| Transport |
SCD-1 |
| Master Clock Jitter |
Below measurable levels, with a digital buffer circuit to eliminate jitter |
| Digital Sample Rates (Fs) |
44.1, 96, 192, 384, 512 or 768 kHz sample rates for CD playback to the analog audio outputs, 44.1, 96 or 192 kHz Fs for digital inputs |
| Digital/Analog Converters |
8 Burr Brown PCM-1792u, four per channel |
| Analog Filter |
3rd Order Bessel |
| Analog Outputs |
Balanced XLR, Single-Ended RCA |
| Digital Outputs |
AES/EBU, Coaxial, Toslink (1 each) |
| Digital Input |
AES/EBU, Coaxial, Toslink (1 each) |
| Digital Input Sample Rate |
32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz or 192 kHz, Accepts 16, 20, or 24 bits |
| Frequency Range |
2 Hz - 80 kHz (@ 192 kHz) |
| Amplitude Linearity |
0.1 dB (20 Hz - 20 kHz) |
| Phase Linearity |
3 degrees (20 Hz - 20 kHz) |
| Dynamic Range |
130 dB (1 kHz) |
| Signal-to-Noise Ratio |
133 (1 kHz) |
| Channel Separation |
110 (1 kHz) |
| Total Harmonic Distortion |
0.0008% (1 kHz) THD |
| Audio Output Level |
Single-Ended 3.0 Vrms
Balanced XLR 6.0 Vrms |
| Power Input |
Configured at the factory for 100-120 or 200-240 Volts AC @ 50-60Hz |
| Features |
SACD playback stays in pure DSD format all the way to the analog outputs. It is not converted to PCM in the CD 306 SACD player. ALL aluminum chassis, with either silver or black anodized finish, top panel view window for the drive mechanism and the inset bubble level balance, adjustable metal cone feet, dual C-core transformer power supplies, fully regulated power supply circuits, SACD stereo down mix from multi-channel SACD disks. HDCD* decoding at 44.1 kHz Fs, SACD, CD, HDCD playback. Rear panel RS-232 port control for remote operation in custom installations, remote handset included. |
| Power Consumption |
Rated 35 watts during playback and 7 watts during standby operation |
| Weight |
37 lbs |
| Dimensions |
5" H x 18" W x 15" D |
*HDCD, HDCD®, High Definition Compatible Digital® and Pacific Microsonics™ are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Pacific Microsonics, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. |
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So how does it sound now? Like butter on a spring day in the south of France. Warm, rich, smooth, colorful, ooohh so flavorful, but not all that good for you — all I want to do is sit and spin discs, and I need exercise! The 306 SACD is simply bad for your health. Once you buy one, you will get no exercise—unless you count getting up and changing disc after disc, tapping your foot to the rhythm, and bobbing your head and swaying to the music. All you'll want to do is sit and listen to your CD/SACD collection, because the 306 SACD will simply reveal more information that is musical, more detail, more presence and palpable realism of what is on the discs making each one a new musical experience. |
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Dave Clark
Positive Feedback Online |
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The interior houses four power transformers to make the power supplies separate for all critical circuits. On the back panel it has XLR, RCA and TOSLINK digital inputs to work as a digital processor for an external digital signal like an iPod or a digital cable box. It also has XLR, RCA and TOSLINK digital outputs. In addition, it has balanced XLR and RCA single ended analog outputs. CD disks played in the CD 306 SACD can be played back at 44.1 kHz to utilize the Pacific Microsonics PMD 200 digital filter to decode HDCD encoded CD disks. CD 306 SACD can also upsample a CD disk from 44.1 kHz to 96, 192, 384, 512 or 768 kHz to release all the information available in your CD disk library. This is the 3rd generation of the CD 306 player and it has achieved a clear technological improvement over the previous generation with the ability to process signals as high as 768 kHz and to play SACD disks. It will take an external digital signal and play it back at 44.1 kHz or let you choose digital upsampling rates of 96 kHz or 192 kHz.
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