T + A Caruso all in one music system

All in one music system with incredible sound.
Mint condition. Purchased in December 2023 for 3000€.

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The Caruso
In autumn 2008, T+A launched the first Caruso. Thanks to its unique concept and high-quality materials, it achieved cult status in a very short time. Its direct successor, the Caruso Blu, continued this legacy in a modernized way. The new Caruso certainly represents the greatest development step in the history of the device: it was completely redeveloped both externally and technically, without denying its roots.

concept
Like its predecessors, the Caruso is a compact and outstanding sounding all-in-one music system. 11 years after its introduction, it cites characteristic elements of its forefather and follows T+A's design guidelines of timeless reduction. The Caruso uses all modern music sources: streaming from the network or the Internet, Spotify Connect and AirPlay, but also the classic CD. DAB+ and FM radio receivers are built in, as is a bi-directional Bluetooth module and inputs for digital and analog sources such as TV sets.
It plays all of these sources in outstanding quality through its seven built-in speaker systems. Three power amplifiers with 100 watts of continuous power for the subwoofer system and 50 watts each for the mid-high-frequency units are coupled directly to the speaker chassis and are controlled in a precisely defined manner by the active crossover (active speaker concept). Its digital signal processor enables different sound characteristics so that it sounds great no matter where it is placed. The sound experience, which is unbelievable despite its size, is made possible by the development of the T+A aluminum framework.
The Caruso is the first T+A device ever to use NavigatorOS, a 7 inch HD touchscreen intuitively brings out all the functions of the Caruso and lets cover art shine in new splendor. The base of the Caruso can be illuminated if desired, because we have integrated an LED light bar into the base plate. Various color modes and the colors white, blue, green and red are available for the ambient lighting, the intensity of which can be regulated.

technology
In order to do justice to the variety of functions of the Caruso, we decided to develop the new T+A NavigatorOS: A 7-inch touchscreen bundles all control elements, while the complete software was designed for intuitiveness. For the first time, NavigatorOS enables large format cover art to be displayed directly on the device. The Caruso can also be operated using the supplied FM Caruso remote control and the T+A MusicNavigator app. The slot for the modern CD drive is located above the touch panel. It sounds great and thanks to the buffering function of more than 20 seconds it works completely distortion-free even at the highest volume. All relevant information is displayed on the play screen.
The connection elements on the back show the universal possibilities of the Caruso. It can be used as an impressive-sounding compact system, but can also be upgraded to become the center of a high-quality hi-fi system simply by connecting subwoofers or additional active speakers. Two analog inputs are also available, for example to connect a turntable with phono preamplifier and another analog source, such as two digital inputs for connecting TVs or set-top boxes. There are antenna inputs for Bluetooth, WLAN and FM/DAB+ radio. Since the DAB+ and FM tuners sound excellent, we strongly recommend connecting a high-quality external antenna. Access to the new music media is via the LAN socket, the W-LAN antenna and the USB input; the Caruso automatically recognizes the connected streaming sources and optimally uses the possibilities of the network and the Internet.
A streaming client specially developed for the Caruso allows the use of a wide variety of services such as Gracenote Music ID, Airable Music Services or Spotify Connect through to Amazon Alexa. The outstanding sound of the Caruso is based on the one hand on the active concept