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the same laser, CD servo and decoding circuitry, D/A convertor and power supply. All the digital and analogue audio circuitry is contained on one high density surface mount circuit board. The ultra low noise power supplies, low jitter master clock and high resolution D/A convertor are all focussed on providing high musical performance through both the fixed and variable outputs. If you already have a good control amplifier and are therefore using the Genki fixed output, you may wish to consider using the Genki variable output to feed a power amplifier in another room, making it easy to enjoy great sound around your house. For even more flexibility, see the section on Knekt.
The intelligence of the Ikemi and Genki is contained in a fast microprocessor on the control module, behind the front panel. The operating software is held in ‘flash’ memory which is loaded, when the product is built, through the optional RS232 interface module. The RS232 interface module provides complete electrical isolation between the Ikemi and an external control system and allows, for example, a home automation system to provide the user interface to the audio system, with no compromise to the audio performance.
Power for both products is supplied through the latest generation of our ‘Brilliant’ switch mode power supply. Our understanding and use of this ‘silent power’ technology has enabled us to improve the performance of all our source and control products over the last few years, and with the imminent launch of our latest power amplifier, has just taken our system performance higher still. The same power supply technology is used to power the Genki, Ikemi, CD12 and our best control amplifiers.
