ORPHEUS、「 Heritage SACD 」を正式発表！！！

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The SACD Heritage is the brand new device to read your CD and SACD. It has been developped with all the newest technilogies avaliaible on the market. It integrates the VMK-5 mechanism from Esoteric. This product is composed with a new 4.3″ TFT LCD to display all the new features of this CD / SACD drive.

The Orpheus Heritage line is the state of art of audio performance and design. We are here talking about pure audio performance. The goal is to play the music as it has been precisely recorded on the CD/SACD support without any inappropriate modification of sound. It is obvious that to achieve this goal we don’t have any compromise on the quality of the materials selected and the components used inside the machine. The SACD drive integrates the new mechanism VMK-5 from Esoteric with the VRDS technology that minimizes friction and stresses on the electrical engine. This is why the playback speed is very smooth and the system extremely quiet. A new oversized power supply was used with the newest technologies of AC/DC and DC/DC regulation to have the best audio performances with limited power converted to heat unnecessary in order to increase the components life. A new 4.3 ‘’ LCD screen with more than 16Mio color and a brightness controllable on 255 steps is used. The signal board has been developed to control the correct path of digital data and includes a self monitoring error system. This player also incorporates the new upsampling module Q5 and the new Time Lock clocking system. To get the best audio performance of the D/A converter from the same line, the SACD Heritage integrates a DSD output and a clock out connector in order to minimize the jitter.

The SACD drive Heritage is composed by one stylish treated aluminum box. The front panel incorporates the IR receiver, a standby LED the tray of the SACD mechanism, the LCD screen and the illuminated logo. Some buttons are place on the right side of the device in order to send the commands to the system. The Orpheus logo goes through the treated aluminum front panel. This involves the use of special mechanical processes and some extra very complex steps. When the unit is turned on, a beautiful backlight illuminates the logo and indicates to the user that the device is ready to operate. The marvelous curve of the front panel of the two separated boxes reminds the wave of the Orpheus logo with class and very refined style. This product is the state of art of audio electronics as well as form point of view of the mechanical design.

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