Computer Audio Design’s Computer Audio Transport (CAT) “has a degree of poise that is very rare in any form of audio source,” says Hi-Fi Plus. “It combines precision with naturalness of timbre and tone that makes acoustic sounds so real it’s uncanny. The noise floor is so low that everything you play reveals fine details that were previously masked or unclear.”

CAD was one of the first companies to produce a high-end audio transport/server. ‘The CAT’ was awarded the Hi-Fi Plus Editor’s Choice Award in 2015, and again in 2020.

In 2022, the company then released ‘The new CAT’, inside which “there isn’t a single component or even wire that was in the previous version,” says designer Scott Berry, who has spent several years perfecting the deeply complex hardware and software issues that are fundamental to sound quality in audio servers/computers.

The CAT provides a high-quality one-box solution for your digital music library, integrating CD ripping, music storage with streaming and playback. Each CAT is built by hand to order and can be tailored to suit your home music set-up: either as a stand-alone two-channel system, or for integration into home networks.

In the following video made for Hi-Fi Plus, CAD’s Isabel Whitley gives a guided tour.

There are now many good servers on the market, but if you’re looking for the very best, then the CAD CAT should be on your list.

Find out more and track down your nearest retailer at www.computeraudiodesign.com