Cyrus CD8SE CD Player – Quartz Silver

Here we have a nice compact disc player in Cyrus’ typical shoe box sized casing. The SE range were the first to use the new Servo Evolution system which Cyrus themselves designed to provide a more accurate reading of the discs leading to an improvement in sound quality. Our CD 8 SE player comes in very good condition and with original factory packaging. It is also supplied with remote control, manual, mains cable, mc-bus cable and our regular three month warranty.
Cyrus Say….
CD players may appear to be simple machines, but they are, in fact, several sets of complex engineering. It is logical that if we can retrieve more data from the disc at the beginning of the process, our systems will sound better. So we set out to design a unique “made for high-end audio” CD ‘engine’ to retrieve more data.
At the core of our best CD player is our unique Servo Evolution engineering. (see inside back cover) We describe this suite of elements as the SE ‘engine’. Because our SE engine is the most accurate CD data recovery system in the World, the highly advanced circuits in the CD XT SE+ are able to deliver the “ultimate” CD performance.
Our challenge lay in the complex software systems upon which the apparently simple CD player is based. To make any significant progress we would need to re-engineer not only the software code but also select new lasers and develop new electronics to control them. The solution required our total R&D effort for over a year to develop the only ‘made for high-end audio’ CD servo system. For Cyrus this was a big project, but the rewards have been worth it as we now have a bespoke CD ‘engine’ which we consider to be the best in the World. Quite a statement, but the worlds audio Press seem to agree, this really is the best!
The CD 8 SE is based on the same SE ‘engine’ as the high-end transport but includes a DAC section built into the same compact box. Although the DAC is an advanced dual stereo design it is not as expensive as the decoders in the DAC X+, thereby allowing us to provide an integrated CD player at a lower price. The CD 8 SE has won many awards, including “CD player of the year” and many, many group test reviews. It is the most advanced CD player in its category.
Specifications:
Output Level: 2.1 V rms
Output Impedance: 50 Ω
Frequency Response: 20-20,000 Hz ±0.2 dB
Channel Separation: >124 dB @ 1 kHz; >103 dB @ 20 kHz
SNR (using silent track): >110 dBA
THD @ -10 dB: 0.005%
Disc compatibility: CD Audio, CD-R
Power Consumption: 11 W; Standby 5.5 W
Material: Die cast chassis
Dimensions: 215 (W) x 360 (D) x 75 (H) mm
Weight: 3.5 kg

To read a review from Hi-Fi Choice magazine please click here