Philips CD 930

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Philips
• Model: CD 930'
• Years of manufacture: 1992-1994
• Made in: Belgium
• Color: anthracite (plastic front)
• Remote control: yes (type: RD 6834)
• Power consumption: approx. 10 W
• Dimensions: 435 x 106 x 300 mm
• Weight: approx. 4 kg
• Original price approx.: DM 500,- (€ 250,-)

Connections

• Number of inputs: 0
• Number of outputs: 3
• 1x Analog out (coaxial)
• 1x Digital out (coaxial)
• 1x adjustable headphone output (8 Ohm to 1 kOhm)
• 1x ESI bus/RC-5 remote control code (2 Cinch connectors)

Specifications

• Converter:
  • 4x1 bit D/A converter in differential mode.

128x oversampling

• • 3rd order noise shaper
• Frequency response: 2 to 20 000 Hz
• Dynamic range: 97 db
• Signal-to-noise ratio: 112 db
• Distortion Factor: 0.0018 %
• Channel separation: 105 db
• Amplitude linearity: 0.03 dB
• Phase linearity: 0.50
• Linearity at 0 dB: -90 dB
• CD-Text: no
• MP3 support: no
• Pitch control: no
• Auto play: yes
• Shuffle: yes
• Title programming: yes
• Plays CD-R/CD-RW: yes/no

Special Features

• FTS (Favorite Track Selection = fixed-programmed title memory) This is a program memory that is tied to the CD, i.e. several programs can be stored for different CDs (the number of CDs that can be programmed in the FTS memory depends on the number of titles to be programmed). Once programmed, the player remembers this when the CD in question is removed. If the CD is then inserted again later, the previously stored program is available again. The FTS memory is therefore retained even after the CD player is switched off.

Remarks

Other models of the same series:

• First generation (built in Belgium):
  • CD 910
  • CD 920
  • CD 940
  • CD 950
• Second generation (built in Malaysia):
  • CD 911
  • CD 931 (this is basically identical in construction to the CD 930)
  • CD 951

Reviews

• The magazine Stereoplay ranked this CD 930 in the top class I of CD players in the early 90s.
• The CD 930 is a very high quality upscale CD player. The device is very robust, easy to operate and excellently manufactured. It also delivers excellent sound and operates with perfect oversampling.
• Problems: Unfortunately, Philips has installed a gear made of a not long-term stable plastic for the drawer mechanism. Still (as of 2016) one gets these gears (CDM 9) as a spare part, although not as an original part of Philips, but as a high-quality replica. The replacement is actually not difficult with some skill, but it is quite a bit of time-consuming screwdriving.