Grundig Fine Arts CD 3

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Grundig
• Model: Fine Arts CD 3
• Type: CD-Player
• Years of manufacture: 1993 - 1995
• Made in Malaysia
• Colors: Black or silver / black
• Remote control: Yes
• Power consumption: 12 W
• Dimensions: 435 x 75 (+12) x 300 mm (WxHxD)
• Weight: 4 kg
• Original price approx.: 598 DM

Connections

• Cinch output
• Digital coaxial output
• D.O.T. - Direct Operation Technique (bus for controlling several Fine Arts devices via one remote control)

Technical Data

• Drive: Philips CDM-12.1 (In case of defect it can be exchanged against the VAM1202)- does not work so easily
• Converter: SAA7350 enhanced with TDA1547 DAC7
• Frequency response: 20 - 20,000 Hz (±0.2 dB)
• Dynamic range: 110 dB

Signal-to-noise ratio: 110 dB Distortion factor: < 0.0016% * Channel separation: < 100

• Channel separation: < 100 dB
• CD-Text: no
• MP3 support: no
• Pitch control: no
• Auto play: yes
• Shuffle: yes
• Title programming: yes and FTS (favorite track selection)
• Repeat: yes and A/B repeat
• Plays CD-R/CD-RW/HDCD: yes/no/no
• Fade in/out to play/pause: yes

Remarks

• Other models in the Fine Arts series:
• Grundig CD 360
• Grundig CD 435
• Grundig Fine Arts CD 1
• Grundig Fine Arts CD 2
• Grundig Fine Arts CD 3
• Grundig Fine Arts CD-903
• Grundig Fine Arts CD-904
• Grundig Fine Arts CD-905
• Grundig Fine Arts CD 1000
• Grundig Fine Arts CD-9009

Pictures

• Extract from brochure: Grundig Fine Arts CD 1, CD 2, CD 3, CD 360, CD 435

Reports

• Next to the CD1000, the CD3 is the second largest CD player in the modern Fine Arts series.
• Highly finished, with Philips' last very good DAC, the DAC7 (TDA1547), a 1 bit bitstream converter.
• The big brother CD1000 had directly 2 DAC7.
• The touch quality is of high quality, aluminium front panel.
• Developed in Germany
• Production measurement Grundig Meßgerätelabor W2 Fürth (NF Technik)