Lektor Joy - the most versatile source of music
Regardless of whether mid-price or top-class units, Lektor CD players brought joy to the eyes, joy to the ears. It was honored my many awards, including prestige Statement Award. So, we gave the name of new Lektor: Joy
The concept of Lektor Joy is a far evolution of Lektor Air - the most successful company player. However, it was designed as totally new device, using the latest technology.
Build in one compact box, it is the versatile center of your music system. It is both CD player, preamplifier, DAC, and Digital Speaker Processor.
Following Lektor Transport, new players of Ancient Audio use CD-Pro8 drive, build by Austrian company Stream Unlimited Optical Storage.
CD player needs perfect timing of all signals to keep jitter as low as possible, precision clock by TentLabs was applied.
Previous generations of Lektors were based on 24-bit converters by Crystal Semiconductor. Joy uses latest, 32-bit converter by ESS Technology. There are two converters, set in dual mono mode.
This converter has 7 different digital filters, to select by keyboard or remote control. So, don’t leave your sofa, you can set sound style according to current record.
Additionally, a Digital Speaker Processor can be installed inside player to correct the sound of your favorite speakers or headphones. 16 program settings of the processor can be switched on back side of player.
Lektor Joy has also analog inputs, digital coaxial ( S/P DIF ) and USB 2.0, So it is not just a CD player, but also a preamplifier and DAC in one box.
Analog stage between DAC chip and output sockets is an often-underestimated element. Meanwhile, it was one of the ingredients of success of Lektors. New Lektor models use solid state circuit, made by discrete MosFet transistors, instead of Russian 6H30 vacuum tube. This amplifier was developed 15 years, testing different topologies and components. In fact, it is similar to vacuum tubes, because Fet are also voltage-controlled devices, similar to triode, but with bigger gain and bigger current. So, final solid state analog stage has outperformed previous designs based on vacuum tubes. Also, it is trouble and maintenance free.
The final output amplifier has two gain settings, to fit output level to amplifier.
Just like in a tube system, famous V-Cap capacitors work at the output. The latest series of ODAM, oil impregnated caps are applied.
To correct delivery energy, there are two low noise power transformers. One feeds CD drive and display part, second feeds DAC and analog part of player.
A solid bank of ultra-fast, low ESR capacitors, together with fast linear regulators deliver stable voltage and high current when needed.
All units of player are keeping together by a very solid cabinet, made from one aluminum block.