far more analog and natural sounding and it's suddenly easy to completely forget that you're listening to a digital source.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhono preamplifiers, with their high gain, also derive outsized benefits especially for low-output moving coil cartridges. The noise floor is palpably reduced and the sonic image is brought into tighter focus. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe GC1.1 features two connections so that up to two components can benefit. The larger GC3.1 features six connections and an even greater ability to reduce signal ground plane noise due to its more massive construction. In our large sound room we've used the GC1 to great effect on the power amplifiers that sit between the speakers while the GC3.1 takes care of improving the performance of all our front-end electronics to the left of the listening position.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCAD also manufactures the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pearlaudiovideo.com\/products\/cad-ground-control-gc-r\"\u003ereference GC-R\u003c\/a\u003e for their ultimate statement on ground plane noise reduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.stereophile.com\/content\/stereophiles-products-2020-accessory-year\"\u003eCAD's Ground Control product range won Stereophile's 2020 Product of the Year in the Accessory category!\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\"Due, I'm guessing, to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.stereophile.com\/content\/analog-corner-299-haniwa-hcvc01-cad-ground-control-ds-audio-vinyl-ionizer-001\"\u003eMikey's rave review\u003c\/a\u003e in our July issue, this was another landslide. Only the WallyTractor Universal, a distant second, got more than a handful of votes.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Pearl Audio has the GC1 and GC3 on active display. Visit our showroom to hear the benefits yourself or contact us for an in-home demonstration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.computeraudiodesign.com\/gc1-ground-control\/\"\u003eYou can read more about the technical details of the GC1 and GC3 on CAD's website.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CAD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32082039439458,"sku":null,"price":5500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2475\/2780\/files\/computer-audio-design-gc3.png?v=1786149556"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2475\/2780\/collections\/cad-computer-audio-design-high-end-audio.png?v=1786137152","url":"https:\/\/pearlaudio.com\/collections\/cad.oembed","provider":"Pearl Audio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}