Arcam CDS50 CD Player / Streamer

The design of the HDA range draws upon all of Arcam’s experience as one of the UK’s most respected audio companies, to produce Arcam’s best performing range of audio products yet - using the best quality components and engineering practices, the HDA range is designed and built to give you years of listening enjoyment.
The CDS50 is a versatile and powerful CD/ SACD, digital audio and network streaming player that expands the digital realm of high-resolution audio. Supporting all disc formats, including SACD, an array of audio file formats and, with local streaming, your listening options are endless. The high-end design of the CDS50 combined with the high-quality 32-bit DAC ensures you experience exceptional sound quality whichever format you prefer.
High performance state-of-the-art Delta-Sigma DACs (Digital-to-Analogue Converters) provide audiophile sound quality to truly bring your music to life. The CDS50 also accepts inputs from digital sources up to 24-bit/192kHz resolution and decodes them utilizing the high-end ESS SABRE 32-bit DAC with Arcam precision filters. Arcam has been producing specialist Hi-Fi and home cinema products of remarkable quality for over three decades and the CDS50 is the latest in a long line of award-winning equipment. The design of the CDS50 draws upon all of Arcam’s experience as one of the UK’s most respected audio companies.

Analogue Audio Output
Digital to Analogue Conversion: ESS9038 32-bit/192 kHz Delta-Sigma DAC
Signal/Noise Ratio (A wtd): 118 dB unbalanced; 122 dB balanced
Harmonic Distortion (1 kHz): <0.0008%
Frequency Response: 10 Hz – 20 kHz ± 0.5 dB
Output Level (0dB): 2.2 Vrms unbalanced, 4.5 Vrms balanced
Output Impedance: 47 Ω unbalanced, 600 Ω balanced
Minimum Recommended Load: 5 kΩ
RMS Jitter: < 20 p sec
Digital Inputs
Supported sample rates: Optical: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz; Coaxial: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, 192 kHz
Bit depth: 16-bit to 32-bit Digital Interfaces
USB: USB 2.0 High Speed (480 Mbps)
Ethernet: 10/100 Mbps
Wireless: 802.11 b/g/n
General
Mains voltage: 110 - 240 V, 50 - 60 Hz
Maximum power consumption: 20 W
Standby power consumption: 0.4 W
Dimensions: 433 (W) x 283 (D) x 87 (H) mm
Weight: 5.3 kg

Turnaround

Orders will usually dispatched within 2 working days of receiving cleared payment.

Shipping Rates

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Carriers

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