Silcron debuts the MaxConnect Hi-Fi CD player
Silcron has debuted its MaxConnect Hi-Fi CD player with ESS SABRE DAC and Bluetooth, a feature-rich CD player designed for the modern music listener with the ultimate connectivity and high-fidelity sound.
With the rising costs of streaming services and the inability to find local artists or their favourite songs on online catalogues, consumers are returning to their old CD collections and searching vintage fairs and secondhand stores for classic titles and reports of increased retail sales for the classic format.
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“We designed the MaxConnect to be as universal as possible, fitting all home audio gear from speakers, studio monitors and receivers,” Audacity Australia partner manager Andrew McGregor says.
“We’ve received an increase in consumer feedback of the desire to use all three formats, vinyl, CD and streaming, so we wanted to design in a small form factor with those customers in mind.”
The Silcron MaxConnect was crafted for the modern music listener with two-way Bluetooth to enable users to either stream from their smartphones to listen to streaming services or connect wirelessly to Bluetooth speakers or headphones to listen to their CD collection.
The CD player offers a front-facing 3.5mm stereo headphone connection for easy access to a 50mW + 50mW at 32Ω high output headphone amplifier. For audio purists seeking BIT-perfect playback, the ESS9038Q2M SABRE DAC supports low-jitter playback for the CD and USB drive, whilst delivering high-resolution 32-bit/384kHz playback.
It plays CD formats CD-DA/MP3/CD-RW, and the USB input supports high-resolution music playback from MP3/WMA/APE/WAV/FLAC with sampling rates (PCM) up to 384kz. Listeners can also connect to an external DAC utilising the optical or coaxial outputs.
An elegant silver brushed aluminium finish and compact half-width design whilst the large 5” LED display was selected to ensure visibility to make it easy to view track selection using the wireless remote control.
The display can be changed to feature a track number, timer, sample rate, source or volume. The full-function remote enables play, stop, skip, shuffle single or all, repeat and program.
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