| Summary | ||||
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| Parameter | My Opinion |
Digital Media to Analog Output | ||
| Frequency Response | Very Good | 20-20 KHz +0.1/-1.0 dB | ||
| 1 kHz Total Harmonic Distortion | Excellent | 0.005% @ -8 dB | ||
| Signal to Noise Ratio | Very Good | 79 dB | ||
| 20 Hz Total Harmonic Distortion | Very Good |
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| 19 & 20 kHz Intermodulation Distortion | Very Good | 0.04% @ -10 dB | ||
| Dynamic Range | Excellent | 98 dB | ||
| Jitter Distortion | Good | <-85 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 Event Gina. Signal analysis with SpectraLab 3.32.14. | |||
| Sony D-220 Portable CD Player Digital Player Frequency Response, Digital Media to Analog Output |
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| Sony D-220 Portable CD Player Digital Player Frequency Response, Digital Media to Analog Output |
| Sony D-220 Portable CD Player Digital Player Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise, Digital Media to Analog Output |
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| Sony D-220 Portable CD Player Digital Player Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise, Digital Media to Analog Output |
| Sony D-220 Portable CD Player Digital Player Intermodulation, Digital Media to Analog Output |
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| Sony D-220 Portable CD Player Digital Player Intermodulation, Digital Media to Analog Output |
| Sony D-220 Portable CD Player Digital Player Dyanic Range, Digital Media to Analog Output |
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| Sony D-220 Portable CD Player Digital Player Dynamic Range, Digital Media to Analog Output |
| Sony D-220 Portable CD Player Digital Player 20 Hz Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise, Digital Media to Analog Output |
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| Sony D-220 Portable CD Player Digital Player 20 Hz Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise Digital Media to Analog Output |
| Sony D-220 Portable CD Player Digital Player Jitter, Digital Media to Analog Output |
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| Sony D-220 Portable CD Player Digital Player Jitter, Digital Media to Analog Output |
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