The MP 5.2 at a glance

EVOLUTION MP – True Media Player: With the MP 3.2, the MP 5.2, MP 6.2, and MP 8.2, AVM proudly presents its latest developments by creating a whole range of top-class media players for virtually all kind of digital audio sources. No matter if you like to listen to one of your fine digital audio components or your good old CD collection via the integrated Pure CD drive. Namely genuine media Players. That is why we simply refer to them as MP. Both of these unique all-rounders are not solely based on our decades of experience in creating sophisticated amplifier circuits with first-rate DA converters. They rather feature unprecedented levels of high fidelity and grant you a captivating and lasting listening experience in a class of its own.

Armed with fully balanced DA converters and amplification stages, the MP 3.2 shines both with its thrilling sound and charming musicality. Following a complex digital-analog conversion, all digital signals are passed on to our specially conceived AVM low-level gain stages. This unique approach is a borrowed concept from the AVM flagship preamplifier PA 8 of the OVATION Line and is enchanting with its transparent and touching reproduction of sound. Furthermore, no expense is shared when it comes to the field of DA conversion by providing two fully balanced DA conversion modules per channel. Both the MP 3.2 and MP 5.2 Media Player enables you to play back hi-res DSD audio files (DSD64, 2,8MHz). Not least, all XLR and cinch-outputs are entirely separate entities which can be operated at the same time.

The CD 5.2 at a glance

With the CD 5.2 tube out put stages make their debut in the Evolution Line. Sonically the CD 5.2 convinces the listener with the charming and warm sound the tube output stages produce. These balanced output stages derived from the PA8 thrill the listener with the emotion loaded music reproduction. Also in die digital domain no expenses were spared and two DACs per channel even work in the digital domain in balanced mode.

Similar to the CD 3.2 the CD 5.2 is reduced to the max. Still it offers a large variety of connectivity. All functions are intuitively operable. The perfectly machined housing is built without visible screws and comes standard in silver or black. The traditional AVM chrome front is available as an option. Other customizations are available upon request. The RC 3 is always included.

The CD 5.2 offers connectivity in plenty: 2 x USB (1 x 192/24 asynchronous, 1 x 48/24), 2 x SPDIF coaxial, 2 x SPDIF opt. and one AES EBU digital input. The XLR- and cinch outputs use different drivers and may be operated simultaneous.

Cutting edge technology is applied for the signal processing thruout. Each channel sparks two DACs operated in balanced mono mode. This way the SNR is optimized to the theoretical maximum. The upsampling allows switching the output samplerate between 44.1 and 192 kHz and simultaneous allows the choice between two digital filter characteristics (sharp or smooth). With the upsampling circuit the master tact is regenerated completely and jitter is kept away from the DACs. The PureCD mechanism is spring mounted and completely capsuled.