Dank seines patentierten Doppel-Riemenantriebs in Kombination mit einem audiophilen ESS-Wandlerchip aus der neuen SABRE PRO-Serie spielt der neue CD 2N auf zuvor ungeahntem Klang-Niveau äußerts audiophil auf; extrem „analog“ durch seine hörbar entspannte Laufruhe, musikalisch, authentisch, detailreich und im besten Sinne des Wortes neutral. Ein Meisterwerk, ersonnen und produziert von den C.E.C. Ingenieuren und Mitarbeitern in Japan. C.E.C. gilt als einer der ältesten und renommiertesten japanischen HiFi-Hersteller – und das seit nunmehr über 70 Jahren. Der eingebaute D/A-Wandler spielt auf höchstem Niveau und der CD 2N bietet die Option eines WordClock-Eingangs, um die digitalen Signale mittels eines Taktgenerators nochmals hörbar zu präzisieren. Dank zweier wählbarer Filter kann das Klangbild variiert werden, „Flat“ klingt etwas anspringender und dynamischer, „Pulse“ etwas sanfter, aber detailreicher. Zudem besteht die Möglichkeit, ganz nach persönlichen Hörvorlieben das native CD-Signal von 16 bit / 44.1 kHz auf 24bit / 88.2kHz oder 176.4kHz hochzusampeln.
CEC opened a new chapter in music reproduction in 1991 with the world‘s first Belt Drive CD Transport, the now famous TL 1. Creative mastery of vibration control techniques resulted in this landmark product whose uniquely analog musicality has been hailed as nothing less than revolutionary in digital audio. Since then CEC has continued to improve on it’s designs and launched many globaly highly acclaimed and awarded devices. With the new CEC CD 2N CD Player, the breakthroughs of the previous double belt drive system have been refined even further than we imagined possible. The double belt drive mechanism is a completely new development that is fully centred on a larger aluminium chassis for increased stabilization of rotation and no adjustment of mechanism height. While the double belt drive system with the large diameter precision flywheel stabilizer improves the accuracy of reading the music signal. The detail, richness of tone and spatial information are just breathtaking. The concentrated application of technical knowledge, innovative capacity and decades of experience have paid off. Pride, Craftsmanship and music reproduction on compact disc have reached a new summit with the CEC CD 2N double b elt CD Player.
In order to read the signal recorded with Constant Linear Velocity (CLV) on the CD, rotational speed should be decreased as it tracks the outer edge of the disk. Usually the spindle motor controls the variation of speed. All CD players and transports place the spindle motor beneath the turntable for the CD and the motor shaft works as the turntable center, this is called a direct drive system. The advantage of the CEC belt drive CD system over the normal direct drive has been proved by the long life of CEC’s world’s first belt-drive system, since its introduction in early 1990’s. Simply, in order to eliminate the vibration and electromagnetic noise from the motors (both spindle motor for CD and feed motor for laser pick-up) a d ouble b elt-drive s ystem h as b een u tilized, enabling the motors to be located away from the spindle and laser pick-up. A large (Ø 12cm 380 grams) stabilizer to the turntable itself, increases the effective mass and inertial stability, high flywheel effect, stabilization of the disc rotation. Now the new double belt-drive mechanism has been positioned just in the center of aluminum larger chassis for further stable rotation.The newest CD transport offers and unprecedented beautiful, precise, rich and deep sound reproduction. Digital-to-analog conversion is performed by the ESS Hyperstream DAC chip 32bit ES9028PRO from the flagship SABRE PRO series. Extra wide dynamic range (NDR) and ultra low total harmonic distortion plus noise (THD+N) result in reproducing music with unbelievable breath and depth of sound stage. Sampling frequency of CDs is 44.1kHz as a traditional standard. This can be up-sampled to 88.2kHz or up to 176.4kHz, which is in the field of high resolution music reproduction through internet.The musical cohesion, the rich detail and emotionally gripping „analogue-like“ sound is immediately apparent. No other CD drive has sounded so analogue. With the new CEC CD 2N, one can benefit from the advantages of this type of drive.
CD Drive System Double Belt Drive // Spindle & Pick-up
Playable Discs Audio CDs & finalized CD-R/RW
CD Stabilizer Ø 120 mm, weight: 380 g (brass)
Digital Output
• AES/EBU x 1: 2.5Vp-p/110Ω
• Coaxial x 1 0.5Vp-p/75Ω
• TOS x 1(optical): -21~-15dBm EIAJ Analog Output
• Balanced XLR (2pin: hot) x 1: 4Vrms
• Unbalanced RCA x 1: 2Vrms Word clock
input BNC x 1: 44.1kHz
Up-sampling 24bit / 88.2kHz, 176.4kHz
Digital filter switchable between FLAT and PULSE
Consumption 28 W
Power Supply AC 230/120 V, 50/60 Hz
Dimensions 435 (B) x 335 (T) x 111 (H) mm
Weight 14 kg
Color Silver or Black
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