Marantz CD-99SE

Commentary

Special edition CD player developed based on CD-95
Various changes have been made such as the adoption of toroidal transformer.

The CD-drive mechanism uses CDM-1, which was developed by Phillips-Marantz Group.
By mounting a one beam swing arm pickup on a die-cast base and controlling the swing arm with a servo system, which is completely different from the three beam linear tracking system, a smooth and reliable bit trace is achieved.

The D/A conversion circuit consists of an original LSI "TDA1541AS-1" developed by Phillips-Marantz Group.
It uses a carefully selected microchip from the A version of Philips' latest device at the time, and guarantees accuracy of 0.5 LSB for small signal and 1 LSB for normal level over the whole temperature range.
We have also adopted a push-pull D/A conversion method using two D/A converters per channel, which successfully eliminates harmful components that cause sound quality degradation.

The power supply section has an independent transformer dedicated to the FL display, and other parts are completely separated by supplying them with a toroidal transformer. Furthermore, the toroidal transformer separates the winding for each part to prevent noise from entering the audio circuit.
We have also introduced high-capacity electrolytic capacitors made of new materials.

The addition to the structure of the mechanism itself which is resistant to vibration, the vibration countermeasure is thoroughly strengthened by side die-casting, 3 mm thick top cover, 3 mm thick bottom plate, and the sandwich structure realizes no vibration and no resonance.
In addition, the copper-plated chassis prevents high-frequency waves from entering other devices.

All output terminals are gold-plated and equipped with one analog output, one coaxial digital output, and one optical output.

It is equipped with functions such as the "FTS" function which allows semi-permanent filing even if the power is turned off once the program is stored, and 20 songs random program.

Model Rating

Type	Compact disc player
Channel	2 Channel
Frequency characteristic	2 Hz to 20 kHz ± 0.1 dB
Dynamic range	96 dB or more
Signal-to-noise ratio	104dB
Channel separation	100 dB or More (1 kHz)
Harmonic distortion factor	0.0015%(1kHz)
Wow flutter	Crystal accuracy
Error correction system	Cross Interleaved Reed-Solomon Code (CIRC)
Audio output	2 v, RMS, Stereo
Digital output	Pin Jack 0.5Vp-p : 75 Ω (Rectangular optical connector) Optical output : -19dBm, + 4.5 dbm -2.0 dbm
Laser	AIGaAs Semiconductor
Wave length	780nm
Sampling frequency	44.1kHz
Quantization	16-bit linear / channel
Allowable operating temperature	+ 5 ° C to + 35 ° C
Allowable operating humidity	5% to 90% (non-condensing)
Pwer	100 VAC, 50Hz/60Hz
Power consumption	21W
External dimensions	Width 454x Height 106x Depth 357 mm
Weight	Approx. 13.8 kg
Attachment	Remote control