Mission Cyrus DAD 3

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Mission Cyrus
• Model: Cyrus dAD3
• Years of manufacture:
• Made in: England(?)
• Colour: Black
• Remote control: yes
• Power consumption: 12W (6W standby); with Q-module possibly 16W (12W standby)
• Dimensions: 215 x 78 x 365 mm (W x H x D)
• Weight: 3,1 kg (with Q-module possibly 3,5 kg)
• New price approx.: 1.800 DM (PSX-R 1.200 DM; Q-module 900 DM)

Connections

• Number of inputs: none

• Number of outputs:
  • Analog: 1x Cinch-Out (Stereo l/r)
  • Digital: 1x Toslink (optical)

Technical Data

• Converter: 18 bit DAC
• Frequency response: 20 Hz - 20 kHz
• Dynamic range: > 100 dB (20 Hz - 20 kHz)

Signal-to-noise ratio: > 98 dB(A)

• Distortion factor: < 0,008% (1 kHz, -10dB)
• Kanaltrennung: >95 dB (1 kHz), > 95 dB (20 kHz) (with Q-module possibly even lower)
• CD-Text:
• MP3 support:
• Pitch control:
• Auto play:
• Shuffle:
• Title programming:
• Repeat:
• Plays CD-R/CD-RW/HDCD:

Remarks

Successor to the Mission Cyrus Discmaster/Dacmaster combination, can be expanded/improved with Q module.

Other models of the same series:

Special Features

• "Low-Jitter" clock circuit for most stable conversion (clock jitter below 100 pS), specially designed for Cyrus dAD3.
• MC-Bus system (for connection with other Cyrus components).
• connection for Cyrus PSX-R additional power supply, improved DC power supply
• internal upgrade with improved DAC possible (see Q-Module)

Q-Module

The Cyrus dAD3 can optionally be upgraded internally with high performance D/A converters. These Q-modules offer further improved playback quality without the need to connect an additional component, which can be detrimental to the sound. When a module is fitted, a 'Q' symbol appears on the unit display.

The former Q module has two monaural 18 bit D/A converters with eightfold oversampling, thus separate conversion for each channel. Furthermore, there is a digital filter, which avoids analog filtering and thus possibly frequency response ripples as well as phase shifts, and a broadband, low-distortion output stage.

The later Q24 module contains two monaural 24 bit D/A converters for even higher resolution conversion. So a fully upgraded Cyrus dAD3 consists of a basic unit plus one of the two Q-modules plus an additional power supply (Cyrus dAD3+Q/Q24+PSX-R).

Links

Cyrus dAD3 on Cyrus Audio homepage: http://www.cyrusaudio.com/product-archive/cd-players/dad3-cd-player</0,008%>