Esoteric P-02/D-02 specifications Super Audio CD / CD Transport, e ultimate music transport

Super Audio CD / CD Transport

￿e ultimate music transport

VRDS-NEO "VMK-3.5-20S"

The P-02 is equipped with the Esoteric-original VRDS-NEO "VMK- 3.5-20S" transport mechanism. This mechanism enhances read- out accuracy by using a high-precision turntable whitch corrects the “wobbling effect” of the disc during rotation. The disc tray loader is provided with a shutter mechanism to further reduce resonance and airborne particles from entering the transport.

The VRDS-NEO "VMK-3.5-20S" transport mechanism uses a pair of ceramic ball bearings in the spindle shaft bearing assembly. The P-02 has adopted a duralumin turntable with micron-level accu- racy and a 20mm-thick steel turntable bridge assembly to achieve a total weight of 5.2kg. The P-02 has a well proven mechanism, including a strong neodymium-magnet-driven, coreless, three- phase brushless spindle motor, thread feed control, and a sliding- shaft pickup that assures the laser beam is always precisely aligned at right angles to the disc.

Spindle servo driver circuit "VS-DD"

The P-02 has adopted a discrete amplifier circuit called "VS-DD (VRDS Spindle Discrete Driver)" for driving the spindle motor. A dedicated toroidal core power supply unit stabilizes power current to the motor, achieving both a very smooth spindle rotation and highly precise servo control. Thanks to the isolated motor design, digital audio circuits are free from noise and from power supply fluctuation potentially caused by high current motor operation.

Various digital output terminals

The P-02 transport is equipped with output terminals of three types
and five channels (XLR x2, coaxial x1, iLINK 4p/6p x1 each), includ-
ing an ES-LINK3 compliant dual XLR terminal for user connections
to a wide range of external equipment.	VRDS-NEO "VMK-3.5-20S"
The front panel is provided with a load-
ing indicator lamp that illuminates in
blue when a disc is inserted into the
unit. The indicator lamps remains on
during the loading process.

P-02 (top side)

P-02 (bottom side)

Aluminum body and leather-finish remote control