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Acoustic Arts CD-PLAYER I-MK2

CD-PLAYER I-MK2 highlights

Accustic Arts Player 1 Mk2 Alan Sircom, HiFi+ Issue 49
The Accustic Arts deck is natural and highly musical in approach. It also has a sumptuously deep soundstage and a sound that doesn't draw attention to itself. Irrespective of system, you owe it to yourself to audition this player. Its closest rivals cost twice as much; sounds like a bargain to me.

"Accustic Arts’ latest CD player harnesses a level of sonic resolution and finesse that will make many readers’ purchasing decision an effortlessly obvious one. A quality digital front-end is the most important
element in any audio system, and Accustic Arts’ CD Player I Mk2 is an over-performing, top-loading design that roars value. "
- Dagogo Review - Click Here

24 Bit / 192 kHz Upsampling CD-Player in top-loader design

CD positioning in drive using exceptionally precise puck, whereby the integrated magnet inside the puck guarantees ideal pressing and smooth running

CDM Pro 2 drive module with cast metal frame and involved mechanical decoupling

Generously dimensioned magnetically shielded toroidal core 75 VA transformer

5 separate generously dimensioned power supply units for laser control, digital signal processing, display control, display heating and D/A converter section; very high capacity (35,000 μF);
Panasonic capacitor of high quality; ultra-fast diodes

Integrated, extremely fine D/A converter section with the following features:
- 24 bit / 192 kHz Enhanced Multi-Level Delta-Sima D/A converter (Burr Brown)
- extremely fine analog output stage with only 12 dB Butterworth-Filter
- generously dimensioned buffer section
- selected filter capacitors and metal film resistors
- digital filter with 8-times oversampling
- minimized impendance

Extremely fine digital output stage with extra large power supply unit and voltage stabilisation; jitter minimising digital output stage

Balanced analog output (XLR) with Neutrik®-sockets

Unbalanced analog output (RCA) with WBT®-sockets

Balanced and unbalanced outputs with HF-transformers

Resonance minimising aluminium housing

Shielded separate compartment in housing inside area for drive mechanism, mains power components, digital signal processing, display control and D/A converter section

Drawer with indirect blue lighting

Standby function

ACCUSTIC ARTS® remote control with aluminium housing

ACCUSTIC ARTS® CD-PLAYER I-MK2 is "Handmade in Germany“

TECHNICAL DATA

Analog outputs:	1 x unbalanced (RCA); 100 Ω 1 x balanced (XLR); 2 x 620 Ω

Output voltage:	S/P – DIF; unbalanced: 0.42 Vss on 75 Ω AES/EBU; balanced 3.1 Vss on 110 Ω

D/A converter:	24 bit / 96 kHz Enhanced Multi-Level Delta-Sigma D/A converter (Crystal); 8-times oversampling

THD + N:	-100 dB

Dynamik:	120 dB

Crosstalk:	> 101 dB

Signal-to-noise ratio:	> 103 dB

Dimensions:	110 x 482 x 375 mm (H x W x D)

Weight:	15 kg

REVIEW

"Though priced at the midpoint between $5k and $10k, the $7,700 CD Player Mk2 is a decisively more
refined design both sonically and technically than many similar contenders in the present marketplace, and
is in a position to capture aspirations of audiophiles looking to invest into a state-of-the-art CD player.

At the Accustic Arts CD Player I Mk2’s level of sonic prowess, it has fulfilled every relevant performance
criteria that can be appropriated from the category of integrated CD players. For any audiophile who has
no plans to harbor the likes of a $10k+ CD transport and DAC system, the Accustic Arts CD Player I Mk2
represents an urgently critical and profoundly rewarding investment choice. " - DAGOGO , July, 2006 read more



Einstein The Last Record Player (CD player) More of a musical instrument than A piece of Hifi, wonderfull design and finish allied to a very musical performance. you can tell in the first 10 seconds that the designers love and enjoy music, the emotion pours forth from cd's with abundance. This does not sound like a CD player in a traditional sense, you are not constantly reminded of CD's shortcomings.	Accustic Arts SURROUND PLAYER 1Japan Stereo Sound: ACCUSTIC ARTS SURROUND PLAYER I - Audio Excellence Award 2006 DV-Rec.de: ACCUSTIC ARTS SURROUND PLAYER I - Kaufempfehlung Japan Phile Web: ACCUSTIC ARTS SURROUND PLAYER I - Visual Grand Prix Award What can we say, if you were thinking of an Ayre or Esoteric you should definately consider the Accustic Arts Surround Player 1, or you may just be letting yourself down. SACD Done right
Accustic Arts DAC I MK 4 66 bit (BALANCED) Taiwan Audio Note 01/2002: ACCUSTIC ARTS DRIVE I und DAC I > Product of the Year Award Hong Kong HiFi Review 03/2002: ACCUSTIC ARTS DRIVE I > Product of the Year Award Hong Kong HiFi Review 03/2003: ACCUSTIC ARTS DAC I MK-2 > Product of the Year Award	Accoustic Arts DRIVE 1 MK 2 There was nothing about the Accustic Arts Drive 1 I didn't like or secretly wished to be different. It's build like a tank, looks like a fine piece of jewelry, doesn't lack any features I'd consider essential and definitely performs in the areas of heightened presence lock with vocals, more percussive incisiveness with transients and better visibility into the micro-data domain of recorded acoustics. Considering the going rates for competing options, its selling price resides on the lower end of the scale and, though not insignificant, actually makes it into one of the more affordable contenders in this admittedly specialized and rarefied sector.

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