To build a CD player without equal there are no shortcuts no compromises no easy
answers. Optimized for precision playback above all the HD 990 employs two highperformance stereo digital-to-analog converters to deliver fourth-generation Real-Time Linear Smoothing (RLS III) creating a spacious richly detailed sound that other players simply cannot duplicate.
Highlights
• CD text support
• HRS (high-resolution synchronization) link
• MP3 playback with ID3 support
• 24-Bit/384kHz SRC
• Direct DSP mode
• RLS-III
• Balanced XLR outputs
• CD-R/CD-RW playback
• Digital inputs
Key Specifications
• Frequency Response: 20Hz – 20kHz +0dB/–0.5dB; “A”-weighted S/N Ratio: 117dB;
THD: 116dB; Channel Separation: 115dB
• Dimensions (H x W x D) and weight: 63mm x 440mm x 332mm 3.9kg
Features
Connectivity
• One analog stereo audio output
• Two digital audio outputs (one coaxial and one optical)
• Two digital audio inputs (one coaxial and one optical)
• Two real balanced outputs with dual Diamond Class A output stages using XLR connectors
• One high-resolution synchronization (HRS) link with supplied synchronization cable
• IR remote extension jacks for control of the player when placed in a cabinet
Ease of Use
• Digital processing for highest possible jitter rejection based on a 32-bit DSP
• 24-Bit/384kHz asynchronous sample rate converter (ASRC)
• 24-Bit resolution enhancer for lowest possible noise level and intermodulation distortion (IMD)
• One high-grade Analog Devices AD1955 D/A converter per channel capable of highlighting the outstanding performance of the ASRC
• Direct 8fs interface between an Analog Devices Blackfin DSP and an Analog Devices DAC for optimum performance
• HRS link for high-precision jitter-free clock synchronization and data transmission between HRS-link-enabled devices
• Real-time Linear Smoothing III (RLS-III) resulting in a total linear phase processing and highest jitter rejection
• Two digital inputs for dramatic sound quality improvement of external devices
• CD playback with CD Text functionality
• MP3 playback with ID3 Tag information
• Digital outputs for direct connection to external digital-to-analog converters
• Sophisticated programming features to automatically play tracks in preprogrammed or random order
• Direct entry of discs and tracks from the remote control; forward and reverse disc skip
• Display of time elapsed and time remaining of current track or time remaining of programmed tracks
• Full compatibility with CD-R and CD-RW format to play (finalized) recordable and erasable discs
• Dot-matrix display
• Dimmer reduces brightness of the information screen or switches it off completely
• Remote control input and output for control via system remote control of compatible Harman Kardon amplifiers
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