Scorpio är en fantastisk cd-spelare från danska Gryphon (och en av de få cd-spelare som faktiskt fortfarande tillverkas i Danmark). Spelar med pondus, dynamik och mkt bra upplösning. Rekommenderas varmt, måste höras!
Egenskaper
Based on comprehensive listening sessions in the quest for the best available digital-to-analog conversion technology without regard to cost or other extraneous considerations, Gryphon Scorpio employs an Asahi Kasei Microsystems Delta-Sigma DAC from the acclaimed designers of the world’s finest professional A-to-D and D-to-A converters.
Specifikationer
Four Dual-Differential 32-bit/192 kHz AKM asynchronous digital-to-analogue converters with separate regulated power supplies
Gentle digital filter roll-off for ultra-pure high frequencies
First-order analogue filter with silvered Mica capacitor
Separate custom-built Noratel toroidal transformers for digital and analogue sections
Ultra-short signal path with minimal Internal wiring
Upsampling to 32-bit/192 kHz for enhanced sonic performance
Two custom-built, temperature-compensated crystal oscillators with better than 5 parts per million accuracy
True class A, fully discrete analogue circuits with no negative feedback
15,000 microFarad power capacitor banks per channel
Balanced analogue outputs with PCB-mounted gold-plated Swiss Neutrik XLR sockets
Designed and built in Denmark