Accustic Arts Player III

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PLAYER III highlights

Premium CD player and high-quality D/A converter in one unit

High precision 32 bit/384 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 4 digital inputs: 2 x coaxial (RCA),

1 x optical and 1 x USB 2.0 (DSD512 asynchronous)

Playback of different hi-res audio formats (WAV, FLAC, ALAC etc.) up to

512 from PC or laptop via USB interface

2 separate, generously sized power supplies for laser control, digital

signal processing, display control and D/A converter section

Very high power supply capacity

2 x 25 VA toroidal core transformer of premium quality (“Made in

Germany”) for a stable power supply

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 mas-

sive and chromed brass

ACCUSTIC ARTS ® remote control

ACCUSTIC ARTS ® PLAYER III is “Handmade in Germany”

Specifications (selection)

Playable formats: Playable disc formats: CD, CD-R, CD-RW

Analog outputs: 1 x balanced – 2 x 33 Ω (XLR)

1 x unbalanced – 33 Ω (RCA)

Digital inputs: 2 x S/P-DIF; coaxial – 75 Ω (RCA)

1 x S/P-DIF; optical

1 x USB 2.0 (asynchronous) 32bit / 384kHz /

DSD 512

Input data format: Hi-res audio up to DSD 512

(ALAC, FLAC, AIFF, WAV etc.) DSD 512

D/A converter: 32 bit/384 kHz upsampling technology

Distortion (THD + N): 0.0001 %

Crosstalk: < 106 dB with digital 0 dB

Dimensions (H x W x D): 130 x 482 x 380 mm / 3.8 x 19.0 x 14.6 inches

Weight: ca. 13 kg / 28.6 lbs