Rotel Michi Prestige Q430 CD Player

The Michi Prestige Q430 is a dedicated CD player built for accurate, neutral disc replay. A precision floating tray mechanism isolates the transport from cabinet vibration, while an in-house manufactured ultra-quiet power supply with isolated feeds keeps the noise floor low enough to reach a signal to noise ratio above 125 dB on the balanced outputs. Total harmonic distortion is held below 0.0006%.

Conversion is handled by an ESS SABRE ES9028PRO 8-channel DAC configured differentially for stereo, feeding both unbalanced RCA and fully balanced XLR outputs. A coaxial digital output allows the Q430 to serve as a pure transport into an external DAC. The chassis is precision-milled aluminium with a full-colour TFT display, matching the rest of the Michi Prestige range.

Key Features

• ESS SABRE ES9028PRO 8-channel DAC in differential configuration
• Precision floating tray CD transport mechanism
• In-house manufactured ultra-quiet power supply with isolated feeds
• Fully balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA analogue outputs
• Coaxial digital output for use as a transport
• Total harmonic distortion below 0.0006%
• Signal to noise ratio above 125 dB balanced
• Full-colour TFT front panel display
• Precision-milled aluminium chassis and Michi styling
• Supplied with a dedicated remote control

Warranty

This product comes with a 2-year manufacturer warranty.

Why Consider the Michi Prestige Q430

A disc player of this class exists for listeners whose CD collection is a primary source rather than an archive. The measured performance is the argument: distortion three orders of magnitude below audibility, and a balanced output stage running at 4.2 V that drives long cable runs into a preamplifier without degradation. The coaxial digital output also keeps the Q430 useful long term, since the transport can feed an external converter if the rest of the system changes.

Ideal For

• Large CD collections used as a primary listening source
• Fully balanced systems built around Michi electronics
• Installations requiring long interconnect runs to a preamplifier
• Listeners who may later add an external DAC

What's in the Box

• Michi Prestige Q430 CD Player
• Remote control
• Power cable
• Owner's manual

Technical Specifications