CD III Transport Details
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How is the new CD III 2 box solution different from the original CD III?

The combination of the CDIII transport and DAC III operates exactly like the original integrated CD III player. In fact, they use the exact same circuit boards. The only difference is that they are packaged in 2 boxes instead of one, and the digital connection is outside the box instead if inside.

The advantage of separate boxes is obvious. The DAC is further isolated from the digitally noisy transport. Over the years, the transport can be upgraded without having to even touch the DAC portion of the pair. The two boxes do cost more to produce, but we are happy to offer them at the same price as the one box CD player because of the advantages of being able to produce, test, stock, ship and service the two very different parts of the CD player separately. We hope you enjoy the added flexibility as well.

How is the CD III different from the CD II?

The biggest change in the CD III is the CD drive itself. The caddy drive was replaced with a Philips drive. This drive reads all kinds of CDs and CDRs reliably.
The CD III has a number of fundamental improvements in the mother board as well as some new features. The mother board includes a new balanced clock transmission that provides a more accurate clock to the various internal parts of the DAC. It also contains lower noise power supplies further improving our signal-to-noise ratio. On the back panel, a new clock interface has been added. This allows multiple DACs to be synchronized and other more advanced features.

The modules have also seen development, with a new input module which accepts the new AES3 192 kHz digital format, and a new very advanced MSB designed DSP digital filter. Both of these new modules are available as upgrades to earlier Platinum models. Platinum IIIs include the 2nd Generation DAC modules which were introduced late in the Platinum II series and are a must for maximum performance.