CD player and DA converter in one housing

The new star of the ACCUSTIC ARTS® top series is beyond doubt the PLAYER I. As well as being an excellent CD player, at the same time the PLAYER I can also be used as an external DA converter equipped with a coaxial and asynchronous USB input for HD audio and DSD. These inputs allow the connection, for example, of a laptop, MAC or computer, or any other digital source device.
The heart of the PLAYER I is a high-end traction-feed drive which is exclusively designed for audio applications. The drive has a high quality and resonance-optimized CD tray in aluminium and is guided by two metal bars. The excellent sounding DA converter used in the PLAYER I works according to the well-established 24/192 upsampling principle. Its classic, pleasing design and ingenious technology makes the PLAYER I the perfect complement to our POWER I – MK 4, the universally popular integrated amplifier of the top series and for a perfect connection is therefore equipped with balanced outputs.
The ACCUSTIC ARTS® system remote control included in the scope of delivery completes the offer and is naturally also able to control the POWER I – MK 4.

PLAYER I highlights

• Premium CD player and high quality D/A converter in one unit
• High precision 24 bit/192 kHz upsampling technology
• High end tray loading CD drive mechanism (vibration de-coupled), which has exclusively been designed for audio applications
• Damped, high quality drawer made of aluminium-ABS-compound guided with two metal bearings
• Separate D/A conversion function with 2 digital inputs: 1 x coaxial (RCA) and 1 x USB 2.0 (24/192 asynchronous)
• Playback of different hi-res audio formats (WAV, FLAC, ALAC etc.) up to 24/192 from PC or laptop via USB interface; USB drivers for Windows® and Mac OS X® are included
• Playback of hi-res DSD audio files
• 4 separate, generously dimensioned power supply units for laser control, digital signal processing, display control and D/A converter section
• Very high power supply capacity
• Magnetically shielded. encapsulated 75 VA toroidal core transformer of premium quality (“Made in Germany”) for high output reserves
• Spatial separation of analog and digital section within the D/A converter for best possible signal-to-noise ratio
• Resonance minimising metal housing
• Front panel made of finely brushed aluminium; tray cover made of massive and chromed brass
• ACCUSTIC ARTS® system remote control
• ACCUSTIC ARTS® PLAYER I is “Handmade in Germany”

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