Every aspect of the new component has been tuned for optimum data recovery without the technical compromise that would have resulted had a proprietary off the shelf optic been used.

As a result, jitter and clock noise levels have been reduced significantly. The servo-control software has been carefully optimised to ensure data integrity under all conditions, providing an exceptional level of immunity to data errors, from even the most badly treated discs.

The DAC and analogue output stages follow a similar lack of compromise. A class leading Crystal Semiconductor DAC is used. The DAC outputs are filtered and buffered using some of the best components available, the number of active devices in the signal path are minmised for a good measured response without sacrificing sound quality. An elegantly simple 2-pole non-inverting analogue filter is used. The result is a published performance close to theorectical maximum for the format but more, more importantly, a great sound.

The player is mains powered, unlike its predecessor, and also has a pair of RCA phono outputs. For the existing QUAD 99 user, the product incorporates QUADlink connectivity. QUADlink is a smart interconnection system allowing control of the system as a whole. It boasts fully balanced audio interconnections, affording recording studio standards for signal integrity, with minimum of fuss.