SONY CDP-C500M
¥ 32,800 (released in 1989)
Commentary
CD changer that adopts roulette system.
The disc tray is a large rotating tray that can hold up to five discs simultaneously. This allows you to play one disc at a time, five discs in a row or five discs in a program. The disc tray also supports 8 cm single CD directly.
The roulette mechanism is designed to rotate in both directions so that you can search for the disk at the shortest distance.
It features a multi-disk program that allows you to tape edit across five disks.
Insert a disc and press the multi-program button to display Disc-1. Program the song you want to insert. Then switch the disc to display Disc-2. Repeat this operation to program the song.
The program time is accumulated continuously from the first image.
It also has an all-disk shuffle function that plays randomly through five disks.
Equipped with 5-mode repeat function of one disc for all songs, all discs for all songs, one disc shuffle, all disc program songs, and all disc shuffle.
The digital filter uses a 4 x oversampling digital filter, and the D/A converter uses a dual D/A converter with independent left and right channels.
The S-Servo III is used in the servo circuit to provide a smooth servo current by removing noise components with a low-pass filter. This stabilizes the power supply from the power supply and reduces the influence on the audio circuit.
The display section has a 5-disc music calendar.
It is equipped with AMS function that can quickly start a song.
The manual fader function allows you to fade in and out wherever you want.
Equipped with a headphone port with volume.
Wireless remote control is included.
You can perform music search from this remote control.
Model Rating
Type | CD Player |
Reading system | Non-contact optical reading (using semiconductor laser) |
Laser | GaAlAs double hetero diode |
Number of revolutions | 200 ~ 500 rpm (CLV) |
Playing speed | 1.2m/s ~ 1.4m/s (constant) |
Error correction method | Sony Super Strategy Cross Interleaved Read-Solomon Code |
Number of channels | 2 Channel |
Frequency characteristic | 2 Hz to 20 kHz ± 1.0 dB |
Total harmonic distortion factor | 0.05% or less (EIAJ) |
Signal-to-noise ratio | 100 dB or more (EIAJ) |
Dynamic range | 90 dB or more (EIAJ) |
Channel separation | 95 dB or more (EIAJ) |
Wow and flutter | Below the measurement limit (± 0.001% W. peak) (EIAJ) |
Output level | 2Vrms(Fixed) |
Headphone output level | 10 mW (32 Ω) |
Power consumption | 8.5W |
External dimensions | Width 355x Height 105x Depth 385 mm |
Weight | 5.1kg |
Attachment | Wireless Remote Control RM-D505 |