Music is the universal language of mankind.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Outre-Mer 

SCD-010 CD PLAYER SIGNATURE SERIES
The SCD-010 is the outcome of many years of dedicated efforts by designer Hans-Ole Vitus. From the very start, his aim has been to bring out the best in musical recordings, using his experience as a musician. 

The CD Drive:
has been stripped down to its basic mechanical and electronic parts and totally rebuilt. This ensures a lower level of errors in reading the digital information on the discs – which leaves the error correction system in the drive with much less work to do.  

The digital audio part – has been taken to the extreme.
From day one we decided to use sample rate conversion, to minimize jitter. However instead of using a standard solution from ADI or TI, we choose the DSP based (Digital Signal Processing) module from Anagram Technologies. First of all we gain higher flexibility, as this module is programmable and can be upgraded for newer standards. Secondly we achieve a sample rate of 384KHz where the current limit on standard solutions is 192KHz. The higher the sample rate the higher bandwidth. As Anagram Technologies designed a masterclock module to fully support their sample rate conversion modules – the choice was easy however a very expensive one. To date it seems Vitus Audio are the only manufacturer who use this specific masterclock module. 

The analog stage
uses our highly regarded topology taken directly from our amplifiers. It is a discrete coupling, which uses zero feedback, ultra linear transistors and high precision resistors. The resulting open loop bandwidth lies at 2.5MHz and gives a very linear phase response, which is one of the key elements for correct musical harmony. 

The power supply
is split into 4 different and completely separate supplies. One each for the drive and digital audio part and two for the analog stage (left and right). We believe we have achieved a “close to analog” musical sound as possible, which has always been a challenge in the digital domain.