ARCAM ALPHA 5 CD Player with NET AUDIO NON OVERSAMPLING upgrade kit fitted.I have had this for many years and upgraded to Non Oversampling with a kit from Net Audio in 2011 at a cost of £140. Details of the upgrade kit changes can be seen on the relevant pictureS of the Net Audio receipt. The sound improved the standard Alpha 5 player significantly. It is playing Annie Lennox right now and she sounds beautifull! The NOS upgrade elevates the sound to a more natural analogue presentation than most CD players.Cosmetically the player is very good with very few scuffs and marks given its age. The display is slightly dim but completely readable and the original remote is included. On the downside the open/close gearing doesnt operate and needs replacing, a common situation with these players. Parts are still available if you want to fix it however I have been opening and closing the tray manually since the malfunction occurred a couple of years ago. There is a piece of tape attached to the front of the tray with which to pull it open and you simply push it after loading your CD to close.I would prefer collection on this as I have had problems sending delicate audio items by post in the past. I live in Crawley West Sussex.

ARCAM Delta 250 CD player and Delta Black Box 500 DAC. These two items complement each other and work very well together. Also an ARCAM Alpha 9 amplifier with ARCAM factory fitted phono board, and an ARCAM Alpha 8 FM/AM tuner. All items have instruction handbooks and original boxes and packaging and remote controls. Everything is in nice condition with no obvious dents, knocks or scratches. For personal collection only from Farnham Common, near Slough. The system is set up for demonstration, the turntable and speakers are not included.

All proceeds from this sale go to the British Heart Foundation to fund more breakthroughs and help save more lives. Click to find out more about this item ARCAM Alpha 7SE CD Compact Disc Player, 50/60Hz, 230V, W/ Remote, Black - F25 Item Description Please be aware: All Items pictured are included. If items are not pictured which you feel should be, please assume they are not included. As our items are donated we are unsure if any accessories are missing from when the item was new. Item Specifics Disc format: CDDigital converter: PCM1716, 24-bit Delta SigmaCD Mechanism: KSS-240AFrequency response: 20Hz to 20kHzDynamic range: 96dBSignal to Noise Ratio: 100dBTotal harmonic distortion: 0.01%Line output: 2.3VDigital connections: coaxialDimensions: 430 x 290 x 85mm Item Condition After a brief function test, we can confidently state that this product is fully operational. Nevertheless, it is important to acknowledge the presence of minor cosmetic blemishes resulting from prior usage. 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Normal 0 false false false RU X-NONE X-NONE Normal 0 false false false RU X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Welcome to bid for ARCAM Alpha 5 PLUS CD Player with Valve DAC This is very well known and high quality CD player, made by ARCAM originally in UK. The Player was modified extensively and its key modification is tube output stage fitted directly on the original dac board of the player. This modification was made to improve sound quality. General condition The player is in good cosmetic and fully working condition. Its mechanism is working silently and is stable in operation, reads all CD and CD-R with random access in less than 3 sec. The player is supplied with its original remote control and quality mains cable, in original packaging as shown in pictures. Short technical description. Excellent quality Arcam Alpha 5 is a classical audiophile player made with the very best parts available at its time - the famous TDA 1541a DAC, possibly the most musical dac chip ever and equally famous Philips CDM 9 swing arm laser mechanism, the perfect technical match to the dac.Model 5 PLUS has some significant improvements, central of them is DATA reclock suppressing jitter and improving sonic performance even further. The player is reputed not only for its original high sound capabilities, but as well as object to many successful upgrades, leading to even better sonic performance. The original DAC board of the player was modified extensively, in particular aged electrolytic capacitors are replaced with much better quality ones - Rubycon Black Gate , polypropylene ones in dac domain, Panasonic FC for power reservoirs - all these upgrades are well developed and proven to be effective for sonic improvements. Key modification is the tube output stage. It is made by replacement of operational amplifiers with valve based output stage . Tubes are 6S31B Russian subminiature output triodes, probably the best miniature output tubes, capable for low output impedance and very low noise and distortions. Tube stage is made with high quality components as well, like audiophile grade polypropylene output capacitors. These tubes are so compact that allows to be fitted on the original dac board without any changes in architecture of the player. As we mentioned tis player equipped originally with DATA bus reclock and this made this model one of the best ever realization of 1541a DAC. It would be wise to lift this technical advantage to its culmination by using the best quality masterclock. This modification by fitting ultra low jitter oscillator directly to dac board is offered as afret auction option. Please contact us about this additional upgrade. Delivery and possible return. CD player will be supplied with a remote control, good quality power lead and a copy of manual. Shipping cost of £16 quoted is related to UK mainland destinations only and includes insurance. This is a bit higher than usual as the player has extra protection. Attention of International bidders: we will be pleased to ship worldwide. Shipping cost of £36 quoted is initial estimation for EU only. Overseas delivery could cost from £57 (USA, China) to £69 (Australia, South America) We charge an actual minimal for international shipment, please, ask for quotation before bidding to be sure. Unfortunately we can not ship to Russia and Ukraine. The player is 220v only, a transformer will be needed to run it in areas with 110-120v power line Item is fully tested and return is accepted within 2 week after delivery and exclusively in shape as it was shipped, i.e. perfect working condition. In this case 100% of auction price and shipment cost will be refunded. Return of nonworking, damaged or scratched item is not accepted and will be not refunded. Return shipment cost is on Buyer’s side. We combine shipments, just ask if you buy more than one item. In particular, any cable presented in our auctions, if purchased, will be sent with this item without extra postage. Please, note that we ship in 5 days after he payment is cleared, please allow some extra time for delivery. So, delivery can take up to 8-9 working days in the UK and up to 12-14 days abroad. We do our best for faster delivery, but please allow few extra days. Thank you