Emotiva BasX ERC-4 Differential Reference CD Player/Transport

The new ERC-4 is a great way to get the best sound quality possible from your CD’s and from the Red Book CD Player of hybrid SACD’s. The heavy-duty Transport mechanism handles your discs gently, but firmly and the precision DAC in the ERC-4 ensures that you hear every detail and nuance of the music recorded on your discs. And, if you have a computer or other digital audio source with a coax or optical digital audio output, the digital inputs on the ERC-4 will enable you to upgrade it to deliver the same superb audiophile sound quality.

A Dedicated Audiophile CD Player

While many modern audiophiles have embraced the world of streaming audio and digital audio files, Emotiva think that CD’s still have an important place at the forefront of ‘high quality’ digital music sources. Many of us have large collections of CD’s, which they continue to enjoy and CD’s continue to be produced and sold to dedicated listeners. Unfortunately, as streaming audio and digital downloads become more popular, it’s becoming more difficult to find a true audiophile quality CD Player and most of the few that remain are far from affordable.

Emotiva is convinced that there is still a place for a true audiophile quality CD Player in a ‘high-end’ music system, which is why they are proud to introduce the latest addition to the X-Series of affordable audiophile components: the new ERC-4 Differential Reference CD Player and Digital Transport.

Quality Construction Meets Advanced Engineering

On the outside, a solid-aluminum face plate and faceted black trim contribute to the modern design aesthetic of the ERC-4. On the inside, a heavy reinforced steel chassis delivers rugged reliability and prevents external influences from interfering with your listening experience and the precision tray-loading disc mechanism handles your discs gently, but firmly. The cutting edge switch mode Power Supply provides clean electrical power, with vanishingly low levels of audible noise and powers the precision digital-to-analog conversion section and high-performance ultra-low-distortion analog circuitry. And, to top it all off, front panel buttons allow direct control of all of the ERC-4’s commonly accessed features, while our all-metal infrared remote control puts command of the ERC-4 at your fingertips from across the room.

Audiophile Grade Electronics

While some modern CD Players seem to treat the audio circuitry almost as an afterthought, superb sound quality was a top priority when Emotiva designed the ERC-4. The cutting edge switch mode Power Supply ensures a silent noise floor and makes audible hum a thing of the past, the high-performance Analog Devices AD1955 DAC’s Emotiva chose deliver both excellent technical specifications and great sound quality and the low noise ultra-low distortion LM4562 op-amps in the I/V converter section deliver unsurpassed linearity and noise performance. The ERC-4 includes both balanced and unbalanced analog outputs to enable it to deliver optimum audio quality with a wide variety of analog audio equipment, as well as a variety of digital outputs so you can use it as a ‘high-quality’ Digital Audio Transport with a separate DAC.

Features For The Digital Age

While some audiophiles may limit their digital listening to CDs, many now embrace other digital audio sources, such as computer-based digital audio players and dedicated audio streamers. It would be a shame to have a great CD Player, with a superb DAC, but only be able to use it to play CD’s. Therefore, we’ve included both coaxial and optical digital audio inputs on the Emotiva new ERC-4, both of which accept stereo PCM digital audio signals upto 24/192k. Digital audio inputs are played through the same ‘high performance’ DAC’s and audiophile grade analog circuitry as CD’s – enabling you to get the same incredible sound quality from your high quality digital downloads and other digital audio sources.

A CD Player, Transport And DAC – All In One

• The ERC-4 is a dedicated audio CD Player. It plays standard Red Book audio CD’s, the Red Book Player of Hybrid SACD’s and MP3 digital audio files from both CD-R and DVD-R media
• The main analog outputs on the ERC-4 deliver both balanced and unbalanced audio signals – for compatibility with the widest variety of high quality audio systems
• The ERC-4 provides a full assortment of digital output formats, including optical S/PDIF (Toslink), coax S/PDIF and AES/EBU
• The DAC section on the ERC-4 offers separate coax S/PDIF and optical S/PDIF (Toslink) digital inputs, both of which support stereo PCM digital audio upto 24/192k

Cutting Edge Audio Performance

• Emotiva specially optimised switch mode power supply ensures a silent noise floor and eliminates all audible hum
• Analog Devices AD1955 High-Performance Multi-Bit Delta-Sigma DAC chip delivers excellent technical specifications and superb sound quality
• LM4562 high-performance op-amps are used in the critical I/V converter section for near-perfect linearity and exceptionally low noise and distortion

Quality Construction Delivers Great Performance And Long Term Reliability

• Solid machined aluminum face plate and all-metal cabinet
• Reinforced steel chassis for rugged reliability and isolation from vibration
• Additional internal shielding and mass loading minimise noise interference and provide further isolation from external vibrations
• High-reliability motorized tray loading mechanism handles discs consistently and reliably

Impressive Usability Features

• High visibility blue graphical OLED display
• Full front panel transport controls with blue halo illumination
• Full function solid machined aluminum remote control

Supported Disc And Audio Formats

• Pre-recorded commercial audio CD’s (Red Book standard)
• Audio CD’s recorded on a computer or CD recorder (CD-R’s)
• The Red Book CD Player on Hybrid SACD’s
• MP3 files on both CD-R and DVD-R discs
• Two-channel PCM digital audio files from 16/44k to 24/192k (DAC inputs)

Audio Specifications

• Analog Outputs: 1 pair stereo unbalanced analog outputs, 1 pair stereo balanced analog outputs
• Digital Audio Outputs: 1 Optical S/PDIF (Toslink), 1 Coax S/PDIF, 1 AES/EBU
• Digital Audio Inputs: 1 Optical S/PDIF (Toslink), 1 Coax S/PDIF
• Total Harmonic Distortion: THD < 0.0015% @ 1 kHz. THD < 0.01% (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
• IM Distortion (SMPTE 4:1): <0.005%.
• THD+N (Red Book CD source): < 95 dB (A weighted)
• Phase Deviation: < 0.8 degrees (20 Hz – 20 kHz)

Mechanical And Environmental

• Power: 100 – 240 VAC (automatically sensed and switched)
• Dimensions (WxHxD): 17″ x 4″ x 142″
• Weight: 11.7 kg