06Additional information

Glossary

Analog audio

Direct representation of sound by an

 

electrical signal. See also Digital audio.

 

 

Digital audio

Indirect representation of sound using

 

numbers. See also Sampling frequency

 

and Analog audio.

 

 

DRM

DRM (digital rights management) copy

 

protection is a technology designed to

 

prevent unauthorized copying by

 

restricting playback, etc. of compressed

 

audio files on devices other than the PC

 

(or other recording equipment) used to

 

record it. For detailed information,

 

please see the instruction manuals or

 

help files that came with your PC and/or

 

software.

 

 

File

A tag added to the end of a filename to

extension

indicate the type of file. For example,

 

“.mp3” indicates an MP3 file.

 

 

ISO 9660

International standard for the volume

format

and file structure of CD-ROM discs.

 

 

MP3

MP3 (MPEG1 audio layer 3) is a

 

compressed stereo audio file format.

 

Files are recognized by their file

 

extension “.mp3”.

 

 

PCM

Digital audio encoding system found on

(Pulse Code

CDs. Good quality, but requires a lot of

Modulation)

data compared to compressed audio

 

formats. See also Digital audio.

 

 

Sampling

The rate at which sound is measured to

frequency

be turned into digital audio data. The

 

higher the rate, the better the sound

 

quality. CD is 44.1 kHz; DVD can be up

 

to 96 kHz. See also Digital audio.

 

 

WMA

See About WMA on page 8.

 

 

Super Audio

Super Audio CD is a high quality audio

CD (SACD)

disc format that can accommodate high

 

sampling rate stereo and multi-channel

 

audio, as well as conventional CD audio

 

all on the same disc.

 

 

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SpecificationsGeneral

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Super Audio CD player Power requirements . . . . . . . . . . .AC 120 V, 60 Hz Power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 W Power consumption (standby) . . . . . . . . . . . 0.4 W Weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.0 kg (24 lbs 5oz) Dimensions

. . . . . . . . 420 mm (W) x 113 mm (H) x 340 mm (D) (16 9/16 in. (W) x 4 1/2 in. (H) x 13 3/8 in. (D))

Operating temperature . . . . . . . . +5 °C to +35 °C Operating humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 % to 85 %

(no condensation)

Audio output (1 stereo pair)

Output level . . . . . . . . . . . . . .During audio output 200 mVrms (1 kHz, –20 dB)

Number of channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RCA

Digital audio characteristics

Frequency response . . . . . 4 Hz to 50 kHz (SACD) 4 Hz to 20 kHz (CD)

S/N ratio:

CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 dB SACD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 dB

Dynamic range:

CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 dB SACD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 dB

Total harmonic distortion:

CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.002 % SACD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.003 % Wow and flutter . . . . . . . . . Limit of measurement (±0.001 % W. PEAK) or lower

Digital output

Coaxial digital output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RCA jack Optical digital output. . . . . . . Optical digital jack

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