The "Arpège" CD-Player is a fidel adaptation of the "Grand Chorus" brother (CD Transport) into a deluxe integrated system.  It is also based on the famous CDM12PRO2 Philips pickup mechanism, but the proprietary source audio format is here preserved and directly forwarded to the DAC section. This way, no signal transformation is applied, bringing inherent losses to nothing. The result is instantaneous: more presence, more details, and more substance in the sonic reproduction.