Gold Note CD-1000 MKII Deluxe CD Player

Gold Note CD-1000 MkII Deluxe CD Player

A state-of-the-art CD-player which integrates both a digital and an analogue stage in one elegant unit

Our award-winning CD-Player proves that CDs are not a thing of the past yet. Housed in a beautiful brushed aluminium chassis, CD-1000 is made of high-quality components providing great audio performances and versatile utility: listen to your CD collection, stream music from the computer via USB, connect your TV or DVD-Player for High-End digital music pleasure. This solid state source creates natural clean, detailed and accurate sound and can be integrated into any High-End stereo system.

High-End CD-Player

The CD-1000 MkII proves that CDs are still alive and kicking. Housed in a beautiful brushed aluminium chassis, the CD-1000 MkII is made of high-quality components providing great audio performances and versatile functions: playing your CD disc collection, streaming music from the computer through the USB port, connecting a TV or DVD-Player for High-End digital music pleasure via the coax or optical digital inputs. The CD-1000 MkII recreates natural, detailed and powerful sound and can be easily integrated into any High-End stereo system.

The CD-1000 MkII also works as a High-End audio premium quality D/A converter featuring a S/PDIF coaxial and TOS optical digital inputs. A high-resolution USB input is optionally available. The high-quality D/A converter is entrusted to the top of the range Burr Brown DAC chipset available in two versions, the PCM1796 and the PCM1792A performing on the CD-1000 Deluxe model.

The drawer type based aluminium transport mechanism JPL2800 custom made in Austria is one of the best CD mechanisms available worldwide. It provides a maximum stability of rotation supplying a digital signal with extremely low jitter.

The CD-1000 MkII features a digital volume control stage to drive power amplifiers or active speakers directly. All the information on the CD-player like track numbers and time passed is always shown on the big O-Led 3D display.

Powered by the Gold Note Dual-Mono power supply, with two incapsulated toroidal transformers custom made in Italy, it guarantees an ultra low dispersion to achieve a top-quality performance.

To enhance the performance of the CD-1000 MkII even further, it can be optionally matched with the external super inductive power supply PSU-1250/1000 and valve output stage TUBE-1012/1006.

Transport Mechanism

Custom-built in Austria, made of aluminium, guarantees the smoothest rotational stability.

DAC

Features the excellent DAC BurrBrown converters already used for our DAC DS-1000, enables both the connection to TV/DVD-Player and audio streaming via PC.

Air Vents

An example of joining design and function, they derive from our multi-awarded phono stage PH-10.

Modular Design

Add external units like the inductive power supply PSU-1000/1250 or the Class-A valve output stage TUBE-1006/1012 in order to increase the performance of CD-1000.

• CD-PLAYER: with integrated DAC
• DAC: 24bit/192kHz DAC PCM1792A (Burr Brown)
• FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 20Hz-20kHz @ +/-0.3dB
• THD – TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: 0.001% max
• SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO: -128dB
• DYNAMIC RESPONSE: 127dB
• OUTPUT IMPEDANCE: 50Ω
• DIGITAL INPUTS: 1 RCA S/PDIF coaxial, 1 TOS- asynchronous 24bit/192kHz (optional USB input)
• LINE OUTPUT LEVEL: RCA @ 2Volt and balanced XLR @ 4Volt
• DIGITAL OUTPUTS: S/PDIF Coax 75Ω
• ANALOGUE OUTPUTS: Stereo unbalanced RCA and balanced XLR
• VOLUME CONTROL: switchable On/Off digital partializer
• MECHANIC: aluminium JPL-2800 Stream-Unlimited
• SPEED FLUCTUATION: 0.0001%
• FORMATS: CD formats: Red Book, Disc compatibility: CD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3
• REMOTE CONTROL: included
• POWER SUPPLY: 100-120V / 220-240V, 50/60Hz, Dual-Mono power supply, Power consumption: 30W
• DIMENSIONS: 430mm L 135mm H 375mm D
• WEIGHT: Kg. 12 net, Kg. 16 boxed
• FINISHES: Brushed Aluminium Black, Gold or Silver

UK Delivery

• FREE delivery via DPD Local By 12pm on orders to value over £300, including one hour delivery window service 'Predict & Follow My Parcel'.
• Royal Mail Special Delivery By 1pm costs between £5.00 - £10.00 on orders to value under £300, dependent on weight.
• Saturday or Sunday delivery available upon request for supplemental charge.

EU Delivery

• £25 delivery charge 'Flat Fee' via DHL Europe by Road service (5-7 days) which provides comprehensive tracking of shipments online.
• £50 delivery charge 'Flat Fee' via DHL Europe by Air service  (2-3 days) which provides comprehensive tracking of shipments online.
  Receiver is responsible for the payment of local Duties and Taxes.

USA & Canada Delivery

• Services based on your order being shipped to the U.S. and Canada are calculated as follows:
  £100 delivery charge 'Flat Fee' via DHL international 'Day Definite' service per parcel.
  Receiver is responsible for the payment of local Duties and Taxes.

Exceptions

• Not all products are available for order into Europe, USA & Canada

WARRANTY

• Full manufacturer's warranty on all new purchases. Standard warranty is typically 12 months to 2 years with some goods coming with 6 years manufacturer's warranty.
• Goods purchased in UK and EU are covered by the Consumer Contracts Regulations.