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Sony CDP-101 CD Player

Summary
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

0.0037% @ -2.1 dB

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
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
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
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
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
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
Sony CDP-101 CD Player Digital Player Jitter, Digital Media to Analog Output
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