Cyrus 80 Full Width

[The_Lecht_Rocks]

 

[RoA]

Cyrus' brand identity, with the exception of their Lyric, has always been half width products. Some like it, others don't.

I personally think it's a mistake but appreciate it will technically allow them to be more adventurous and proficient.

My 2cts.

 

[Integralista]

This anouncement sounds like a call from hifi heaven. Cyrus is so good in half size HiFi, this will be for sure an amazing new family of their HiFi. Great News! 😉

 

[The_Lecht_Rocks]

Perhaps will allow them to fit proper power supplies into native product rather than their external PSU rip offs

 

[Gray]

I had absolutely no width preference when I chose a Cyrus amp.
It was up against full-width Roksan and Arcam models on home loans.
Sound performance was the (very easy) decider - box shape and colour have never influenced my choice of hi-fi.

 

[The_Lecht_Rocks]

looking forward to seeing the one-box-solution streamer and amplifier specification, performance and pricing; may be an upgrade to my EVO150

 

[TRIPLE A]

End of an era - sad but inevitable given the streamers' lack of connectivity in particular.
Wishlist:
- HDMI input - for handling hi-res, not-downscaled bitstreams from DVD and Blu-ray
- DSD support beyond 256 - though I suspect they won't have a new DAC in units out by November

Longer-term - I want Cyrus to get in gear with more dedicated stuff - a half-width, high-end DAC-less streamer/reclocker that will upscale nicely, and a half-width, high-end dedicated DAC.
They're in this weird market position right now - smaller units suggesting modularity that you build over time a la computer audio, but with inners more like traditional hi-fi. And related - DACs in everything - you the streamer get a DAC, you the CD player get a DAC, you the pre-amp get a DAC, and you the integrated amp get a DAC too!
Cyrus have always been known for audio quality, but with the computer audio-style makers especially from Korea starting to eat into that, I concern a bit about Cyrus's future unless they get more into the fast lane.

 

[RTHerringbone]

I guess the reality is that one-box solutions at least for digital streaming will become more and more popular and Cyrus are probably acknowledging that with this change.

Should be interesting to see how they get on with more space to play with and the options that'll open up to them.

 

[TRIPLE A]

Yeah I'll be keeping an eye on the developments for sure - I've been a Cyrus guy ever since my first Cyrus III amp pushing 30 years ago, and I've always loved the look and sound of their gear. Wishing them well!