Musical Fidelity X-Ray V8 CD Player / X-DAC V8 DAC

Here we have a nice pair of half width, compact disc player and digital-to-analogue converter, components from former British company Musical Fidelity. The X-RAY V8 and X-DAC V8 featured an excellent transport mechanism plus the latest technology to provide a well-regarded and award winning combination of CD Player & DAC. Our examples come in very good condition, will be professionally packaged along with remote control, both manuals, mains cable and our standard three month warranty. Please note power for the X-RAY V8 is taken directly from the X-DAC V8 unit, and as usual a cable will be required between the units for the digital signal.
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X-RAY V8 Compact Disc Player
This model uses the top quality CD transport, ultra-low jitter 24 Bit DAC technology and further jitter reduction techniques to achieve both an excellent technical specification and unparalleled CD sound quality.
The X-RAY V8 is a perfect answer to CD requirements in a small, beautifully engineered package.
The X-RAY V8 has extremely low jitter, vanishingly low distortion, exemplary linearity and ultra-low noise. Its case design complements the X-V8 series components which include a DAB/FM tuner and integrated amplifier all in the same convenient size.
Great attention has been paid to internal layout, isolating each circuit section to prevent possible interaction.
The CD digital data streams are first up-sampled to 192kHz, which moves noise, jitter and distortion artefacts well above the audio band. They are then passed through a new, low noise, low distortion 24-bit dual-differential digital-to-analogue converter, which allows simpler filtering of the analogue output. This in turn gives an improved audio response without the need for sharp filters that degrade sound quality. The result is a CD player which has a smoother response than previously possible with none of the “hardness” of other units.
The resultant performance achieved by this unit is among the best in the world. It has excellent signal to noise ratio, low distortion, wide bandwidth, huge dynamic range, extraordinary resolution and fine detail.
Specifications:
Disc Mechanism: Philips
Total Correlated Jitter: < 135 pS
DAC Circuits: 24 bit Delta-Sigma (Bit stream) dual differential 8X over sampling
Up Sampling: 192 kHz
Linearity: < 0.1 dB down to -96 dB
Output digital 0 dB level: 2.15 VRMS at 1 kHz nominal
Analogue output impedance: 47 Ohms
Frequency response: 10 Hz to 20 kHz -0.2 dB max
Channel separation: > 105 dB 20 Hz to 20 kHz
Signal / noise ratio: > 115 dB “A” weighted
Total harmonic distortion: < 0.003% 10 Hz to 20 kHz
Digital outputs 1 optical (TOSlink), 44.1 kHz; 1 S/PDIF (RCA connector), 44.1 kHz
Line level outputs: 1 pair RCA
Power requirement: For use only with suitable Musical Fidelity power supply e.g. Triple-X.
Dimensions: 219 (W) x 340 (D) x 88 (H) mm
Weight: 4.0 kg
X-DAC V8 Digital to Analogue Converter
This model uses the top quality, ultra-low jitter 24 Bit DAC technology and further jitter reduction techniques to achieve both an excellent technical specification and unparalleled digital sound quality. This is complemented by a choice between the classic X-10D tube stage or solid state outputs for the ultimate listening experience. It has three standard RCA digital inputs and a USB socket for playback from computer.
The X-DAC V8 is a perfect answer to digital listening requirements in a small, beautifully engineered package.
The X-DAC V8 is powered directly from mains, and will also happily supply power for the X-RAY V8 CD player and X-PLORA V8 tuner components.
The X-DAC V8 has extremely low jitter, vanishingly low distortion, exemplary linearity and ultra-low noise. Its case design complements the X-V8 series components which include a CD player, DAB/FM tuner and integrated amplifier all in the same convenient size.
Great attention has been paid to internal layout, isolating each circuit section to prevent possible interaction.
The digital data streams are first up-sampled to 192kHz, which moves noise, jitter and distortion artefacts well above the audio band. They are then passed through a new, low noise, low distortion 24-bit dual-differential digital-to-analogue converter, which allows simpler filtering of the analogue output. This in turn gives an improved audio response without the need for sharp filters that degrade sound quality. The result is a DAC which has a smoother response and lower distortion than previously possible.
There is also the option of selecting the use of a valve stage identical to our classic X-10D as output buffer included.
The resultant performance achieved by this unit is among the best in the world. It has excellent signal to noise ratio, low distortion, wide bandwidth, huge dynamic range, extraordinary resolution and fine detail.
There are two options of output for the X-DAC V8.
Tube output – Filtered analogue output taken through a top spec tube stage identical to our classic X-10D tube buffer. This gives a lovely tube sound to all the digital sources played through it.
Solid State output – Filtered analogue output for the semiconductor purist, gives the absolute top specification and is best suited to drive longer cable lengths.
Specifications:
DAC Circuit: 24 bit Delta-Sigma (Bit stream) dual differential 8X over sampling
Up Sampling: 192 kHz
Total Correlated Jitter: < 135 pS
Linearity: < 0.1 dB down to -96 dB
Output Digital 0 dB level: 2.18 VRMS at 1 kHz nominal
Analogue Output Impedance: 47 Ohms
Frequency Response: 10 Hz to 20 kHz -0.2 dB max
Channel Separation: > 105 dB 20 Hz to 20 kHz
Signal / Noise Ratio: > 117 dB “A” weighted
Total Harmonic Distortion: < 0.003% 10 Hz to 20 kHz
Digital Inputs: 1x USB 1.1 [32, 44.1, 48 kHz sample rates] connection for computer only; 3x S/PDIF (RCA connector)
Digital Outputs: 1x S/PDIF (RCA connector)
Line Level Analogue Outputs: 1 pair RCA
Power Requirement: 100 / 115 / 230 Volts AC 50 / 60 Hz (factory pre-set),
Dimensions: 219 (W) x 340 (D) x 88 (H) mm
Weight: 4.15 kg