QUAD 99 CDS (Silver)

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The Quad 99 CDS is probably one of the best value compact disc players available today for under £650. Essentially the Quad 99 CDS is identical in specification to the more expensive £999 Quad 99 CDP2, the only difference being that the Quad 99 CDS has no pre-amplifier section or digital inputs.

The 99 series from Quad includes two CD players, and you'll have trouble distinguishing them from the front. It's another story from the back, as the more expensive 99CD-P adds inputs and other goodies, but the current contender is a perfectly straightforward CD spinner with phono socket audio outputs and a lone optical digital out.

However the Quad 99 CDS feature the same custom built Quad transport system and the excellent Crystal 24bit/96kHz digital to analgoue converters that ensure the timing and rhythm of this cd player matches some of the very best CD players around. Having owned a Quad 99 CDP2 for over a year, I cannot fault the sound quality of the Quad 99s output and there are very few recordings that catch them out which is a testament to the design of the Quad from the transport to the output.

The build quality of the Quad 99 CDS is impressive and I am convinced the one pice die cast chassis improves the sound quality of these CD players. Personally I find the digital inputs of the more expensive Quad CD player essential for listening to Satellite broadcasts and PC based mp3 through a bit perfect sound card.

• DAC/Digital bits: Crystal Semiconductors Crystal 24bit/96kHz DACs
• Edit functions: Repeat, random, track scan forward/backwards, skip forward/backwards
• Format compatibility: CD, CD-R
• Sockets: 2 x RCA/phono stereo out, Quad link, optical digital (toslink)

However if you are just looking for a silver disc spinner, then given that the Quad 99 CDS can purchased for under £650, then it should be a must to audition on anyone's short list