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Audio Analogue Maestro CD PlayerIn this era of profound changes in high quality audio, the new Maestro Digital Audio Processor offers the final word in the debate over improvements to 16 bit digital sound. With its no-compromise performance and superb craftsmanship, it fully reflects the Audio Analogue philosophy that every product should be a winner both in quality and value for money. Benefiting from the latest developments in digital sound processing, the new Maestro Digital Audio Processor provides true 96kHz/24bit D/A conversion via two Analog Devices AD1855 DAC's used in parallel, for every type of digital signal. This means that even the normal CD signal is effectively converted at high resolution. Responsible for this great improvement in D/A conversion is the Crystal Semiconductors CS8420 high performance sample rate converter, so far seen only in professional studio equipment. The CD transport and control board are also the result of an exhaustive optimisation process. The extremely rigid support structure combines excellent mechanical performance with perfect shielding from the RF signal being processed by the control board beneath the transport. Finally, the sophisticated power supply uses two toroidal transformers, one of which powers exclusively the analog circuits. No less than nine regulators guarantee a perfect supply to every part of the Maestro Digital Audio Processor's complex circuits. Naturally, such a wealth of advanced electronics features are matched by top class mechanical engineering. The chassis is made of 3mm-thick sheet-steel allowing perfect isolation from both mechanical and electromagnetic interference. The 2cm-thick silver satin aluminum fascia is surrounded by a satin black counterplate, giving the Maestro Digital Audio Processor an elegant, robust and purposeful appearance. The VFD display ensures good readability in all types of lighting. The IR remote control handset supplied with the Maestro Digital Audio Processor offers total control of the machine`s functions. |
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Audio Analogue Maestro Integrated AmplifierThe Maestro Integrated Amplifier was born to break the rule that states: "the more powerful the amplifier, the worse its sound". A no-compromise design, with manufacturing quality up to the very finest Audio Analogue standard, and use of the best available components ensure that the Maestro Integrated Amplifier will be able to satisfy the requirements of the most discerning audiophile. As in the most sought-after high-end equipment, the Maestro Integrated Amplifier is structured as a pre-amp/power amp pair, from the power supplies right through to the amplifying stages, all mounted in a massively engineered chassis. This way, the desirable qualities of separate and integrated amplifiers are combined, without any of their drawbacks. The powerful supply is designed around two 750VA toroidal transformers, while mains filtering is performed by four 15,000uF capacitors per channel. Each pre-amp's channel is fed by a dedicated power supply, taken from the transformer's secondary winding. The pre-amp uses a wide band low feedback circuit, in which very low tolerance and noise resistors work back to back with high precision polypropylene capacitors and, where required with Os-Con electrolytic capacitors. DC coupling is achieved, with no capacitors in the signal's path. The huge power stage, unaffected by any kind of overload, features eight 250W power bipolar devices, for a total power handling of 2,000W! |
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