High-end audiophile CD player and D/A converter 
with „tube hybrid“ technology

PLAYER II highlights

Audiophile top loader CD player and high-precision D/A converter in one device

Ultra-precise 24 bit / 192 kHz upsampling technology

ACCUSTIC ARTS® “tube hybrid” technology

CD player section with the following advantages:

• legendary and proven CD Pro2LF precision drive with excellent sound quality
• solid die-cast metal chassis with elaborate mechanical decoupling
• drive mounted in housing made from solid aluminium (so-called sub‑chassis design principle)
• CD fixed in drive using precise puck with integrated magnet and manufactured in chrome-plated brass

D/A converter section with the following advantages:

• 4 digital inputs: 1 x coaxial, 1 x balanced, 1 x optical, 1 x USB
• USB interface with modern asynchronous 24/192 technology
• easy playback of different audio files (WAV, AIFF, FLAC, ALAC etc.)
• from Windows® or Mac OS X® computer via USB interface with USB drivers within scope of delivery
• selection between “native” signal processing or 24/192 upsampling

ACCUSTIC ARTS® “tube hybrid” technology with following advantages:

• very low distortion and a “good-natured”, perfect distortion spectrum
• “analog” sound experience with exceptional precision
• easy tube change without readjustment (“plug & play”)
• selected “military” tubes of the highest quality

Analog section with the following advantages:

• 1 fully balanced output (XLR)
• 1 unbalanced output (RCA)
• outputs are fixed or volume controlled via the integrated preamplifier function (selected by push-in button)
• analog output stage class A standard

Magnetically shielded toroidal core transformer (“Made in Germany”) of the highest quality for high output reserve
Very elaborate power supply with 9 separate supply voltages for the individual assemblies to enable best possible decoupling of signals
ACCUSTIC ARTS® system remote control manufactured completely in aluminium
Extremely stable, solid, resonance-balanced housing manufactured primarily with 10 mm thick aluminium plates with ultra-stable, acoustically dampened top load cover

ACCUSTIC ARTS® PLAYER II is “Handmade in Germany”