The digital to analog conversion is done in the Burr-Brown DSD 1792 DAC chip. The audio circuitry is placed on one L-shaped PCB. The central place is taken by the drive, taken from Denon (a brand from the same financial group as McIntosh), closed inside protective shielding and placed on special support pillars. Interesting solutions are also to be found inside. Besides those, there are also four sockets for Mac’s system bus and an IEC socket.
There are also digital outputs provided, a coaxial S/PDIF and optical TOSLINK (the digital signal is available only when playing a CD or CD layer from a hybrid disc). Unfortunately the RCA sockets are close together, what can prevent installation of cables with not typical plugs, or very thick ones. There are two sets of analog RCA outputs and two XLR – one balanced and one unbalanced set are with fixed output voltage, the other variable. There is also a headphone socket available. Below there are two rows of buttons used to access other functions of the drive, we can also select the layer of a hybrid SACD disc (we can play the CD and SACD stereo layer, the SACD MCh is not available), as well as place the player in standby. On both sides of the drawer two big, black knobs were placed, with an aluminum edge – the left one is used to skip forward and back, the right one controls the output volume. The left one displays the track number or time (depending on the chose configuration), and the right one displays the current volume on the variable output port. Central place of the front is occupied by the disc drawer, above it is a green lit logo, below it a blue display, divided in two sections. Typical for McIntosh the front panel is made of glass with aluminum side strips, all the other sides of the enclosure are made from aluminum sheets. Consequently, any such data, information, or opinions do not in any way represent a personal recommendation to any individual investor or any entities, whatever the type.The CD/SACD player from McIntosh is constructed in a very solid way. Nothing discussed or presented in Quantalytics constitutes a representation that any investment, investment strategy, or recommendation is suitable or appropriate to an investor's individual circumstances or otherwise constitutes a personal recommendation.ĭata, information, or opinions contained in Quantalytics in any form give no consideration to any particular individuals' investment needs or objectives, nor do they consider any individuals' financial condition. Quantalytics does not make any representations as to their accuracy or completeness. The data, information and opinions presented have been obtained or derived from sources believed by Quantalytics to be reliable. Any data, information, or opinions in Quantalytics in any form attributed to a third party represent Quantalytics’ interpretation of the data, information, or opinions provided by that third party either publicly or through a subscription service, and such use and interpretation have not been reviewed by the third party. Any data, information, or opinions expressed in any form may change without notice. Any forward looking estimates presented by Quantalytics may prove to be incorrect and not be realized. All investments and investment recommendations entail risks. Such data, information, or opinions are not an offer to sell or to buy, or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities.
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