Cyrus CDt XR CD Transport

Cyrus CDt Xr

Building on nearly 40 years of Hifi innovation and design, Cyrus has launched its brand new XR series of hifi components. Being built from the ground up without consideration for cost the new XR range offers an incredibly low noise platform and power supply design.

Key Features

• 32 bit 2nd Gen QXR DAC
• Lastest Servo Evolution technology
• Digital Filter options
• Nine individual stage regulators
• User upgradeable
• Hand built in the UK
• 3 Year warranty - Register here

The new CDt-XR and CDi-XR use the same twin microprocessors. One is dedicated to running the SE engine the other handles all the user interface and housekeeping. This stops crucial timing information from being distributed by the processor being asked to do other jobs.  

The physical CD loading mech is also new, improving performance beyond the CDi, T or even XT signature. There is a re-clocking circuit to reduce jitter. Other improvements include a new 7 stage filter and a 2^nd Generation QXR DAC specially optimized to 16bit 44.1kHz, a big upgrade from the Burr brown DAC used previously.

The CDi XR also has the benefit of potentially being upgraded thanks to the PSU-XR. This helps reduce the dynamic loads on the internal power supply.

For the XR series, Cyrus' engineers were free to select components based on efficiency and optimal performance, without consideration of cost. The accountants were likely horrified, but the uncompromising quality of the products in the XR series speaks for itself. In designing these products from the ground up, the engineers were able to create an exceptionally low noise platform, through power supply design, DAC optimization, component choice, circuit topology, as well as some more fundamental design approaches.

One of the driving principles behind the design of the XR series has been noise reduction. Tremendous efforts were made to protect and isolate the signal path from potential sources of noise. Another

significant area of focus was power supply design. Using only the best components, XR delivers outstandingly high quality and reliable power to every bit of the circuitry to ensure optimal performance. Last but certainly not least is the crucial DAC that reconstructs analogue signals with incredible accuracy and precision.

Naturally, the XR series also features a new aesthetic.  All products in the new XR series are wrapped in a new "Phantom Black" paint

Who are Cyrus & what is their XR Series?

Cyrus Audio, the British manufacturer known for designing and manufacturing premium Hi-Fi amplifiers, DACs and CD players, is proud to introduce their new XR series. The XR series is positioned towards discerning audio enthusiasts and, at its launch it will include six brand new products, including two integrated amplifiers with DACs (the i7-XR and i9-XR), a preamp (Pre-XR), two CD players (the CDt-XR transport and the integrated CDi-XR) and an external power supply (the PSU-XR). Building upon more than a decade of cumulative research and development, the XR series catapults Cyrus products into a whole new level of sophistication and performance. 

Cyrus has nearly four decades of experience crafting award-winning products, designed and assembled entirely in-house at Cyrus in the UK. From the start, Cyrus’s mission has been to infuse the latest in technology with superb engineering to create ‘emotional’ musical experiences.

Whilst Cyrus pursues a continual improvement philosophy for all its products, many of its deeper engineering advances can only be applied in a ‘ground-up’ design.

A fundamental step change in design approach for XR series has been possible due to an accumulated understanding of DAC technologies and power supply designs, combined with Cyrus’s recently updated manufacturing processes and the availability of higher-grade components.

XR series, whilst faithful to the Cyrus core acoustic philosophy, provides remarkable sound quality benefits and substantially increased dynamic range, allowing every layer and nuance of the music to shine through. Indeed, the clarity and detail of the XR series will keep the listener wanting to go back and listen to tracks heard a thousand times before.