Anthem CD-1 Brochure
“...to my eyes the build quality is closer to Mercedes Benz - very sturdily
and beautifully finished with a vast expanse of silver anodized aluminum
for the front panel. ...Gorgeously engineered.”
“...we found ourselves playing CDs well into the night just to hear what this
extraordinary machine could do for them. ...Whatever the music, this player
is a machine of awesome prowess, and we recommend it whole heartedly. . . ”
“Factor in those stylish looks, fine build, multi-disc convenience and HDCD
compatibility and it’s a lot of CD player for the money. ...It’s thumbs aloft
overall for the Anthem.”
– David Price, HiFi World
March 1998 Vol. 8 N0. 1
C D 1
P R E 1P
I N T 2
A M P 1
A M P 2
P R E 2L
CD 1
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Designed by the same engineering team which brought
the audio market the award-winning Sonic Frontiers digital products, the ANTHEM CD 1 sets a new standard in
affordable CD playback, together with the convenience of
a multi-disc player.
C D 1
CD Changer
Design Features
COMPREHENSIVE FEATURES: The CD 1 offers a complete
array of front panel and remote control handset accessible features to
operate your unit with the utmost of ergonomic efficiency, without the
o ften cluttered appearance common to most mid-fi equipment.
D/A CONVERSION: Utilizing the latest monolithic 20 bit DAC's
from Burr-Brown (PCM1702), the CD 1 is assured of providing
exceptional performance when it comes to conversion accuracy and
low level linearity.
D I G I TAL FILT E R / D E C O D E R : The CD 1 incorporates Pa c i f i c
Microsonics' HDCD filter/decoder chip. Whether decoding HDCD
encoded discs, or filtering non-HDCD source material, this part i c u l a r
chip ensure that the CD 1 will offer enhanced performance over units
using yesterday's monolithic chip solutions.
POWER SUPPLY: With a conservatively designed power
transformer at it's heart, the CD 1 contains a an extremely robust power
s u p p l y, given its price point. Along with the conservatively specified
power transformer, the CD 1 features 9 regulated power supplies,
ensuring the best possible electrical isolation between digital, analog,
output stage, and mechanism circuitry stages.
MECHANISM: The CD 1 is one of the very few digital source
products which is built to satisfy both audiophile performance
standards as well as fulfilling the promise of user convenience and
flexibility offered by a multi-disc unit. Thus, we chose to design the CD
1 as a changer, utilizing a robust Sony mechanism which is configured
with an internal 6 disc bay, fed via a front drawer loader. This therefore
provides today’s busy audiophile with as much as 450 minutes of
unique program material in the CD 1, with the ability to randomly
shuffle tracks and discs continually.
U P G R A D A B I L I T Y: With the inclusion of both an S/PDIF and
AES/EBU digital output, the CD 1 provides a flexible platform for your
future digital source needs.
OUTPUT STAGE: Similar to that which was contained within the
Sonic Frontiers digital processors, the CD 1 utilizes a vacuum tube
(6922/E88CC) as the output buffer, providing an industry standard 2
volt output level. The use of the tube in this stage ensures that the
traditional digital "edginess" is eliminated, while providing a level of
musical naturalness which is unobtainable by even the best solid
stage designs.
All Anthem products are available with either black or silver faceplates.
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