arcus never gave in to the temptation of seeing technology as an end in itself. This merely leads to superfluous features and a perfection that exists, if at all, on paper. Today, the true art lies in fully understanding all the complexities of digital technology and using them in a measured way to enhance the enjoyment of music.
The ultimate task of a CD player is the best possible reproduction of the music recorded on a compact disc. And that’s exactly what the arcus First Class CD Player does in an unprecedented way.
The reason for this is the DCS (DiscControlSystem)®. This system, developed by arcus, calibrates to the CD being played. Since a CD often bears traces of use like scratches etc., CD players have an error correction facility to compensate for the reading gaps caused. The read music signal is constantly sent through an error correction switch. The error correction calculates an artificially produced signal for the missing signal and adds this artificially produced signal to the read music signal. Good in theory but in practice audible because of the poor sound. Up to now, error correction was constantly switched on in standard CD players in order to able to react to disturbances. Unfortunately, this also has an ongoing negative effect on the sound. Thanks to arcus DCS®, the CD player measures the quality of the CD during reading and can, in this way, switch the error correction on and off in an infinite number of stages. This means that in the case of a high quality CD, the error correction can be switched off opening the door to a sound quality never experienced before. What’s more, you can also play badly scratched or bent CDs because the error correction switches on fully. This means that CDs that are frequently rejected by other systems can now also be played on an arcus First Class CD Player.
arcus DCS® enables you to get the best possible sound from your CD player. This makes the arcus First Class CD Player the first CD player in the world to use this technology.
It goes without saying that every feature of the arcus First Class CD Player is more than convincing. State-of-the-art 24 bit, 96 kHz converter technology, a discreetly integrated audio output stage and an extremely stable mains adaptor with a toroidal transformer round off the image of this CD player. Equipped with the arcus DI® bus, the CD player offers a perfect operating concept in conjunction with other arcus First Class components.
Technical specifications arcus First Class CD Player:
Digital -analogue converter: 24bit, 96kHz
DA system: delta sigma modulator burr brown chip
Regulated power supplies: seven: each purpose designed
Frequency response (20Hz - 20kHz): +/0.5dB
Total harmonic distortion (1kHz): 0.0025%
Signal to noise ratio (A-weighted): 105dBA
Output level at 0dB: 2.5Vrms
Digital output: SPDIF 75 ohms
Supply voltage: 100V-120V/220V-240V
Dimensions: 430x90x250 mm
Weight: 6kg
Features:
- toridial transformer for improved power supply stability and minimal hum and mechanical noise
- independent linear power supplies
- enhanced power supply topology for improved clarity and balance
- seperated power supply for analog circuits
- two coaxial RCS digital outputs
- reclocking circuit for digital outputs
- 96 kHz sampling D/A-converter with 8x oversampling, 8x interpolation function digital
- numeric display with blue LED-segments
- aluminium case
- system remote control in aluminium case (optional)
- arcus DCS (DiscControlSystem) ®
- arcus-DI ® Bus
The ultimate task of a CD player is the best possible reproduction of the music recorded on a compact disc. And that’s exactly what the arcus First Class CD Player does in an unprecedented way.
The reason for this is the DCS (DiscControlSystem)®. This system, developed by arcus, calibrates to the CD being played. Since a CD often bears traces of use like scratches etc., CD players have an error correction facility to compensate for the reading gaps caused. The read music signal is constantly sent through an error correction switch. The error correction calculates an artificially produced signal for the missing signal and adds this artificially produced signal to the read music signal. Good in theory but in practice audible because of the poor sound. Up to now, error correction was constantly switched on in standard CD players in order to able to react to disturbances. Unfortunately, this also has an ongoing negative effect on the sound. Thanks to arcus DCS®, the CD player measures the quality of the CD during reading and can, in this way, switch the error correction on and off in an infinite number of stages. This means that in the case of a high quality CD, the error correction can be switched off opening the door to a sound quality never experienced before. What’s more, you can also play badly scratched or bent CDs because the error correction switches on fully. This means that CDs that are frequently rejected by other systems can now also be played on an arcus First Class CD Player.
arcus DCS® enables you to get the best possible sound from your CD player. This makes the arcus First Class CD Player the first CD player in the world to use this technology.
It goes without saying that every feature of the arcus First Class CD Player is more than convincing. State-of-the-art 24 bit, 96 kHz converter technology, a discreetly integrated audio output stage and an extremely stable mains adaptor with a toroidal transformer round off the image of this CD player. Equipped with the arcus DI® bus, the CD player offers a perfect operating concept in conjunction with other arcus First Class components.
Technical specifications arcus First Class CD Player:
Digital -analogue converter: 24bit, 96kHz
DA system: delta sigma modulator burr brown chip
Regulated power supplies: seven: each purpose designed
Frequency response (20Hz - 20kHz): +/0.5dB
Total harmonic distortion (1kHz): 0.0025%
Signal to noise ratio (A-weighted): 105dBA
Output level at 0dB: 2.5Vrms
Digital output: SPDIF 75 ohms
Supply voltage: 100V-120V/220V-240V
Dimensions: 430x90x250 mm
Weight: 6kg
Features:
- toridial transformer for improved power supply stability and minimal hum and mechanical noise
- independent linear power supplies
- enhanced power supply topology for improved clarity and balance
- seperated power supply for analog circuits
- two coaxial RCS digital outputs
- reclocking circuit for digital outputs
- 96 kHz sampling D/A-converter with 8x oversampling, 8x interpolation function digital
- numeric display with blue LED-segments
- aluminium case
- system remote control in aluminium case (optional)
- arcus DCS (DiscControlSystem) ®
- arcus-DI ® Bus
arcus First Class CD-Player
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