Aqua
La Diva M2
Introduced 2023$9,800 MSRP
The La Diva M2 is a dedicated Red Book CD transport from Aqua Acoustic Quality, a Milan-based Italian digital-audio specialist that designs and hand-assembles its transports and R2R DACs in-house. Each unit is designed and handmade in Italy and distributed through a limited dealer network rather than mass retail. The chassis measures 450 x 370 x 100 mm.
MSRP
$9,800
Used market · Good
$10,250
+5% vs MSRP
as of Sep 1, 2026MSRP to used market
From $9,800 at launch to $10,250 today.
Specifications
- Price
- GBP 8,960 (UK)
- Weight
- 10 kg
- Chassis
- Non-magnetic, low-resonance aluminum chassis, Nextel powder-coated finish, satin silver or black fascia
- Dimensions
- 450 x 370 x 100 mm
- Disc format
- CD, CD-R (Red Book, 16-bit/44.1kHz native)
- Clock decoder
- Master clock and CD decoding managed via FPGA; proprietary Isolated Synchronous Circuit (ISC); word-clock output on 75-ohm BNC
- Manufacturing
- Designed and handmade in Italy
- Digital outputs
- AQlink Pro I2S via etherCON RJ45; 2x S/PDIF 75-ohm (coax BNC + coax RCA); AES/EBU XLR 110-ohm; AT&T ST fiber
- Transport mechanism
- Customized/modified CD Pro-8S drive (Stream Unlimited optical division) with aluminum chassis and carbon-fiber turntable, top-loading
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