howiebrou
07-10-2013, 09:52 AM
Just found out that Orpheus has released a new SACD transport and DSD Dac based on its superb Heritage series. Looks like Ch-Precision has got a challenger!
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The Orpheus Heritage line is the state of art of audio performance and design. We are here talking about pure audio performance. The goal is to play the music as it has been precisely recorded on the CD/SACD support without any inappropriate modification of sound. It is obvious that to achieve this goal we dont have any compromise on the quality of the materials selected and the components used inside the machine. The SACD drive integrates the new mechanism VMK-5 from Esoteric with the VRDS technology that minimizes friction and stresses on the electrical engine. This is why the playback speed is very smooth and the system extremely quiet. A new oversized power supply is used integrating the newest technologies of AC/DC and DC/DC regulation to get the best audio performances with limited power converted to heat unnecessary in order to increase the components life. A new 4.3 LCD screen with more than 16Mio color and a brightness controlable on 255 steps is used. The signal board has been developed to control the correct path of digital data and includes a self monitoring error system. This player also incorporates the new upsampling module Q5 and the new Time Lock clocking system. To get the best audio performance of the D/A converter from the same line, the SACD Heritage integrates a DSD output and a clock out connector in order to minimize the jitter.
The SACD drive Heritage is composed by one stylish treated aluminum box. The front panel incorporates the IR receiver, a standby LED the tray of the SACD mechanism, the LCD screen and the illuminated logo. Some buttons are place on the right side of the device in order to send the commands to the system. The Orpheus logo goes through the treated aluminum front panel. This involves the use of special mechanical processes and some extra very complex steps. When the unit is turned on, a beautiful backlight illuminates the logo and indicates to the user that the device is ready to operate. The marvelous curve of the front panel reminds the wave of the Orpheus logo with class and very refined style. This product is the state of art of audio electronics as well as form point of view of the mechanical design.
The new D/A Converter Heritage has been updated with brand new features as a new DSD (Direct Stream Digital) input. Moreover, the new DAC is able to clock with external clock incoming from the digital source. If no external clock is used, the Time Lock module will generate the master clock used for all the different stages of the converter in order to minimize the jitter. It also keeps the high level of audio technology in using the several upsampling modules and the unique proprietary D/A converter drive modules with 4 D/A converter ICs per channel. The scrambling technique is used in order to lower the noise due to the D/A conversion. A firewire and a USB 192KHz input had been integrated also in order to connect the DAC Heritage with a computer in order to use the device as an impressive audio external converter. In order to keep the highest rate of performance, we decided to keep a dual mono architecture. That means that each channel has its own power supply and its own transformer in order to erase all interaction between the channels. The DSP board and the DSP board had also been reviewed in order to integrate all these new features and upgrade the level of the most legendary product from Orpheus.
The D/A converter Heritage is composed by two clearly separated boxes. The box with the LED and the logo Orpheus placed on the front panel is the power supply box. It goal is to convert the noisy AC voltage coming from the electrical net into a DC regulated and clean voltage. The other box, is the the electronic signal box. All the part of the digital signal processing and digital to analog conversion is done inside that box in order to avoid catching the noise coming from the AC/DC voltage conversion. The Orpheus logo goes through the treated aluminum front panel. This involves the use of special mechanical processes and some extra very complex steps. When the unit is turned on, a beautiful backlight illuminates the logo and indicates to the user that the device is ready to operate. The marvelous curve of the front panel of the two separated boxes reminds the wave of the Orpheus logo with class and very refined style. This product is the state of art of audio electronics as well as form point of view of the mechanical design.
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The Orpheus Heritage line is the state of art of audio performance and design. We are here talking about pure audio performance. The goal is to play the music as it has been precisely recorded on the CD/SACD support without any inappropriate modification of sound. It is obvious that to achieve this goal we dont have any compromise on the quality of the materials selected and the components used inside the machine. The SACD drive integrates the new mechanism VMK-5 from Esoteric with the VRDS technology that minimizes friction and stresses on the electrical engine. This is why the playback speed is very smooth and the system extremely quiet. A new oversized power supply is used integrating the newest technologies of AC/DC and DC/DC regulation to get the best audio performances with limited power converted to heat unnecessary in order to increase the components life. A new 4.3 LCD screen with more than 16Mio color and a brightness controlable on 255 steps is used. The signal board has been developed to control the correct path of digital data and includes a self monitoring error system. This player also incorporates the new upsampling module Q5 and the new Time Lock clocking system. To get the best audio performance of the D/A converter from the same line, the SACD Heritage integrates a DSD output and a clock out connector in order to minimize the jitter.
The SACD drive Heritage is composed by one stylish treated aluminum box. The front panel incorporates the IR receiver, a standby LED the tray of the SACD mechanism, the LCD screen and the illuminated logo. Some buttons are place on the right side of the device in order to send the commands to the system. The Orpheus logo goes through the treated aluminum front panel. This involves the use of special mechanical processes and some extra very complex steps. When the unit is turned on, a beautiful backlight illuminates the logo and indicates to the user that the device is ready to operate. The marvelous curve of the front panel reminds the wave of the Orpheus logo with class and very refined style. This product is the state of art of audio electronics as well as form point of view of the mechanical design.
The new D/A Converter Heritage has been updated with brand new features as a new DSD (Direct Stream Digital) input. Moreover, the new DAC is able to clock with external clock incoming from the digital source. If no external clock is used, the Time Lock module will generate the master clock used for all the different stages of the converter in order to minimize the jitter. It also keeps the high level of audio technology in using the several upsampling modules and the unique proprietary D/A converter drive modules with 4 D/A converter ICs per channel. The scrambling technique is used in order to lower the noise due to the D/A conversion. A firewire and a USB 192KHz input had been integrated also in order to connect the DAC Heritage with a computer in order to use the device as an impressive audio external converter. In order to keep the highest rate of performance, we decided to keep a dual mono architecture. That means that each channel has its own power supply and its own transformer in order to erase all interaction between the channels. The DSP board and the DSP board had also been reviewed in order to integrate all these new features and upgrade the level of the most legendary product from Orpheus.
The D/A converter Heritage is composed by two clearly separated boxes. The box with the LED and the logo Orpheus placed on the front panel is the power supply box. It goal is to convert the noisy AC voltage coming from the electrical net into a DC regulated and clean voltage. The other box, is the the electronic signal box. All the part of the digital signal processing and digital to analog conversion is done inside that box in order to avoid catching the noise coming from the AC/DC voltage conversion. The Orpheus logo goes through the treated aluminum front panel. This involves the use of special mechanical processes and some extra very complex steps. When the unit is turned on, a beautiful backlight illuminates the logo and indicates to the user that the device is ready to operate. The marvelous curve of the front panel of the two separated boxes reminds the wave of the Orpheus logo with class and very refined style. This product is the state of art of audio electronics as well as form point of view of the mechanical design.