Simaudio Moon Andromeda

In near perfect shape. No visible scratches, nicks, blemishes, defects. Beautiful, easy-to-read display. Original boxes, packaging and heavy-duty remote and original super clean interconnects that run between the top/bottom units. The remote works the CD player and P-8 Pre-amp I’m also selling. (I have 2 remotes, one for the CD player & one for the p-8) The 2 units together, CD player and preamp make an insanely beautiful and high end Class A combo. The MOON Andromeda has been created for the best sound reproduction from a (CD) Compact Disc. Nothing has been spared in design, electronic parts selection and mechanical assembly to achieve an out of this world performance. Albeit the fast progress of digital audio technologies, the Andromeda is still today, nearly a decade after its launch, about the most articulate and musical CD player on the planet. It's easy to be impressed by Simaudio's Moon Evolution Andromeda Reference CD player. Everything about it oozes quality and luxury, from its imposing two-chassis configuration to the multi-component disc clamp of machined aluminum. Even surrounded by my double-decker VTL amps, VPI HR-X turntable, and Ferrari Fly-yellow Wilson Audio Sophia 2 speakers, the Andromeda was usually the first thing guests asked about: "How much does that cost?" The answer is $11,250. The Andromeda should look impressive. The Andromeda Reference, part of the Moon Evolution series, is Simaudio's flagship CD player. As such, it's a showcase for the company's latest and best technology, and they've gone all out in its execution. The double chassis is a perfect example. Sim began by separating the power supplies for the digital and analog sections, then designed each around an optimized, purpose-built toroidal transformer to minimize thermal, electrical, and magnetic leakage, and loaded them up with copious amounts of capacitor storage. Next, they shielded the transformers from the circuitry, and mechanically isolated the transformers and the circuit boards from each other and within the power-supply chassis. Then, to ensure that any residual power-supply noise was truly isolated from the audio signals, Sim put both supplies in their own chassis. The analog and digital power supplies each has its own umbilical to the CD-player chassis. Even a cursory examination of the Andromeda confirms that this level of design and execution has been maintained throughout. It's a top-loader because such a configuration provides more stability and precision than a drawer-type transport. The mechanical stability is further improved by mounting the Philips CD-Pro 2 M transport assembly in a heavy, isolated subchassis of its own, and still further by floating the subchassis with Sim's proprietary gel-based Delta suspension. Once the signal is extracted from the CD, it's processed to 24-bit/705.6kHz by a 16x-oversampling Burr-Brown DF-1704 digital filter, then converted by four Burr-Brown 24-bit PCM1704U-K converters to generate a truly balanced signal. These aren't just any Burr-Brown DACs; each chip has been extensively measured and characterized to be part of a matched set of four. To keep jitter as low as possible, the Andromeda uses Sim's Alpha Clocking Circuit, an externally generated, PLL-synchronized clock signal. The dual-mono, fully balanced signal paths are carried through the analog stages. The circuitry is laid out in symmetrical multiboard sets in which each balanced leg is mirrored by the circuit for the opposite leg, and the left and right channels are kept separate to minimize the possibility of crosstalk. The circuit boards themselves are military-grade, four-layer units with the signal paths on the top and third layers, the ground plane on the second layer, to better isolate the two signal paths, and the power traces on the bottom. The Andromeda's manual claims that its Independent Inductive DC Filtering (I2DCf) power-supply regulation provides "1 inductor for each and every chip (ie, op-amp, DAC, digital filter, etc.) in the audio circuit's signal path—56 stages of regulation in all." I’ve personally owned a ton of audiophile gear over 25 years. This is my favorite player in both sound and aesthetic pleasure: it’s insane build quality produces as focused and razor sharp, delineated sound as possible. Where there is supposed to be sound, there’s pure sound; where there should be silence, there’s pure silence. Only selling as I’ve got too many boy toys. Will ship in original two boxes (double boxes & insured), or local purchase welcome. PLEASE NOTE: This unit is being sold with a Brand New replacement laser head purchased from Simaudio in Canada. NOTE: the unit runs perfectly as is; this is a backup, secondary laser head. As explained to me by Simaudio, they bought up all or most of the available units; so I thought buying one for posterity was a good idea. You cannot touch this 2 unit type design for less than $20,000 in today's market. LOW BALLERS WILL BE DECLINED. S/N is H541244