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Marantz CD-67SE CD Player Playback Performance

 

Player Serial Number SV 0297100002450 Built March, 1997
 Analog Output Reference Voltage: 2.502 volts

Summary
Parameter

My Opinion

Mode of Operation
Analog Output S/P-DIF Digital Output Toslink Digital Output
Frequency Response Excellent 20-20kHz +0, -0.3 dB 20-20kHz +0.01/-0.01 dB 20-20kHz +0.01/- 0.01 dB
Harmonic Distortion (1 KHz) Excellent 0.002% @ -0.2  dB 0.0005% @ -0 dB 0.0005% @ -0 dB
Complex Signal SNR Excellent  >65 dB N/A N/A
Signal To Noise Ratio (20 Hz) Excellent  90 dB# 94 dB 94 dB
Signal To Noise Ratio (1 KHz) Excellent 90 dB 95 dB 95dB
Intermodulation 19 & 20 KHz Excellent 0.009% @ -2.5 dB* 0.0001% @ -2.5 dB 0.0001% @-2.5 dB
Dynamic Range Excellent 94 dB 95 dB 95 dB
Jitter Distortion Excellent -105 dB -130 dB -130 dB
Temporal Response 1-Sample Impulses @ 25 Hz Excellent -135 dB N/A N/A
Output With Zero Input Excellent -104 dB <-999 dB <-999 dB
Software Used: Windows98 SE.  Driver Release: 4.06.624. Card used for data acquisition was a CardD Deluxe. Analytical software: Spectra Lab 4.32.14. Test done using a P2-500 CPU in a  Asus P2B-B system board. 

 

*- Spurious Responses > 20 KHz  < -75 dB 

 

  

Discussion Of Results

The Toslink output measurements included 2 meters of commodity RG-59 coaxial cable, 5 meters of  Hosa Toslink cable, and a Fostex COP-1 Toslink to SPDIF converter.

This player  seems to have a few spurious responses to simple test signals, most of which are at relatively low levels and high frequencies. More complex signals did not seem to generate more spurious responses.

 

Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player Frequency response  Analog Output
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player Frequency response  Analog Output
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player Complex Signal SNR  Analog Output

Measurement Bandwidth = 16 KHz

Measurement Bandwidth = 48 KHz

Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player Complex Signal SNR  Analog Output
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player 1 kHz Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise -Analog Output

Measurement Bandwidth = 22.05 KHz


Measurement Bandwidth = 48 KHz

Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player 1 kHz Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise (Full Duplex -Analog Output)
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player 20 Hz Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise Analog Output

Measurement Bandwidth 22.05 KHz

Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player 20 Hz Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise Analog Output
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player Residual Noise - (Dynamic Range) Analog Output

Measurement Bandwidth 22.05 KHz

Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player Residual Noise - (Dynamic Range) Analog Output
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player IM Distortion Analog Output
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player IM Distortion; Analog Output
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player FM Distortion - "Jitter" Analog Output

Measurement Bandwidth 48 KHz

Measurement Bandwidth 22.05 KHz

Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player FM Distortion - "Jitter" Analog Output
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog Impulse Response Analog Output
 
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player Impulse Response Analog Output
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player Zero Signal Noise, Analog Output
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player Zero Signal Noise, Analog Output
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player Frequency Response, Digital SP-DIF Output
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player Frequency Response, Digital SP-DIF Output
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player 20 Hz Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise Analog Input to Digital
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player 20 Hz Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise Analog Input to Digital
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player 1 KHz Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise, Digital SP-DIF Output
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise, Digital SP-DIF Output
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player Intermodulation, Digital SP-DIF Output
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player Intermodulation, Digital SP-DIF Output
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player Residual Noise - (Dynamic Range), Digital SP-DIF Output
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player Residual Noise - (Dynamic Range), Digital SP-DIF Output
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player Jitter, Digital SP-DIF Output
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player Jitter, Digital SP-DIF Output
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player Zero Signal Noise, Digital SP-DIF Output
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player Zero Signal Noise, Digital SP-DIF Output
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player Frequency Response, Digital Toslink Output
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player Frequency Response, Digital Toslink Output
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player 1 KHz Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise, Digital Toslink Output
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player 1 K HzTotal Harmonic Distortion and Noise, Digital Toslink Output
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player 20 Hz Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise, Digital Toslink Output
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player 20 Hz Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise, Digital Toslink Output
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player Intermodulation, Digital Toslink Output
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player Intermodulation, Digital Toslink Output
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player Residual Noise - (Dynamic Range), Digital Toslink Output
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player Residual Noise - (Dynamic Range), Digital Toslink Output
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player Jitter, Digital Toslink Output
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player Jitter, Digital Toslink Output
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player Zero Signal Noise, Digital Toslink Output
Marantz CD-67SE CD Player CD Analog 44 KHz CD Player Zero Signal Noise, Digital Toslink Output
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