The Mission 778CDT has the same half-width ‘shoebox’ format as the 778 amplifier and streamer. It has the same symmetrically designed front panel and dimmable OLED.
The Mission 778CDT is a transport mechanism for playing CDs and is a match for the 778X or 778S amplifier and streamer.to release some more hi-fi and then two pieces come along at once. Last week, the British audio brand announced the new, which is designed to perfectly match Mission’s 778X integrated amplifier release a couple of years back.
Today, Mission has announced the launch of the 778CDT transport, a precision-engineered deck for playing CDs. The death of the CD as a music format has been greatly exaggerated in recent years. Lots of people still own large CD collections and silver discs still outsell vinyl, even though that format has experienced an amazing renaissance in recent years. Mission has chosen to make a CD transport because the company’s 778X amplifier already contains a high-quality DAC. So, instead of producing a full-fat CD player with a DAC stage and analog outputs, the company decided to produce a matching CD transport that could harness the power of 778X’s digital heart. The 778CDT doesn't have a DAC or analog output. Instead, it connects to an external DAC or an amplifier or streamer with a built-in DAC, like the Mission 778X.The 778CDT has the same half-width ‘shoebox’ format as Mission’s 778 amplifier and 778S streamer with the same symmetrically designed front panel and dimmable OLED screen. And as it sells for less than £500, the 778CDT makes for an affordable CD transport that can work with any high-performance DAC or amplifier with digital inputs.The 778CDT’s designers have focused on the mechanics of the CD transport system by designing it to extract as much data and signal from CDs as possible. Compared to a regular CD player with a built-in DAC and analog outputs in the same chassis as the disc mechanism, the 778CDT separates the transport hardware from the DAC circuitry, reducing the possibility of adverse impacts from any electrical noise or interference. The CD transport mechanism is housed in an aluminum chassis and is shielded to reduce or eliminate the transfer of any vibrations and electrical interference. From the disc tray to the optical and coaxial digital outputs, Mission claims that every element has been engineered for durability and sonic fidelity.At the heart of the 778CDT is a precision CD mechanism with a custom-designed CD servo control system. The mechanics have been engineered to ensure stable disc rotation and clean tracking. Every aspect of the laser assembly and servo has been optimized to reduce read errors, jitter and other forms of distortion. The result, says Mission, is a cleaner signal for feeding the connected DAC. The CD servo and control architecture of the transport features a dual-core processing framework with a high-performance 32-bit RISC CPU and MCU. This configuration was selected to ensure precise servo control and reliable error correction.Mission has used a high-quality and ultra-low-noise toroidal transformer for 778CDT’s internal power architecture, which isolates critical pathways. The power supplies that feed the motor and laser servo circuits are separated from the decoder stage that processes the digital audio signal. This ensures the data stream remains clean and stable before it’s synchronized and formatted.To keep everything in time, a Temperature-Compensated Crystal Oscillator provides the ultra-precise master clock for the servo and decoder sections. The oscillator is powered by an independent and ultra-low-noise linear regulator and a grounding scheme that eliminates any possible jitter created by the power supply. Mission says this ensures the digital output signal is stable and free from timing errors, resulting in cleaner transients and tighter imaging.Once upon a time, CD players or CD transports were only able to play regular ‘Red Book’ 16-bit/44.1kHz CDs. That standard was established way back in 1980 and can store up to 74 minutes and 44 seconds of high-quality digital audio on a 12cm CD. The 778CDT is a little more versatile because it can read CD-R, CD-RW and data CDs, plus it has a USB-A port for plugging in a storage device with FLAC, WAV, WMA, AAC, MP3 and APE files on them. As with the data that’s read by spinning CDs, the audio files stored on USB devices also benefit from the 778CDT’s sophisticated digital architecture, including the same high-precision clock system, low-noise output and even a dedicated power supply for the USB input.CD transport will be available from late January in a choice of black or silver finishes. The price will be $999 / £449 / €549. The 778CDT can also be purchased with the 778S music streamer for a special package price of £1,099.
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