Specifications:

To build a CD player without equal, there are no shortcuts, no compromises, and no easy answers. Optimized for precision playback above all, the HD 990 employs two high performance stereo digital-to-analogue converters to deliver third-generation Real-time Linear Smoothing (RLS III), creating a spacious, richly detailed sound that other players simply cannot duplicate.

FEATURES:

• One analogue 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
• 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-analogue converters
• Sophisticated programming features to automatically play tracks in pre-programmed 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