Audio Research CD1 Vintage Compact Disc Player, Full Kit

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This is a great sounding vintage player from ARC and one of the few front loading units produced.

If your rack doesn't allow top loading this might be your only option from ARC.

A nice bright display, quick precise controls, and great redbook CD quality are a few of the heavyweight qualities of this player.

We just installed a new lens assembly and it's working like new after lots of testing on our bench and listening lab.

Your purchase includes the full kit like it came from ARC including the original box, remote, and manual.

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Audio Research CD1 Solid-State CD Player Specifications:
INTRODUCED
1995

MSRP:
$2,995 (Equivalent to $5,300+ Present Day)

ANALOG OUTPUTS
1. Balanced XLR 4.2V RMS (±12.5dBv) max.
2. Unbalanced RCA 2.1V RMS (±6dBv) max.

OUTPUT IMPEDANCE
(Analog) 350 ohms balanced, 175 ohms unbalanced

FREQUENCY RESPONSE
0.1Hz - 20kHz ±0.2dB

S/N RATIO
95dBA

DISTORTION
-80dB (0.01%) 1kHz

CHANNEL SEPARATION
94dB 1kHz

DIGITAL OUTPUTS
1. XLR Balanced AES/EBU 110-ohm 4V P-P.
2. BNC coax SPDIF 75-ohm 0.7V P-P.
3. TOSLINK fiber optical -19dBm, 660nm.
4. ST-type glass fiber optical -12dBm, 875nm, 62.5/125µm fibers.

SIGNAL FORMAT
Sampling frequency: 44.1kHz.
Quantization Bit: 16bit linear per channel.
Channel bit rate: 4.3218Mb/sec.
Channel modulation code: EFM (8-14 modulation).
Error correction: CIRC (cross interleave Reed Solomon code).

DRIVE MECHANISM
Wow & flutter: Unmeasurable (Quartz stability).
Discs: Accepts 5" (12cm) and 3" (8cm) sizes.

OPTICAL PICKUP
3-beam LDGU (Laser Diode & Grating Unit) with holographic diffraction light pen.
Laser: GaAIAs semiconductor, 780 nm, 0.5mW max output.
Servo: Digitally controlled low-inertia linear positioning actuator.

JITTER REDUCTION
High-stability crystal-controlled re-clocking for all outputs

POWER REQUIREMENTS
100-135VAC 60Hz (200-270VAC 50/60Hz) 20 watts maximum.

OTHER
Phase linearity: ±0.5°, 20Hz - 20kHz. Oversampling: 256 times.
Digital microprocessors:
1. Servo/Control microprocessor.
2. Signal data microprocessor.

DIMENSIONS
19" (48 cm) W x 5 ¼" (13.4 cm) H (standard rack panel) x 11 ¾" (29.8 cm) D.
Handles extend 1 ½" (3.8 cm) forward of the front panel.
Rear connectors extend ¾" (1.9cm).

WEIGHT
17 lbs. (7.7 kg) Net;
27 lbs. (12.3 kg) Shipping.

Audio Research CD1 - Manual