Cyrus have launched some (what they call) budget products to move themselves back down into a market they've gradually vacated over the past 3 years or so. They think that under £800 per component is the budget market...
So we're probably off into alphabet soup product naming again. From what I can gather from the pretty good sources I've checked on, these seem to be the highlights:
CD Transport reduced in price to £600
New 6a Integrated Amp 40 wpc £800
New 8a Integrated Amp 70 wpc £1200
New 6 DAC which is the 6a integrated but with a DAC £700
New 8 DAC which is the 8a integrated but with a DAC £1200
New Qx DAC with 192kHz upsampling DAC £1400
Some new integrated CD players too
PSX-R power supply down to £500 (hurrah!)
Most interesting for me would be the Qx DAC, but initial information indicates that its special because it upsamples to 192kHz. Unfortuately the old DAC X+ did that too, so I'm hoping the QX isn't just a re-badging exercise as that box is a bit long in the tooth now and it would be better to see Cyrus pushing hard against the likes of Naim's DAC and the new ARCAM FMJ33 DAC.
Looks like we'll have to wait until the Bristol show for the full details.
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