Simaudio 260D manual Significant Design Features, Musically Engaging

The MOON 260D Player is the perfect companion source component for the 250i Integrated Amplifier. Incorporating technologies found in our highly acclaimed MOON CD players, the MOON 260Duses highly advanced digital and analog circuitry to produce an astounding level of sonic performance, having no equal in its price range. With fea- tures including a fully customized CD transport mechanism, a bidirectional RS-232 port, a large easy-to-read display, an IR input for external control, and luxurious industrial build quality, the 260D will provide for many years of listening pleasure and hassle-free use.

Musically Engaging

RS-232 port for (i) full unsolicited bidirec- tional feedback and (ii) firmware updates; IR input for external control; SimLink controller port allows for 2-way communi- cations between other compatible MOON components

Ultra-low noise toroidal transformer driven power supply with 8 stages of DC voltage regulation

Significant Design Features

Advanced analog signal path using a DC servo circuit and proprietary

analog filter

BurrBrown PCM1793 high-resolution 24-bit/192-kHz DAC and 8X

oversampling digital filter

Proprietary M-ProDrivetransport mechanism with in-house devel- oped hardware & software

•Internal upsampling with 24-bit/352.8kHz processing

•All digital and analog audio circuitry mounted on a single circuit board, each with their own respective ground plane, to minimize signal path lengths and eliminate any potential for interference and signal degradation

•PCB w/ pure copper tracings & gold plating that yields low impedance characteristics

•Optimized selection of very high quality electronic components