Project Maia Lector CD

MaiA CD - Ultra compact CD player! 

Pure CD player are in contrast to DVD or Blu-ray Disc player frequently better in playback of stereo CDs. MaiA CD is designed exclusively for playing audio CDs on the "Red Book standard" by Philips and is in this discipline, a true master of his trade. In addition to a high-quality, durable drive; that is essential for the perfect CD playback as well as a servo control optimized for audio playback, our servo system allows real-time scanning with minimal jitter. Together with the proven D/A converter blocks a faithful reproduction is achieved, as it can not be found in this price range. MaiA CD uses a very good stable CD drive. MaiA CD additionally offers an optical S/PDIF output, in order to connect better high-end D/A converter, so an upgrade is easily possible.

Smallest Hifi CD player on the market 
24bit/96kHz DAC for precise playback of Audio-CDs 
Optical S/PDIF digital output (Toslink) 
Robust and reliable all-metal CD transport 
Slot-in mechanism 
Servo board optimized for 1:1 playback of CDs 
Direct I²S digital-interface to DAC 
Remote control with volume level adjustment of Pro-Ject amplifiers 
Metal casing protects against vibration and interference 
Faceplate silver or black

Technical data

Pro-Ject MaiA CD
Supported discs CD, CD-R, CD-RW and Hybrid-SACD
Frequency response 20Hz - 20kHz, -0,3dB
Noise floor 96dB / 1V
THD 0,01%
Line-level output 1 pair RCA/phono sockets
Output voltage 1Vrms
Digital output 1x optical (S/PDIF)
D/A converter Texas Instruments TLV320DAC23
24Bit/96kHz, 8-times oversampling
Outboard power supply 9V/2.000mA DC; 220 - 240V, 50Hz
Power consumption 300 - 1.500mA DC / < 1 watt standby
Dimension 206 x 36 x 150 (156)mm
W x H x D (D with sockets)
Weight 1260g without power supply