The CD remains interesting for music lovers who like to play a physical format. The pleasure lies not only in leafing through a CD collection and reading the cover texts. It also lies in enjoying the music in outstanding sound fidelity. With the combination of high-quality components and decades of audio expertise developed at Onkyo, the C-7030 CD player offers a unique playback experience. The crucial point here is that the audio signal remains clean and interference-free all the way to the power amplifier.

At the heart of the system is a special massive transformer that ensures a clean and stable power supply. The 1.6 mm flat chassis base reduces unwanted vibrations and the smooth aluminium front panel provides an elegant finish.

With Onkyo's VLSC, data is continuously captured between two sample points via a signal comparison generator. The difference is combined in real time with analogue vectors to produce a smooth output signal. Digital-to-analogue conversion with VLSC can generate an audio signal that is virtually free of pulse noise. This also allows the acoustic details and subtle nuances of your music sources to be reproduced - bringing digital media to life.

The C-7030 is characterised by a precise clocking process for controlling and tuning all digital signal processes - similar to a conductor who directs and coordinates the individual instruments in an orchestra. The C-7030 uses a state-of-the-art crystal oscillator that allows a frequency deviation of no more than ± 10 ppm - significantly less than conventional oscillators.

A high-quality DA converter helps to optimise the analogue sound quality of the C-7030. This DA converter performs 24-bit signal processing, supports sampling rates of up to 192 kHz and is highly insensitive to clock inaccuracies. With the DA converter integrated on the board, the C-7030 provides an unadulterated conversion of digital signals into an analogue audio output.