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Booklet covering Sony’s full CD player lineup for October 1994: ES series, standard models, disc changers, and the hi-end R series. The new flagship CDP-XA7ES at ¥250,000 features a fixed-lens optical system and Current Pulse D/A converter, with CDP-XA5ES and CDP-XA3ES below it. The CDP-CX100 100-disc changer puts a whole music library in one box. At the back, the R series: CDP-R10 at ¥1,200,000 and external DAC DAS-R10 at ¥800,000.
- カレントパルスD/Aコンバーター - Current Pulse D/A Converter - current-output DAC, Sony's top ES technology for 1994; used in CDP-XA7ES, CDP-XA5ES and CDP-XA3ES
- アドバンストパルスD/Aコンバーター - Advanced Pulse D/A Converter - mid-range current-pulse DAC; fitted in CDP-911 and CDP-611
- ハイブリッドパルスD/Aコンバーター - Hybrid Pulse D/A Converter - entry-level current-pulse DAC; used in CDP-315
- 光学系固定方式メカニズム - Fixed-lens optical mechanism - the laser assembly is stationary while the disc moves; reduces transport vibration (CDP-XA7ES)
- SBM (スーパービットマッピング) - SBM (Super Bit Mapping) - Sony's noise-shaping technology for encoding 20-bit masters into 16-bit CD with minimal dynamic range loss
| Model | Type | Price |
|---|---|---|
| SONY CDP-XA7ES | CD player, ES series flagship, Current Pulse D/A, fixed-lens optics, new model | ¥250,000 |
| SONY CDP-XA5ES | CD player, ES series, Current Pulse D/A | ¥120,000 |
| SONY CDP-XA3ES | CD player, ES series, Current Pulse D/A | ¥100,000 |
| SONY CDP-911 | CD player, Advanced Pulse D/A | ¥50,000 |
| SONY CDP-611 | CD player, Advanced Pulse D/A, 7 DSP programs | ¥39,800 |
| SONY CDP-315 | CD player, Hybrid Pulse D/A, digital output | ¥22,000 |
| SONY CDP-P91 | CD player for Compo systems | ¥72,000 |
| SONY CDP-S1 | Compact CD player | ¥25,000 |
| SONY CDP-M54 | Compact CD player | ¥25,000 |
| SONY CDP-CX100 | 100-disc CD changer, Advanced Pulse D/A | ¥100,000 |
| SONY CDP-C535 | 5-disc CD changer, EX-Change, DSP | ¥49,800 |
| SONY CDP-C910 | 10-disc CD changer | ¥50,000 |
| SONY CDP-C325M | 3-disc CD changer | ¥30,000 |
| SONY VCP-C1 | Video CD player, 5-disc changer | ¥69,000 |
| SONY CDP-R3 | CD player, R series hi-end | ¥300,000 |
| SONY DAS-R1a | External DAC, R series hi-end | ¥300,000 |
| SONY CDP-R10 | CD player, R series, absolute flagship | ¥1,200,000 |
| SONY DAS-R10 | External DAC, R series, absolute flagship | ¥800,000 |
昭和69年10月（1994 October）
