Perreaux Silhouette SXCD - Manual (Page 21)

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7 7 7 7 Special Design Features
Construction The SXCD is stylish and unobtrusive. The front panel is made
from high quality solid 6.0mm (0.2”) thick aluminium extrusion
featuring our trademark machined Perreaux logo and intuitive
user-interface. The front-panels are finished in durable and
stylish satin chrome finish electroplate. The chassis and cover
are both manufactured from heavy gauge steel. No cover fixing
screws are visible. These minimalist styling cues combine
seamlessly to allow form and function to blend in harmony and
are typical hallmarks of the Perreaux brand.
Block
Diagram
Compact
Two-Box
Solution
At 216mm (8.5”) wide x 58mm (2.3”) high x 172mm (6.8”)
deep, each module of the SXCD is extremely compact – the two-
box solution providing the flexibility and versatility to meet a
wide range of placement options.
Signal
Ground
Special attention has been paid to sensitive analog and digital
ground planes to maintain sonic purity. All signal grounding is
optimised to provide a platform for a black background and
increased dynamic range.
Simple User
Interface
The five buttons on the front panel provide a simple and intuitive
user interface – allowing easy access to all the standard functions
of a CD player.
Computer
Optical
Drive
Using a computer optical drive to access audio data via the IDE
interface, and ATAPI protocol, provides an architecture which
keeps the number of jitter contributors to an absolute minimum.
Extracting the data in a parallel fashion, rather than serial, via the
IDE interface the transport operates independently of the master
clock therefore completely eliminating jitter and data timing
errors between the controller and the optical mechanism.
Optical
Drive
RAM
I 2 S
Generator
SPDIF
Data
Clocks
DAC
Analog
Filter
Micro
Controller
User
Interface
Master
Clock
L
Analog
Out
Digital
Out
R