Vitus SCD-025 Integrated CD Player and DAC with Made4u Remote

The SCD-025 is Vitus Audio's Signature Series integrated CD player and DAC — a component that makes an unanswerable case for the compact disc as a format of genuine musical authority, and one that demonstrates with complete conviction that digital replay, handled with the engineering rigour that Vitus Audio bring to every product they design, can achieve a warmth, timing, and three-dimensionality that rival the finest analogue sources. The SCD-025 is not a concession to digital convenience; it is a statement of digital ambition from engineers who refuse to accept the ceiling that lesser designs impose on the format.

The Mk.II revision of the SCD-025 represented a near-total redesign — the motherboard, power supply, sound board, clock module, sample rate converter, analogue output stage, dual receiver chips, and USB implementation were all replaced, leaving only the transport mechanism and chassis from the original. The SCD-025 Mk.II is not an update; it is a fundamentally different machine, one that retrieves a level of resolution, intimacy, and musical fluidity from a compact disc that the original, for all its qualities, could not match.

The Made4u Remote

The SCD-025 with Made4u remote is a bespoke configuration — the Made4u programme allowing Vitus Audio's customers to specify finish, control, and integration options that reflect their individual system requirements and aesthetic preferences. The Made4u remote control is a precision-machined aluminium handset of exceptional quality, designed to complement the SCD-025's chassis and to provide an operational refinement worthy of a source component at this level.

Transport and DAC

The SCD-025 is built around the Philips CDPro2LF — one of the finest CD transport mechanisms ever produced, and a professional-grade unit whose combination of mechanical precision and vibration rejection is unmatched by any drive mechanism currently in production. Vitus Audio's modifications to the CDPro2LF go well beyond standard implementation, addressing the clock circuit, power supply, and mechanical interface in ways that extract the maximum the format is capable of delivering.

The Anagram Q5 sample rate converter and ADI1955 DAC combination has been chosen for its ability to retrieve fine musical detail without the analytical quality that afflicts lesser digital implementations. The SCD-025 does not merely decode data — it presents music with a tonal density, timing, and spatial precision that consistently surprises listeners encountering it for the first time. A modular design ensures the SCD-025 is future-proof — as Vitus Audio develop new digital modules, they can be installed without returning the unit to the factory.

Connectivity

The SCD-025 provides balanced XLR and single-ended RCA outputs alongside balanced XLR and single-ended RCA inputs for use as a standalone DAC. The USB input — added in the Mk.II revision — accepts computer audio sources, completing a connectivity specification that covers every serious digital source format in current use.

Who Is It For?

The SCD-025 is for the listener who demands a reference-level CD player and DAC from a single chassis of extraordinary ambition — one that will serve as the definitive digital source in a Signature Series system for decades. It partners naturally with Vitus Audio Signature Series amplification: the Vitus SIA-030 as a complete integrated solution, or the Vitus SM-103 MK2 and Vitus Audio SL-103 Balanced Linestage for those building a full Signature Series separates system. For those also considering a dedicated streaming solution, the Vitus SD 025 MK2 makes an illuminating comparison at our Norwich showroom.

Buying from Martins Hi-Fi

Martins Hi-Fi has been in Norwich since 1968. Elizabeth Gould runs the business today, and we stock only brands we have heard properly and stand behind. The SCD-025 is available to audition at our Norwich showroom — speak to Dave or Chris, who can demonstrate it as both a CD player and a standalone DAC, and guide you through the Made4u configuration options and system matching with the wider Vitus Signature Series range. A source component of this ambition deserves a proper audition, and we will ensure you get one.

Contact us at [email protected], call 01603 627010, or WhatsApp on 07554 687137. You can read more about how we work on our Why Martins Hi-Fi page. We are at 85–91 Ber Street, Norwich, NR1 3EY.