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Cyrus CD Xt SE / DAC XP DAC review

Cyrus's flagship front end gets the Evo treatment

Our Score 5

Last reviewed: 2009-01-01January 1st 2009

Price at launch £1,900.00
Additional Information Coaxial Digital output - SPDIF via RCA phono jack socket / Optical Digital output - SPDIF via Toslink transmitter
Additional Requirements Disc Compatibility - CD, CD-R (closed session)
Colour Silver
Dimensions 215 x 78 x 360
Features Custom LCD with subtle green back lighting / Isolated slot loading mechanism with high bandwidth optical pick-up / Full function Cyrus system remote control facility
Power Supply Toroidal power transformer feeding multiple regulated power supplies
Weight (kg) 3.5
Remote Control Yes
Anti-skip System Yes
CD-R/RW Playback Yes
MP3 Playback Yes

Product Summary

CD Xt SE

Cyrus-Main

Price at launch

£1,900.00

For

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Extraordinary high frequency resolution for a transport at this price point

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Crisp sound that's big on detail and scale

Against

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No USB input for use with PCs on the DAC XP

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System remote is rather busy

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Clarity and performance can be a bit much for some discs/ears

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