Mission 778CDT CD Transport - Black

Mission 778CDT CD Transport – Black

The Mission 778CDT CD Transport brings a purist approach to digital playback, created to sit at the heart of a modern hi-fi system while staying true to classic Mission values. Designed as the perfect partner to the 778X Integrated Amplifier and 778S Network Streamer, it completes the 778 Series with a dedicated transport that focuses on timing accuracy, signal stability, and musical honesty.

Rather than adding unnecessary processing, the 778CDT concentrates on doing one job exceptionally well: extracting digital audio from your discs and files with precision and passing it cleanly to your chosen DAC. The result is a refined, confident sound that highlights detail, depth, and emotional impact without drawing attention to the technology behind it.

Dedicated CD Transport Design

The Mission 778CDT is built as a true transport, with no internal digital-to-analogue conversion. This allows you to pair it with your preferred external DAC or compatible amplifier for a system that reflects your own listening priorities. Its compact footprint and clean front panel styling mirror the rest of the 778 range, making it an ideal choice for a visually cohesive hi-fi stack.

Support for CD, CD-R, CD-RW, and data discs ensures wide compatibility, whether you are playing commercial releases or personal recordings. The design philosophy is simple: remove distractions, preserve accuracy, and let the music take centre stage.

Precision Engineering at the Core

At the heart of the 778CDT is a custom-engineered disc mechanism guided by an advanced servo control system. This pairing maintains steady disc rotation, precise tracking, and reliable error correction, even when handling worn or imperfect media.

Mechanical stability and low-vibration operation are central to the design. By keeping the transport system quiet and consistent, Mission ensures that the digital data stream remains stable before it reaches your DAC. This attention to detail helps preserve clarity, timing, and tonal balance across every track.

Ultra-Low Jitter Clocking for Cleaner Output

Timing accuracy plays a vital role in digital sound quality. The Mission 778CDT uses a temperature-compensated crystal oscillator (TCXO) as its master clock, dramatically reducing jitter at the digital output stage.

This high-stability clock delivers a consistent SPDIF signal via both coaxial and optical outputs. In real listening terms, this translates to sharper imaging, improved separation between instruments, and a more natural sense of rhythm and flow. The focus remains on musical realism rather than technical artefacts.

Isolated Power Architecture

To protect signal integrity, the 778CDT features a carefully segmented power supply design. Separate low-noise regulation is assigned to key sections, including the transport mechanism, laser assembly, decoder, and master clock.

By preventing electrical interference between these circuits, Mission reduces background noise and preserves data accuracy. This approach, often found in higher-end digital transports, helps the 778CDT deliver a cleaner, more dependable output to your external DAC or amplifier.

Digital Versatility and USB Playback

Beyond disc playback, the Mission 778CDT adds flexibility through USB-HDD and USB storage support. It can play a wide range of file formats, including FLAC, WAV, MP3, WMA, and APE, using the same low-noise architecture and precision clocking applied to CDs.

This makes the 778CDT a practical digital hub for both physical media and file-based libraries. Whether you prefer spinning discs or accessing stored collections, the experience remains consistent, controlled, and musically engaging.

Flexible Digital Outputs

The rear panel offers both coaxial and optical SPDIF outputs, ensuring easy integration with a broad selection of DACs, AV receivers, and amplifiers. When paired with the Mission 778X, the system maintains a clean signal path and a unified sonic character.

This flexibility allows you to tailor your setup over time, upgrading or changing downstream components without replacing the transport itself.

Heritage Design and System Harmony

Styled to reflect Mission’s long-standing design language, the 778CDT features a clean, understated aesthetic that fits seamlessly into modern and classic interiors. Its stackable form factor aligns perfectly with the 778X and 778S, creating a compact and visually balanced hi-fi system.

An OLED display with CD text support and an enhanced remote control add everyday convenience, allowing you to manage playback and system functions with ease.

Built for Musical Connection

The Mission 778CDT CD Transport is more than a technical component; it is a carefully considered link between your music and your system. By focusing on precision engineering, stable clocking, and clean power delivery, it provides a dependable foundation for expressive, natural sound.

Technical Specifications

Available in a refined black finish, the 778CDT blends timeless design with modern digital performance, offering a confident and elegant way to enjoy both CD collections and high-resolution files as part of a complete Mission 778 Series system.

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