How could we create such a fine piece of equipment with a true analog sound?
Choosing for the SCD-025 mk.II ensures you of a lifetime investment. The unit is a modular design, so it’s future proof. The predecessor of the SCD-025 mk.II didn’t have a USB input, so we went for a new design to convince enthusiasts even more.
Worthy of the name Signature Series you get a lot more then just the USB interface. The SCD-025 mk.II was designed as a DAC with a drive, which gives the user the flexibility of adding other digital sources directly to the unit.
The CD Drive selected for the SCD-025 mk.II has been
stripped down to its basic mechanical and electronic parts
and totally rebuilt. This ensures a lower level of errors in
reading the digital information on the discs, which leaves the
error correction system in the drive with much less work to
do.
The digital audio part has been taken to the extreme. From
day one we decided to use sample rate conversion, to
minimise jitter. However instead of using a standard solution from ADI or TI, we chose the DSP based module from
Anagram Technologies.
Input: USB; S/PDIF
Available: 1; 1x RCA / 1x XLR
Impedance: 75 / 110 Ohm
Output: XLR Analog; RCA Analog
Available: 1 (L+R)
Impedance: 75 Ohm
Frequency response: 0-200KHz
Signal to noise ratio: >110dB
THD + noise: > 0,01%
Drive: Philips CDPro2LF (heavily modified by VA)
Digital Audio Technology
Master Clock: VA Module +/- 5ppm
Samplerate Module: Engineered Q8 – up to 384 KHz samplerate
DAC Chip: 2x AD1955 DAC – monomode configuration
Digital Audio Input
AES/EBU: 1x XLR
SPDIF: 1x RCA
USB Class A/B: Supports up to DSD128, 32bit 384KHz PCM
Digital Audio Output
Standard: (1x RCA / 1x XLR)
Sample rate: 192 KHz
Resolution: 24 bit
Power consumption
Standby: <1W
Operation: 36W
Dimensions
Height: 130 mm
Width: 435 mm
Depth: 430 mm
Weight: 26 Kg
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