Simaudio launches the MOON Andromeda Reference Differential CD Player

Simaudio Ltd. proudly introduces the MOON Andromeda CD Player. A fully-balanced differential design housed in two separate chassis, the Andromeda represents an “all-out assault” on the CD Red Book digital standard, producing a level of sonic performance with no equal. Quite simply, the MOON Andromeda raises the bar to previously unattainable levels. This colossal achievement is the result of a combination of extensive R&D yielding new proprietary technologies and the use of the very finest electronic parts available. To push the envelope even further, the MOON Andromeda can be fully integrated into a custom-install environment and provides for a plethora of user selectable cosmetic options.

Significant Design Features:

Internal 24-bit/352.8kHz upsampling using BurrBrown DF1704 Digital Filter with 8X oversampling.
Four precision-matched 24-bit BurrBrown PCM1704U-K “Digital To Analog” converters.
Full unsolicited RS-232 bidirectional feedback.
Digital input for use as a digital-to-analog converter with either a digital music server or external transport.
Custom proprietary toroidal transformer design with lower magnetic, electrical and thermal loss, yielding an improved power transfer and lower regulation factor. The result is increased current speed and better dynamics.
Separate digital and analog power supplies housed in an external chassis.
Philips CD-Pro 2-M transport mechanism mounted on our new gel-based Delta suspension.
Alpha Clocking Circuit with PLL synchronization yielding a very precise 5PPM digital clocking circuit.
Power supply voltage regulation includes I2DCf (Independent Inductive DC Filtering); 1 inductor for each and every chip (i.e. OpAmp, DAC, Digital Filter, etc.) in the audio circuit’s signal path — 56 stages in all.
C4 Aesthetics: 24 end-user selectable cosmetics combinations: the MOON Logo can be chrome (standard), gold or pewter; leg cones can be chrome (standard) or gold; Front panel cheeks can be silver (standard) or black; Brushed/Anodized front face-plate can be silver or black.
Top loading drawer with custom design disc clamping system for improved stability and long term reliability.
A capacitor-free signal path using a DC servo circuit and proprietary 6db/octave analog filter.
Four-layer PCB tracings; 1 on top for ground plane, 1 on the bottom for power circuitry and 2 in middle for the audio signals. The advantages include better ground and power supply circuit layouts resulting in a much shorter signal path and dramatically improved signal-to-noise ratio.
Extremely rigid chassis construction to minimize the effects of external vibrations.
Accurate matching of the very finest quality electronic components in a symmetrical circuit design.