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FMJ CD36 Reference Quality Audiophile CD Player 1400.00 The best CD Player Arcam have ever made and one that is shockingly good
Arcam goes 'Back to Stereo.' Remember that under 1% of the music available on CD is on the 'new' surround formats, their future is unclear and UK CD sales are on the rise. If you want great music you need a great CD player and with the CD36 Arcam lays down a challenge to competitors restating its position as one of the world's nest hi- manufacturers.
- unique 'Stealth Mat' EMC damping - 10 power supplies - Acousteel chassis - best in class performance Having developed its multi-award winning CD players for nearly 20 years, Arcam is proud to introduce the CD36, the highest performing CD player ever from Arcam. This player is the accumulation of everything the company has learnt about CD replay. - New technology unique to Arcam. 'Stealth Mat material from stealth ghter technology diffuses EMC within the player to reduce interaction, lowering noise oor and removing detail-masking hash and sibilance - ultra-high quality components throughout - compare to any high-end competitor - this is a world-class component Extensive re-engineering of the power supply and control electronics means the CD36 delivers a cleaner, more musical performance than previous players. Proven upsampling techniques and quad Wolfson DAC technology ensure the CD36 is one of the best dedicated CD players in the world. Four layer circuit boards, ultra low jitter clocks and a dual toroidal transformer power supply are some of the key features. Mechanical design incorporates Acousteel technology, which dampens mechanical vibration in critical areas and isolates it from critical circuitry. The CD36 represents a thoroughly modern approach to replaying the worlds favourite music medium, enthralling the listener with every nuance of detail and passion of their favourite music. The combination of industry leading component suppliers and the specialist knowledge of the Arcam design team has produced a CD player that has to be rated as the class leader. - All new power supply using dual toroidal transformers gives exceptionally low noise oor - Quad Wolfson DACs per channel for superb linearity - Upsampling to 192kHz at 24-bit resolution for best DAC / lter performance - Ultra low jitter 3rd overtone clock for precise soundstage and imaging - Mechanically shielded construction dramatically reduces induced interference - 10 separate power supplies minimise interaction between circuit blocks - Critically damped Accousteel chassis to ensure rejection of mechanical vibration The CD36 is designed and manufactured by Arcam in the UK
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FMJ CD36 Reference Quality Audiophile CD Player 1400.00
- All new power supply using dual toroidal transformers gives exceptionally low noise oor - Quad Wolfson DACs per channel for superb linearity - Upsampling to 192kHz at 24-bit resolution for best DAC / lter performance - Ultra low jitter 3rd overtone clock for precise soundstage and imaging - Mechanically shielded construction dramatically reduces induced interference - 10 separate power supplies minimise interaction between circuit blocks - Critically damped Accousteel chassis to ensure rejection of mechanical vibration key features of the CD36 DAC design - Quad Wolfson WM8740 Dacs on a four-layer breglass board using analogue averaging greatly increases linearity and reduce distortion - Upsampling technology to 192kHz at 24-bit resolution allows the use of very high frequency analogue output ltering for improved phase and frequency response giving superb detail and sonic reality - High stability 3rd overtone clock oscillator for ultra low jitter, improving stereo image and soundstage - High quality ceramic capacitors improve decoupling of high frequency signals, reducing electrical noise within the players circuitry mechanical design - Four-layer main board & display board using extra layers to ensure very low digital noise and eliminate most of the degradation caused by interference - RF screening greatly reduces the Radio Frequency Inference (RFI) within the sensitive circuit paths, giving rened and controlled playback at all times - Chassis treated with Acousteel damping, which eradicates mechanical interaction with the listening room or CD drive mechanism power supply design - Dual toroidal mains transformers supplying DAC circuitry and controller sections - Complete separation of transport electrical noise from the sensitive DAC electronics - Further power regulation using 10 separate regulated power supplies powering different sections of the CD36 - Mechanical shielding protects susceptible circuits from any residual magnetic elds the transformers may emit general - Power consumption (max) 32VA - Size 430W x 290D x 85H mm inc. feet - Weight (net) 6.5kg

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key product features

All new power supply using dual toroidal transformers gives exceptionally low noise floor Quad Wolfson DACs per channel for superb linearity Upsampling to 192kHz at 24-bit resolution for best DAC / filter performance Ultra low jitter 3rd overtone clock for precise soundstage and imaging Mechanical shielded construction dramatically reduces induced noise 10 separate power supplies minimise interaction between circuit blocks Critically damped Accousteel chassis to ensure rejection of mechanical vibration
Having constantly developed its multi-award winning CD players for nearly twenty years, Arcam is proud to introduce the CD36, the highest performing CD player ever from Arcam. The CD36 is the accumulation of everything the company has learnt about CD replay. Extensive re-engineering of the power supply and control electronics means the CD36 delivers a cleaner, more musical performance than previous players. Proven upsampling techniques and quad Wolfson DAC technology ensure the CD36 is one of the best dedicated CD players in the world. Four layer circuit boards, ultra low jitter clocking and a dual quad toroidal transformer power supply are some of the key features of the CD36. Mechanical design incorporates Accousteel technology, which dampens mechanical vibration in critical areas and isolates it from critical circuitry. The benefit of all this technology is unprecedented class-leading CD sound quality. As a perfect partner to Arcams own FMJ line of stereo amplification, the CD36 represents a thoroughly modern approach to replaying the worlds favourite music medium. The mechanical precision of the extruded aluminium faceplate is in perfect harmony with the very latest electronic technology inside, its purpose being to enthral the listener with every nuance of detail and passion of their favourite music. The combination of class leading component suppliers and the specialist knowledge of the Arcam design team has produced a CD player that will be rated as the class leader.
The CD36 is designed and manufactured by Arcam in the UK Available late May 2005
UK Recommended Retail Price 1,400
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key features of the CD36

DAC design Quad Wolfson WM8740 Dacs on a four-layer fibreglass board using analogue averaging greatly increases linearity and reduce distortion Upsampling technology to 192kHz at 24-bit resolution allows the use of very high frequency analogue output filtering for improved phase and frequency response giving superb detail and sonic reality High stability 3rd overtone clock oscillator for ultra low jitter, improving stereo image and soundstage High quality ceramic capacitors improve de-coupling of high frequency signals, reducing electrical noise within the players circuitry
mechanical design Four-layer main board & display board using extra layers to ensure very low digital noise and eliminate most of the degradation caused by interference RF screening greatly reduces the Radio Frequency Inference (RFI) within the sensitive circuit paths giving a playback that is refined and controlled during all occasions Chassis treated with Accousteel damping, which eradicates mechanical interaction with the listening room or CD drive mechanism

power supply design Dual toroidal mains transformers supplying DAC circuitry and controller sections. This allows complete separation of transport electrical noise from the sensitive DAC electronics Further power regulation using 10 separate regulated power supplies powering different sections of the CD36 Mechanical shielding protects susceptible circuit boards from any residual magnetic fields the transformers may emit
general Power consumption (max) 32VA Size 430W x 290D x 85H mm inc. feet Weight (net) 6.5kg