CD player with Teac VRDS drive and balanced tube digital converter

Design * Construction

· Teac-VRDS drive
· 32 kHz - 192 kHz digital input 16 - 24 Bit
· integrated clock rate conversion to 192 kHz / 24 Bit
· DAC-integrator stage and DAC output stage in full tube technique
. full tube technique signal path
· completely balanced analog signal processing
· digital and analog transformer coupling
· separated driver stage for digital output
· modular technique for circuitry and control (upgradable design)
· all functions relay controlled (no capacitve cable influences)
· complete aluminum construction
· integrated switch mode power supply for all supply voltages

Front panel switches

· rotary step switch for internal CD-drive and 4 inputs
· rotary step switch on to switch on and off
· push button open to open and close CD-slot

Features

· Teac-VRDS-drive
· digital servo board
· Burr-Brown-interface-receiver
· Burr-Brown-upsampler
· Burr-Brown-digital filter
· Burr-Brown-DAC-switch
· 4 x digital transformer
· 3 x digital-circuitry modules
· 2 x digital-analog transformer with MU-metal-shielding
· 4 x EF 184-tubes
· 2 x ECC81-tubes
· 2 x analog circuitry modules
· 2 x output transformers
· internal switch mode power supply 80 VA
· remote control
· power cable (2 m)