Cyrus CDI-XR

The CDi XR is designed as a reference integrated CD player, building on the legacy of the CDi and incorporating many novel technologies developed in-house at Cyrus over recent years. Housed within our iconic half-width chassis, The CDi-XR sits alongside above the existing CDi and CDt models, offering a substantive performance upgrade.
TRANSPORT / SERVO
Several years ago, Cyrus invested heavily in developing our own in-house CD ‘Servo’ mechanism, our ‘Servo Evolution’. The design principle is to read as much information as possible from the disc itself first time, rather than having to rely on ‘re-reads’ or ‘error-correction’.
Whilst it is true that the data on a CD is stored in ‘1s and 0s’, the way it is read, picking up different frequencies of reflected light, has analogue elements to it. Therefore, precision engineering can improve performance. Off-the-shelf mechanisms produce significant ‘system noise’ when the stepper motors of the mechanism are required to be used during the error correction processes when the data was not picked up on the first pass. Our ‘Servo-Evolution’ system reduces these re-reads and corrections by around 20%, producing not only a cleaner data stream for the DAC, but significantly less noise induced in the analogue output stages.
CONTAINING NOISE
Upgraded components along with intelligently designed circuits using ‘counter-current’ methodologies to reduce noise pickup are in evidence throughout the design.
The fundamental principle is that power starts at the ‘quietest’ part of the circuit, before flowing towards the ‘noiser’ sections. Less noise is therefore ‘carried’ or induced into the power paths, limiting the transmission of noise inside the product. Whilst this sounds logical, the application in practice is incredibly complex, and needs to be considered at a system-wide level. Even the geometric alignment of individual components has been optimized to facilitate the cleanest possible flow of power and musical signal.
The DAC has been housed on its own shielded section of the PCB, again to help contain noise transfer
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Excellent clarity and detail resolution…Powerful and articulate lows…Upgradeable

Overall then, the Cyrus CDi-XR is a class act – and no mistake. It delivers heaps of dynamic insight with musicality and refinement. Lovers of orchestral pieces will enjoy its unflustered handling of even the most challenging arrangements, whereas rockers will raise their horns in adoration for its speed and punch. Rock-solid rhythmics and eloquent elocution should have everyone else accounted for, too. If you are in the market for an affordable audiophile CD player where super sound quality meets style, you will kick yourself for not checking this out.

If you, like us, realise there’s life in the compact disc format, you’ll want to make the most of it. And the fact is this: the Cyrus CDi-XR is, pound-for-pound, the best-sounding CD player on the market. No question.