PS AUDIO PERFECTWAVE SACD TRANSPORT

Pre owned. In excellent condition, with no visible signs of wear. Complete with remote control, manual, accessories, and original packaging.

PS Audio’s PerfectWave SACD Transport is a refined optical disc reader that redefines the listening experience of physical media. Insert a CD, SACD, or data disc and you immediately discover that much of the musical content on these formats has, in truth, never been fully heard before. The result of decades of research and refinement, this machine brings to light every sonic nuance previously hidden within your collection. From the very first moments of playback, what stands out is an astonishingly open, three-dimensional soundstage carved into absolute silence. Instrument separation, timbral naturalness, and image depth all gain newfound clarity and vitality.

The heart of the PerfectWave SACD Transport’s magic lies in its galvanically isolated output stage, an unprecedented engineering achievement in the field of optical disc readers. Thanks to a pulse-based transmission system that carries data across open space—with no wires, shared grounds, or physical connections—digital signals travel from one circuit to another without the slightest electrical interference. Two fully independent power supplies, one for the digital circuits and one dedicated to the output stage, help maintain an extraordinarily low noise floor. The result is playback free from jitter and interference, delivering an eerily velvety black background.

This transport reads CD, SACD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, and USB drives containing high-resolution audio files in the most common formats, including WAV, FLAC, AIFF, DSD, and even double-rate DSD. But it truly excels with SACDs: through the I²S output, it can send native DSD directly to a compatible DAC, finally bypassing the restrictions historically imposed on this format. For the first time, you can listen to the original master track stored on the SACD’s protected layer exactly as it was intended by the recording engineer—an achievement of major technical and musical significance.

Build quality is exactly what one expects from a high-end PS Audio product: a solid chassis, carefully selected components, linear analog power supply, separate regulators, FPGA-based signal processing, memory buffering, and zero-configuration operation. Simply connect it, press play, and enjoy your disc library at its full potential with no complications.

In an era dominated by streaming, the PerfectWave SACD Transport proves that physical media, when read properly, remains one of the most refined and faithful listening sources available. For anyone with a collection of CDs and SACDs who wishes to rediscover it in its full expression, this machine represents not just a technological upgrade but a true musical renaissance.

Technical Specifications:

• Supported optical discs: SACD; CD; CD-R; CD-RW; DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW (*audio files only)
• Supported USB devices: USB flash drives with audio files
• Supported file formats: MP3/WMA/AAC (up to ~48 kHz/320 kbps); WAV/FLAC/AIFF (up to ~192 kHz/24-bit); ALAC (up to ~96 kHz/24-bit); DSD (up to ~5.6 MHz)
• I²S output: 1 output for PCM and raw DSD
• Coax output: 1 output for PCM and DoP
• BNC outputs: 2 outputs for PCM and DoP; use in tandem for double-rate DoP
• Balanced XLR outputs: 2 outputs for PCM and DoP; use in tandem for double-rate DoP
• Network connectivity: Ethernet RJ45 and Wi-Fi for over-the-air firmware updates
• Unit weight: 9.97 kg
• Unit dimensions: 36 cm x 43 cm x 10 cm