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The CD72 is a wonderful sounding CD player with performance
equal to players costing twice as much. The latest generation
24 bit DAC from Burr Brown and a main motherboard, incorporating
the latest thinking on grounding and power supplies, provide
the player with a sound that will captivate all who listen.
Arcam CD players have always offered a well balanced and detailed
sound, but the CD72 represents a significant step forward.
The quality of the sound is complemented by the superb build
quality. The whole design is upgradable to the CD92 if you
decide to improve your system.
Award-winning hi-fi
After winning the What Hi Fi award last year and also being
an award winer in the Hi-Fi News, Awards 2001, the accolades
for the CD72 CD player just keep on coming in. For more reviews,
visit our product
news pages.
For easy recording and multi-room use, both players provide
optical and coaxial digital outputs as well as standard analogue
connections.
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CD players come with a custom designed remote control
which also allows you to control any Arcam DVD player
and the volume of matching Arcam amplifiers in the
range. The full-featured remote can access features
like 20 track programme memory, and repeat. Please
note that the green standby power button is for
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CD
PLAYERS - DESIGN DETAILS
The
performance of the DiVA CD72 and CD92 compact disc players
confirm just how far Arcam has come in defining the high level
of sound quality available from this well established replay
medium.
Arcam has made award winning CD players since 1987 and we
have spent many years improving their audio performance. Since
its launch in June 1999, the Alpha 7SE established itself
as the best sounding mid-priced CD player on the market, helping
Arcam to achieve the number one market position by value for
CD players in the UK in 1999 and 2000*.
The new CD72 uses a 24 bit Burr Brown multi level delta sigma
DAC and a proven Sony CD text mechanism. Special care has
been taken to optimise the master clock design for extremely
low jitter, whilst the main circuit board uses carefully tuned
analogue filters with audiophile quality components in all
critical areas. The player also comes with a large well screened
power transformer and six separately regulated power supplies.
Damping is applied to key components which are subject to
microphonic effects. The chassis is rigidly constructed for
best mechanical characteristics and includes a slab of Sontech
sound deadening material, until now only seen in our very
expensive FMJ CD player; this too has a major beneficial impact
on sound quality. Both optical and coaxial digital outputs
are included for connection to an external DAC or digital
recorder.
The
CD92 adds a sophisticated output module, incorporating an
ultra low jitter master clock and the custom built dCS** Ring
DAC circuitry from the FMJ CD23. The Ring DAC combines the
low level linearity of bitstream converters with the clean
ultrasonic-free output of the best multibit converters, and
delivers near 24 bit resolution with negligible differential
non-linearity. Digital filtering is provided by the latest
Pacific Microsonics PMD200 24 bit digital signal processor,
which also decodes HDCD recordings. The module has extra power
regulation on board to minimise interaction between stages
and is constructed with a four layer circuit board to ensure
optimised grounding and the shortest possible signal paths.
In keeping with our well established practice of offering
our customers an upgrade path whenever practical, you can
upgrade the CD72 to CD92 specification in the future.
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GfK Market Research ** Data Conversion Systems - a British
professional audio manufacturer whose converters are the reference
standard in the world's top recording and mastering facilities.
Technical
Specification
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