
7 | Special Design Features |
Construction
The SXCD is stylish and unobtrusive. The front panel is made from high quality solid 6.0mm (0.2”) thick aluminium extrusion featuring our trademark machined Perreaux logo and intuitive
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Optical Drive
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Micro Data
Controller Clocks
SPDIF
DAC
Analog
Filter
Digital
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Analog
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Compact
Solution
Signal
Ground
Simple User Interface
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At 216mm (8.5”) wide x 58mm (2.3”) high x 172mm (6.8”) deep, each module of the SXCD is extremely compact – the two- box solution providing the flexibility and versatility to meet a wide range of placement options.
Special attention has been paid to sensitive analog and digital ground planes to maintain sonic purity. All signal grounding is optimised to provide a platform for a black background and increased dynamic range.
The five buttons on the front panel provide a simple and intuitive user interface – allowing easy access to all the standard functions of a CD player.
Using a computer optical drive to access audio data via the IDE interface, and ATAPI protocol, provides an architecture which keeps the number of jitter contributors to an absolute minimum. Extracting the data in a parallel fashion, rather than serial, via the IDE interface the transport operates independently of the master clock therefore completely eliminating jitter and data timing errors between the controller and the optical mechanism.