Cyrus CD XT Signature

• The Signature sounds cleaner, crisper and more dynamic, even compared with its predecessor partnering a PSX-R.
• Each instrumental strand is crisply drawn, notes stop and start with precision, and subtleties, such as the dense texture of the growling low frequencies and the space around the sparse instrumental backdrops, are easy to hear.
• The soundstage is open and wonderfully expansive. The imaging is stable, focused, and layered with great care.
• We’re also impressed by the combination’s wide-ranging dynamics; the way the soundtrack’s seismic bass hits hard but also the nuanced rendering of the piano and string notes. It’s the kind of performance we’d find hard to better even at double the money.
• Outside of very expensive alternatives this is the best-sounding CD transport we’ve heard
• Class-leading sound when partnered with a suitable DAC
• Superb dynamics

Cyrus CD XT Signature

• The taut bottom end feeds up to a most excellent mid-band which seems very good at digging down into the spaces between the notes on music with repetitive beats, be it the jazzy strains of Herbie Hancock’s I Have A Dream or the thumping drum and bass of Goldie’s Inner City Life
• It sounds less stressed, less brittle and more like an organic event before your very ears. Indeed, this really defines the Cyrus; it has a sense of ease that simply doesn’t sound like digital. The music flows organically, rather than coming over as forced or artificially enhanced in some way.
• Treble is excellent too, being crisp and smooth and well extended. Again, it’s amazing how a transport can change the ‘feel’ – if not the actual tonal balance – of the high frequencies. 
• It’s an awful lot to spend on ‘just’ a transport, but I have never heard anything that comes close at this price.
• LIKE: Stable, spacious, musical sound; slot-loading design
  WE SAY: Superb ‘affordable high-end’ silver disc spinner

Cyrus CD XT SE+/ DAC X+/ PSX-R

• Best CD player £2000+, Awards 2010. Cyrus's ultimate CD player sounds staggeringly fast. It defines notes with exceptional precision
• Staggering resolution, agility and dynamics
• Impressive timing and stereo imaging

Cyrus CD i

• We played Hans Zimmer’s Dream is Collapsing from the Inception soundtrack and right away the CDi displayed the uniform, articulate and intuitive presentation that we’d expect from a more expensive player.
• Offering buckets of detail, the finer flurries of quieter instruments surfaced, while the more intense parts of the score soared into a dramatic climax.
• Each layer of the composition was precisely unpeeled, and each instrument passed through the mix with coherent flow and tact.
• But the rhythmic talent here is what really raises our eyebrows. Pace and momentum is exercised with articulation and vibrancy.
• We found ourselves entertained by the Cyrus’ dynamic agility and neutral balance in a way that’s rare at this price.
• As if that weren’t testing enough, we dug out a live recording of Linkin Park and were equally impressed at the amount of clarity and definition it extracted against the background crowd noise – even if the spacious soundstage seemed a bit forsaken.

Cyrus CD i

• FIRST TESTS:
• Exceptional resolution and agility: terrific dynamics; a wonderfull way with rhythms; precise sound-staging; upgrade potential
• Eminem's Marshall Mathers LP 2 is a hard-sounding album, but this Cyrus takes it all in its stride. The presentation has greater weight and low-end authority than its predecessors, but it's the CDi's way with rhytms that really catches our attention. It's dazzling expressive, capturing the changes of pace and momentum superbly.
• Move onto Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture and w're taken by the Cyrus's dynamic reach and its ability to keep track of delicate musica strands when the piece gets busy.
• The CDi is an exceptional player that's as insightful as it is entertaining.