Grundig Fine Arts CD 3

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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


Pictures

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

Grundig Fine Arts CD 1-2-3-360-435-Prospekt-1993.jpg


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)


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