Musical Fidelity M3scd CD Player

High Performance CD Player

The M3scd has been designed to give outstanding CD reproduction and to be a digital hub. In addition to CD, it features 3 digital inputs: coaxial, optical, and asynchronous USB. This makes it particularly useful for improving the sound from set-top boxes and/or TVs. The technical performance is excellent, offering very low distortion, extremely low jitter, an excellent signal-to-noise ratio, an extremely flat frequency response, exemplary linearity, and excellent channel separation.

Overall, the M3scd provides excellent CD replay and can simultaneously function as a versatile digital hub.

M3scd in Brief

CD player and digital hub
Excellent technical performance
Very good CD readability
Multiple digital inputs: coaxial, optical, and asynchronous USB
Very low jitter
Excellent build quality and convenient size

Specifications

Performance

Parameter	Value
Jitter	<135 picoseconds peak to peak
Frequency Response	10 Hz to 20 kHz -0.2 dB max.
Signal to Noise Ratio	>117 dB
THD (+ noise)	<0.003% 10 Hz to 20 kHz
Linearity	<0.1 dB down to -96 dB
Channel Separation	105 dB (20 Hz to 20 kHz)

Hardware

Component	Details
DAC	24-bit Delta-Sigma (bit stream) dual differential 8x over-sampling

Outputs

1x Line level RCA
1x RCA coaxial connector (Digital SPDIF)
1x Toslink optical connector (Digital SPDIF)
1x Trigger output - 3.5mm (1/8") mono jack +12 V DC

Inputs

1x RCA coaxial connector SPDIF (32-192 kbps, 16-24 bit stereo PCM)
1x TOSLINK optical connector (32-96 kbps, 16-24 bit stereo PCM)
1x USB type 'B' connector (Asynchronous data stream at up to 24-bit/96kHz)
1x Trigger in

General

Attribute	Value
Dimensions (WxHxD)	440 x 100 x 380 mm
Weight (unpacked / packed)	6.05 kg / 9.9 kg

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