{"product_id":"accuphase-dp-450-cd-player","title":"Accuphase DP-450 CD Player","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eDP-450 At A Glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat support:\u003c\/strong\u003e Compact Disc (Red Book) playback — CD-only, no SACD layer\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrive:\u003c\/strong\u003e High-precision CD drive with low-vibration mounting\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eD\/A converter:\u003c\/strong\u003e MDS+ topology with four parallel converter circuits\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDigital inputs:\u003c\/strong\u003e USB input for use as a DAC with a computer or streamer; standard digital inputs for additional external sources\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDigital outputs:\u003c\/strong\u003e Transport outputs for use with an external DAC\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAnalog outputs:\u003c\/strong\u003e Balanced (XLR) and unbalanced (RCA) outputs with phase polarity selector\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDisplay:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sampling frequency and quantization bit-depth indication\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlayback control:\u003c\/strong\u003e Programmable playlists\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe DP-450 is the entry point into Accuphase's disc-source line — a CD-only single-chassis player that brings the company's MDS+ D\/A topology, full machined-aluminum chassis, and characteristic build quality to the listener whose digital library is built around Red Book CDs and whose system does not require SACD support.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThirty-five years of CD-player engineering, distilled.\u003c\/strong\u003e Accuphase has been designing dedicated CD players since the late 1980s, and the DP-450 reflects that accumulated engineering: a high-precision transport mounted to reject vibration, a heavy machined chassis to manage resonance, separately regulated power supplies for the mechanical and signal-processing stages. The DP-450 is not a digital-electronics box with a transport bolted on — it is a CD player whose mechanical and electrical engineering were designed together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMDS+ four-parallel D\/A conversion.\u003c\/strong\u003e The D\/A section uses Accuphase's MDS+ topology — four parallel converter circuits whose outputs are summed at the analog stage. The parallel arrangement averages out per-channel noise and randomizes per-channel error, producing a substantially lower noise floor than any single converter could provide. This is the same conversion architecture used in the higher-tier DP-570S, applied to the DP-450's CD-focused signal path.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUse as a DAC for external sources.\u003c\/strong\u003e The DP-450 includes a USB digital input that allows it to function as an asynchronous USB DAC for a computer or streamer, plus standard digital inputs for use with a separate transport, a CD player, or a streaming source. For a listener with a CD-centric library who also wants to add streaming through a Roon endpoint, an Innuos server, or a similar source, the DP-450 covers both roles from a single chassis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBalanced and line-level analog outputs.\u003c\/strong\u003e Like its larger siblings, the DP-450 provides true differential balanced (XLR) and single-ended line-level (RCA) outputs, with a phase polarity selector on the balanced output to allow absolute-phase correction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere the DP-450 sits in the line.\u003c\/strong\u003e The DP-450 is the natural source for an Accuphase E-3000, E-4000, or E-5000 integrated amplifier, or for any of the E-700 \/ E-800S Class A integrated amplifiers used with a CD-focused library. Customers whose collection includes SACD discs should consider the DP-570S; customers building a two-box reference system should consider the DP-1000 transport plus DC-1000 DAC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOther Accuphase digital sources in the Alma catalog:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/products\/accuphase-dp-1000-cd-sacd-transport\"\u003eDP-1000\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/accuphase-dc-1000-dac\"\u003eDC-1000\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/accuphase-dp-770-cd-sacd-player\"\u003eDP-770\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/accuphase-dp-570s-integrated-sacd-cd-player\"\u003eDP-570S\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.accuphase.com\/model\/dp-450.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eClick here for more information!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Accuphase","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48803413655771,"sku":null,"price":7975.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/6553\/files\/dp-450in_453df7d8-6a47-4e35-b542-e05f51078432.png?v=1779595991","url":"https:\/\/almaaudio.com\/products\/accuphase-dp-450-cd-player","provider":"Alma Music and Audio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}