| Summary | ||||
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| Parameter | My Opinion |
Digital Media to Analog Output | ||
| Frequency Response | Very Good | 20-20 KHz +0.2/-0.6 dB | ||
| 1 kHz Total Harmonic Distortion | Excellent | 0.0023% @ -2 dB | ||
| Signal to Noise Ratio | Very Good | 88 dB | ||
| 20 Hz Total Harmonic Distortion | Excellent |
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| 11 & 12 kHz Intermodulation Distortion | N/A | N/A | ||
| Dynamic Range | Excellent | 93 dB | ||
| Jitter Distortion | Excellent | <-105 dB | ||
| Equipment Used: | Test media was a EIAJ CD-1 YGDS 13 test disc . Signals processed into computer using an Event Gina. Signal analysis with SpectraLab 3.32.14. | |||
This player first generation player (ca. 1983) encountered difficulties playing some CD-R's. Sony's CDP-101 player also has a one-half sample (ca. 11 microsecond) time delay between its outputs because 1 DAC is time-shared between 2 channels. The 11 microsecond inter-channel delay has its greatest audible significance in those applications where a summed center channel (e.g., Dolby Pro Logic) is used.
| Sony CDP-101 CD Player Digital Player Frequency Response, Digital Media to Analog Output |
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| Sony CDP-101 CD Player Digital Player Frequency Response, Digital Media to Analog Output |
| Sony CDP-101 CD Player Digital Player Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise, Digital Media to Analog Output |
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| Sony CDP-101 CD Player Digital Player Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise, Digital Media to Analog Output |
| Sony CDP-101 CD Player Digital Player Intermodulation, Digital Media to Analog Output |
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| Sony CDP-101 CD Player Digital Player Intermodulation, Digital Media to Analog Output |
| Sony CDP-101 CD Player Digital Player Dyanic Range, Digital Media to Analog Output |
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| Sony CDP-101 CD Player Digital Player Dynamic Range, Digital Media to Analog Output |
| Sony CDP-101 CD Player Digital Player 20 Hz Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise, Digital Media to Analog Output |
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| Sony CDP-101 CD Player Digital Player 20 Hz Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise Digital Media to Analog Output |
| Sony CDP-101 CD Player Digital Player Jitter, Digital Media to Analog Output |
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| Sony CDP-101 CD Player Digital Player Jitter, Digital Media to Analog Output |
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