Vitus Audio SCD-025 Mk.II CD Player
Using one of our favourite turntables with our Masterpiece MP-P201 phono stage as a reference point, the creation of the SCD-025 Mk.II was all about creating the very best analogue sound from a digital source. Simply put, we wanted to create a more ‘musical’ CD player than anything else available on the market.
What has transpired from our painstaking research and development is a component that exceeds expectation. Much more than just a CD player, with USB, AES/EBU and S/PDIF inputs, the SCD-025 Mk.II can act as the digital source of truth in your setup.
Category CD Player
Country Denmark
Manufacturer Vitus Audio
Using one of our favourite turntables with our Masterpiece MP-P201 phono stage as a reference point, the creation of the SCD-025 Mk.II was all about creating the very best analogue sound from a digital source. Simply put, we wanted to create a more ‘musical’ CD player than anything else available on the market.
What has transpired from our painstaking research and development is a component that exceeds expectation. Much more than just a CD player, with USB, AES/EBU and S/PDIF inputs, the SCD-025 Mk.II can act as the digital source of truth in your setup.
Category CD Player
Country Denmark
Manufacturer Vitus Audio
Using one of our favourite turntables with our Masterpiece MP-P201 phono stage as a reference point, the creation of the SCD-025 Mk.II was all about creating the very best analogue sound from a digital source. Simply put, we wanted to create a more ‘musical’ CD player than anything else available on the market.
What has transpired from our painstaking research and development is a component that exceeds expectation. Much more than just a CD player, with USB, AES/EBU and S/PDIF inputs, the SCD-025 Mk.II can act as the digital source of truth in your setup.
Category CD Player
Country Denmark
Manufacturer Vitus Audio
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Output
XLR Analogue And RCA Analogue
Available
1 (L+R)
Impedance
80Ω
Frequency response
+800kHz
Signal to noise ratio
>110dB @ 1kHz
THD + noise
<0.01%
Drive
Drive mechanism
Philips CD Pro 2LF (significantly modified by VA)
Digital Technology
Master clock
24.576 MHz +/- 5 ppm
Sample rate converter
Engineered Q8
DAC
2x AD1955 – mono mode
Digital Audio Inputs
USB
Available - 1 x USB B
Impedance - N/A
Sample rate - 384kHz + DSD128
Resolution - 24bit
AES/EBU & S/PDIF
Available - 1x XLR & 1x RCA
Impedance - 75 / 110Ω
Sample rate - 192kHz
Resolution - 24bit
Digital Audio Output
Standard
1x XLR (AES/EBU) / 1x RCA (S/PDIF)
Sample rate
192kHz
Resolution
24bit
Power Consumption
Standby
<1W
Operation
45W
Dimensions
Height
35mm including feet
Width
435mm
Depth
428mm
Weight
26kg
Material
Aluminium for body parts
Custom Technology To Meet Strict Requirements
We chose the Philips CD Pro 2 LF drive and stripped it back to its basic mechanical and electronic parts before rebuilding it to meet our requirements. This greatly reduces errors reading disc information and taking a burden off of the error correction system within the drive.
We use sample rate conversion to minimise jitter achieving a sample rate of 384kHz thanks to the Engineered Q8 sample rate converter module.
The analogue stage is taken directly from our amplifiers and special attention was paid to the PSU which is split into four separate supplies. One for the drive, one for the digital stage and two (left and right) for the analogue stage. This is immensely important in lowering the noise floor and producing our famed black backgrounds.
The SCD-025 Mk.II brings truly musical performance to the digital domain.
