Accuphase DP-1000 SACD/CD Transport

Accuphase DP-1000 SACD/CD Transport with Coaxial & HS-Link Outputs

The DP-1000 is the culmination of Accuphase’s 50-year pursuit of creating the ideal transporter. This high-rigidity, high-precision drive is equipped with a silent and elegant disc loading mechanism. The outer rotor brushless DC motor smoothly rotates the disc, while the newly developed dampers protect the pickup from vibrations. Incorporating a number of technological improvements like a low centre of gravity and fortified frame alongside features like programmable playlists, the DP-1000 is the ideal transport to quietly and accurately read data and is designed as the perfect partner for the DC-1000 digital to analogue convertor.

Accurate Reading

Vibration countermeasures in SA-CD/CD players that read audio data from rapidly rotating discs greatly impact sound quality. The DP-1000 uses a highly rigid 7.2 kg SA-CD/CD drive mounted on a 3.8 kg bottom plate to create a low centre of gravity. This low centre of gravity construction prevents the housing from wobbling while significantly reducing external vibrations from reaching the traverse mechanism. The traverse and disc loading mechanisms are interconnected using high-quality elastic dampers of two different hardnesses to reduce the magnification of natural resonances in the objective lens and actuator, thus improving reading precision.

Smooth Disc Loading

Carved from an aluminium block and then finished with a hard anodized aluminium and satin finish, the elegant and elaborate disc tray uses high-quality dual stay bearing shafts to open and close smoothly and quietly.

Quiet Operation

Creating a quiet listening environment is a vital component in enjoying music. The DP-1000 uses an outer rotor brushless DC motor to rotate discs. No mechanical contacts results in a highly reliable motor with such low vibration and operating noise that the quiet listening environment it creates will make you completely forget that you are in the presence of a rotating component.

Machined Aluminium Parts

The majority of parts in the DP-1000 are machined from aluminium blocks. These parts are machined on the scale of microns, almost fully eliminating any dimensional errors in assembly for smooth and quiet operation.

Why Choose The Accuphase DP-1000 SACD/CD Transport

Accuphase’s DP-1000 SACD/CD Transport feels like the sort of component you settle in with and immediately sense the decades of know-how behind it. From the moment the beautifully machined aluminium tray glides out with that quiet, almost ceremonial smoothness, you know you’re in for something special. Its massively rigid, low-centre-of-gravity drive system - complete with outer-rotor brushless motor, clever vibration-taming dampers and a frame built like a vault - works away silently in the background, letting the music take centre stage while it reads data with uncanny precision. Add in thoughtful touches like programmable playlists, power-on play, data disc support and Accuphase’s HS-LINK connectivity, all wrapped in that sumptuous, artisan-finished wood case, and the DP-1000 comes across as a transport that’s as much about the listening experience as it is about its wonderfully over-engineered technology.