| Summary | ||||
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| Parameter | My Opinion |
Test Results |
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| Frequency Response | Excellent | 20-20kHz +0./-0.08 dB | ||
| 1 kHz Total Harmonic Distortion | Excellent | 0.092% @ -0.3 dB | ||
| Signal to Noise Ratio | Excellent | 90 dB | ||
| 20 Hz Total Harmonic Distortion | Excellent |
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| 19 & 20 kHz Intermodulation Distortion | Excellent | 0.0016% @ -.5 dB | ||
| Dynamic Range | Excellent | 92 dB | ||
| Jitter Distortion | Excellent | <-115 dB | ||
| Equipment Used: | Test media was a custom CD created with CoolEdit Pro 1.1 in 32 bit mode, converted to 16 bit with 0.53 bits of spectrally uniform, Gaussian distributed dither; and burned onto Ricoh media using a Plexstor R412C and EZ CD Deluxe 3.5. Signals processed into computer using an LynxONE. Signal analysis with SpectraLab 3.32.14. | |||
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Discussion Of Results
Simply a fine player!
| Sony CDP520ES CD Player Digital Player Frequency Response, Digital Media to Analog Output |
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| Sony CDP520ES CD Player Digital Player Frequency Response, Digital Media to Analog Output |
| Sony CDP520ES CD Player Digital Player Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise, Digital Media to Analog Output |
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| Sony CDP520ES CD Player Digital Player Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise, Digital Media to Analog Output |
| Sony CDP520ES CD Player Digital Player Intermodulation, Digital Media to Analog Output |
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| Sony CDP520ES CD Player Digital Player Intermodulation, Digital Media to Analog Output |
| Sony CDP520ES CD Player Digital Player Dyanic Range, Digital Media to Analog Output |
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| Sony CDP520ES CD Player Digital Player Dynamic Range, Digital Media to Analog Output |
| Sony CDP520ES CD Player Digital Player 20 Hz Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise, Digital Media to Analog Output |
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| Sony CDP520ES CD Player Digital Player 20 Hz Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise Digital Media to Analog Output |
| Sony CDP520ES CD Player Digital Player Jitter, Digital Media to Analog Output |
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| Sony CDP520ES CD Player Digital Player Jitter, Digital Media to Analog Output |
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