CD 1 CD Player
Halo
CD 1
- ROM drive spins four times faster than any CD drive
- CD is read and analyzed multiple times until every bit is read faithfully
- Audio bitstream comes from an immense memory buffer, not directly from the CD
- User choice of an op-amp or discrete analog output stage
- Three separate power supplies for analog and digital circuits
- Ultra-quiet R-core power transformer for the linear analog power supply
- Premium Connor-Winfield precision VCXO crystal clock for incredibly low jitter
- 44.1 kHz CD data is up-sampled to 352.8 kHz by an 8x interpolator
- Six layer DAC board for lower noise and point of use power delivery
- High performance, jitter-resistant Analog Devices AD1853 DAC IC
- Ultra-quiet National Semiconductor LME49990 audio op-amps
- Proprietary software enables quieter running of the ROM drive
- 0° or 180° absolute polarity selection by remote control
- Choice of silent or audible fast forward or fast back
- Unbalanced RCA and balanced XLR outputs
- Optical, Coax and BNC digital outputs
- BNC & RCA digital outputs are isolated by transformer coupling
- Massive aluminum partitions isolate each function
- Neutrik XLR and gold-plated Vampire RCA jacks
- Full function remote control
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Frequency Response:
20 Hz - 20 kHz, +0/-.05 dB
THD Distortion:
< 0.06% at 1 kHz
S/N Ratio:
> 108 dB, IHF A-weighted
Crosstalk:
> 77 dB at 20 kHz
Maximum Output Level Unbalanced:
2.0 Volts
Maximum Output Level Balanced:
4.0 Volts
Output Impedance Unbalanced:
100 Ohms
Output Impedance Balanced:
200 Ohms
AC Power Requirement:
115 Volts, 60 Hz or 230 Volts, 50 Hz
(Rear panel switch selects 115V or 230V operation)
Power Consumption: 45 Watts
Standby Power Consumption: 0.5 Watt
Dimensions:
Width: 17 1/4" (437 mm)
Depth: 13 3/4" (350mm)
Height, with feet: 4 1/8" (105mm)
Height, without feet: 3-1/2" (89mm)
Weight:
Net: 18 lbs. (8.2 kg)
Shipping: 25 lbs. (11.3 kg)
Rack Mount Accessory:
HRA 2 (May be purchased separately)
Stereo&Video (May, 2014)
"This amazing group of equipment best demonstrates the audio industry's present state of the art. Internally, this unit is as different from a conventional CD player as a Tesla electric automobile is from a Lada."
Hi-Fi News (March, 2014)
"Thanks to the innovative technology from Holm Acoustics, it does play CDs exceptionally well, and its pure, engaging sound on disc is easily enough to justify the price. Warmly recommended."
Stereophile, John Atkinson (Dec. 2013)
"The CD 1 was the best-performing player I have encountered when tested for error correction... there weren't even any errors flagged in the CD 1's digital output. Color me impressed!"
Stereophile, Sam Tellig (July, 2013)
"The Parasound Halo CD 1 made the most of this recording. I noticed, with this and other CDs, that the string sound was particularly sweet."
Stereophile, John Marks (June, 2013)
"Detailed yet smooth, fast yet not fatiguing, and with wonderful frequency extension at the bottom and top."
