NORDMENDE System 2000

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Nordmende (OEM: Hitachi DA-1000)
• Model: Audio Digital System ADS-2000

Type: CD Player

• Years of manufacture: 1983 - 1984
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Silver
• Remote control: no
• Power consumption: 24 W
• Dimensions: W 320 x H 145 x D 234
• Weight: 5,6 kg
• Original price approx.: 2'000 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • none
• Number of outputs:
  • 1 x Cinch fixed: 1.4 V, rms (full scale).
  • 1 x Cinch variable
  • 1 x headphone output variable

Technical Data

• Channels: 2
• Converter: 16 Bit
• Sampling frequency: 44.1 kHz
• Frequency response: below the measurable limit (± 0.001 %)
• Frequency response: 5 - 20,000 Hz ± 0.5 dB
• Dynamic range: > 93 dB
• Signal-to-noise ratio: > 94 dB
• Distortion factor: 0.03
• Crosstalk attenuation: 92 dB (1 kHz)
• Channel separation:
• Pitch control:
• Auto Play:
• Shuffle:
• Title programming:
• Repeat:
• Plays CD-R/CD-RW/HDCD: conditionally, depending on recording speed.

CD-R/CD-RW/HDCD: conditionally, depending on recording speed

Special Features

• Front flap opening to the front with view of the running CD
• Adjustable headphone output

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
• Brandt DAD-001
• Denon DCD-2000 Denon DCD-2000
• Dual CD 120
• Hitachi DA-1000 Hitachi DA-1000 (OEM of this series)
• JVC XL-V1
• Saba CDP-380 Saba CDP 380
• Thomson AD-100 Thomson AD 100

Pictures

• Picture: NORDMENDE System 2000

• Report at CD-Museum: Nordmende ADS-2000

Reports

• These CD players were all made in Japan at the time and the German traditional manufacturers, such as Dual and SABA had units built there with their name on them and minor design changes. So it happens that all units of this series are very similar as well as Dual CD 120, Nordmende AD 2000, JVC XL-V1 and Hitachi DA-1000.

• But what is the same in all of them, and this is probably the special thing about this model from that time, is the unique CD loading mechanism. Every time you close the loading door, you ask yourself: will the CD manage to disappear into the slot in time this time, too? Afterwards, you can watch the vertically positioned CD being played. Another technical feature of this unit is the adjustable audio output, which is realised via a motorised potentiometer, i.e. without any major loss of sound. This feature has to be searched for a long time in today's devices.

• The CD player also plays self-burned CDs, but is very picky. This depends on the burning speed as well as on the burner. PC burned CDs are spurned less often than Apple burned CDs. The headphone output sounds remarkably good, something that is unfortunately no longer found in today's devices.

Nordmende ADS-2000 Service Manual PDF for download: [media:NORDMENDE_Audio_Digital2000.pdf]

Links

• External link to Nordmende catalogue on website "Hifi Archiv": [1]

• External link to Nordmende catalogue on website "Hifi Archiv": [2]

• External link to website "The Vintage Knob": [3]