Marantz SA-7S1 manual Product Features, About Super Audio, Playing CD-RW Discs, Audio CD Cdda

INTRODUCTION

PRODUCT FEATURES

This unit can playback the outstanding sound performance in Super Audio CD. This unit has the following unique features.

•	Low-noise low-distortion filter circuit and high-speed HDAM
	SA2-type output amplifier with the differential input type
	HDAM.
•	Text information display function that can display disc titles,

APPLICABLE DISCS TO THE UNIT	ENGLISH
1. Super Audio CD

There are three types of Super Audio CDs.

	track titles etc. in Super Audio CD.
• CD-R/CD-RW discs can be played.
•	Discs can be played using an external high-precision clock.
•	Phase inversion of analog signal can be performed.

ABOUT SUPER AUDIO

The Super Audio standard is based on Direct Stream Digital (DSD) technology. This new direct-stream digital format comprises a 1-bit system that has a digital sampling frequency

•Single-layer Disc

•Dual-layer Disc

•Hybrid-layer Disc

Disc Types

Single-layer Disc

HD layer

Dual-layer Disc

HD layer

Hybrid-layer Disc

CD layer HD layer

that is 64 times higher than that of conventional audio CD. The results are spectacular: a frequency response of over 100k Hz and a 120 dB dynamic range over the entire audible spectrum. Mixed with as many of the original frequencies as possible, the audio information audible for human ears sounds much more natural.

All audible frequencies are, after all, embedded in the frequency range as emitted by the sound source. A better reproduction does not exist! For the first time your ears will relive reality.

PLAYING CD-RW DISCS

This unit can play back the CD-RW (ReWritable) discs as well as ordinary Audio CD and CD-R (Recordable) discs.

•The CD-R and CD-RW discs should contain properly- recorded TOC information so that they can be played back. In CD recorders, the task of writing TOC information is referred to as finalizing the disc. Discs that are not finalized cannot be properly recognized as an Audio CD and played back by regular CD players and Super Audio CD players. For details, please read the instruction manual provided with a CD recorder.

*TOC stands for Table Of Contents and contains information such as the total number of tracks and total playing time of the disc.

•This unit can play only the discs recorded in the CD-DA format designed for music reproduction. Do not attempt to play a disc containing other data, such as a CD-ROM for PCs, on this unit.

•As the playback of a CD-RW disc necessitates partial change of the player setup, it may take longer time for reading the TOC information than when an Audio CD or CD-R disc is played.

And each type may contain two areas of recorded information.

•High quality stereo area

•High quality multi-channel area**

•Single Layer Disc

It can contain both high quality stereo area and high quality multi-channel area** information.

•Dual Layer Disc

It can contain both high quality stereo area and high quality multi-channel area** information. And a double amount of information can be stored on the disc thanks to the second layer.

•Hybrid Layer Disc

Not only does this disc contain both high sound quality stereo area and high sound quality multi-channel area** information, it also has a CD layer in the second layer, so it can be played on a CD player.

Hybrid Super Audio CD Disc

1 CD layer that plays on any of your existing CD players

High-Density layer containing:

2 - High sound quality stereo

3 - High sound quality multi-channel**

The number of tracks recorded may vary per layer. It will be shown on the display window of the unit.

**This unit is a stereo-only player, and so it cannot play high-quality multi-channel audio areas. (It does not recognize multi-channel areas.)

2. Audio CD (CDDA)

Audio CDs contain music tracks only.

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