Sony CDP-X555ES

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General

Manufacturer: Sony
Model: CDP-X 555 ES
Type: CD-Player
Years of manufacture: 1991 - 1992
Made in: Japan
Color: Black, Champagne
Remote control: yes (RM-D991)
Power consumption: 27 W
Dimensions: 470 x 125 x 375 mm (WxHxD)
Weight: 12.8 kg
Original price: 1'600 DM (black), 1'700 DM (champagne)

Connections

Analog output, fixed (Cinch) over 10 kOhm
analog output, variable (Cinch) over 50 kOhm
optical digital output (Toslink), 660 nm wavelength, -18 dBm output level
headphone output, illuminated and also operable via remote control, 28 mW, 32 Ohm

Technical Data

Laser unit: KSS271A / BU-6C
Laser: GaAlAs semiconductor laser with 780 nm wavelength and max. 0.4 mW power (laser class IIIb)
Transducer: 2 × Sony CXD2552Q-2

Frequency response: 2-20,000 Hz ±0.3 dB

Dynamic range: >100 dB
Signal-to-noise ratio: >117 dB
Total harmonic distortion: <0,0017 %
Kanaltrennung: >110 dB
Media:
- CD-R: yes

CD-RW: no CD-Text: no MP3 support: no

Pitch control: no

Auto play: yes, for all tracks or selected tracks. See BA p.36

Shuffle: yes
Title programming: yes (up to 24 titles)

Special Features

Current-Pulse D/A converter (one per channel)
Solid cabinet, built almost entirely from individually screwed copper plates
Removable wooden side panels
Separate power supplies for analog and digital sections (only models without input voltage selector switch)
Ceramic feet
Delete Play / Delete Shuffle Play
Fade in / Fade out function (Fade / Time Fade)
Peak Search
Various index functions
Custom file function for play mode (Continous, Shuffle, Delete, Repeat, Program), output level (Level file)

Custom disk mode. Assignment of various parameters for the CD. The CD is recognized on the basis of number of tracks, total running time. Many functions for copying from CD to compact cassette (track compilation, peak search).