SONY 1998 ES series - CD players
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ソニー「CD/ビデオCD/LDプレーヤー/カセットデッキ/DATデッキ 総合カタログ」
A 32-page booklet covering Sony’s July 1998 lineup across CD players, Video CD, LD, cassette decks, and DAT decks. The CD section spans from the flagship CDP-XA7ES with fixed optical mechanism and current-pulse DAC to the slim CDP-S35 (280 mm wide, designed to match the MDS-S39 MD deck), plus the CDP-CX200F MegaStorage 200-disc changer and the CDP-CE515 five-disc carousel. Cassette decks range from the reference TC-KA7ES with Lapis sapphire capstan bearing down to the twin-deck TC-WR965S and TC-WE805S. The DAT section is led by DTC-2000ES with four heads and direct-drive capstan at 200,000 yen. Noteworthy extras: LD players including the Hi-Vision HIL-C2EX, and the SAU-450CC converter for using VHS video heads with Video CD and karaoke discs.
| Model | Type | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CDP-XA7ES | CD player | |
| CDP-XA50ES | CD player | ¥68,000 |
| CDP-XA30ES | CD player | ¥60,000 |
| CDP-X5000 | CD player | ¥120,000 |
| CDP-XB920 | CD player | ¥40,000 |
| CDP-XE900 | CD player | ¥46,000 |
| CDP-XB5500 | CD player | ¥22,000 |
| CDP-XB7000 | CD player | ¥35,000 |
| CDP-S35 | CD player | ¥22,000 |
| CDP-CX200F | CD changer | ¥50,000 |
| CDP-CE515 | CD changer | ¥36,000 |
| CTD-S100 | accessory | ¥25,000 |
| TXD-RE210 | cassette deck | ¥40,000 |
| MXD-D1 | MD deck | ¥55,000 |
| VCP-S50 | CD player | ¥33,000 |
| MDP-V70G | LD player | ¥110,000 |
| VCP-C1 | CD changer | ¥68,000 |
| VCP-F70 | LD player | ¥45,000 |
| HIL-C2EX | LD player | ¥83,000 |
| SAU-450CC | accessory - converter | ¥15,000 |
| TC-KA7ES | cassette deck | ¥130,000 |
| TC-KA5ES | cassette deck | ¥98,000 |
| TC-KA3ES | cassette deck | ¥60,000 |
| TC-K710S | cassette deck | ¥50,000 |
| TC-TX717 | cassette deck | ¥34,000 |
| TC-RX300 | cassette deck | ¥29,000 |
| TC-RX715 | cassette deck | ¥38,000 |
| TC-WR965S | dual cassette deck | ¥100,000 |
| TC-WE505 | dual cassette deck | ¥32,000 |
| TC-WE805S | dual cassette deck | ¥55,000 |
| TC-WE725 | dual cassette deck | ¥40,000 |
| TC-WEB255 | dual cassette deck | ¥25,000 |
| DTC-2000ES | DAT deck | ¥200,000 |
| DTC-A8 | DAT deck | ¥113,000 |
| DTC-ZE700 | DAT deck | ¥55,000 |
| DTC-ZA5ES | DAT deck | ¥100,000 |
| Technical terms | Translation |
|---|---|
| 光学系固定方式メカニズム | fixed optical system mechanism |
| カレントパルスD/Aコンバートシステム | current pulse D/A conversion system |
| SBM (スーパービットマッピング) | SBM (Super Bit Mapping) |
| Lapis (キャプスタン軸受け) | Lapis (capstan bearing) |
| D.D.モーターメカニズム (DAT用) | D.D. motor mechanism (for DAT) |
| Marketing terms | Translation |
|---|---|
| ES | ES (Sony’s series of high-grade components) |
| CDプレーヤーの再現力の進化に応えて、CDソフトも〈スーパー・ビットマッピング〉で進化。より高音質のデジタルサウンドが楽しめます。 | In response to the evolution in the reproduction ability of CD players, CD software also evolves with “Super Bit Mapping”. You can enjoy digital sound of even higher quality. |
| 〈スーパー・ビットマッピング〉は、16ビットデジタルレコーダーに比べてダイナミックレンジが約24dB向上し、16倍も細かい音を記録できる、20ビットデジタルレコーダーで録音した音を、16ビットフォーマットのCDで再現することをめざして開発した信号処理技術です。〈スーパー・ビットマッピング〉処理技術は、下位の4ビットの情報を上位16ビットのデータに巧みに繰り込むことで、20ビットに限りなく近い分解能とSN比を再現。高解像度となめらかさが両立した透明感あふれるサウンドがお楽しみいただけます。 | “Super Bit Mapping” is a signal processing technology developed with the aim of reproducing, on a 16-bit format CD, sound recorded with a 20-bit digital recorder, which improves dynamic range by about 24 dB over a 16-bit digital recorder and can record sound 16 times finer. The “Super Bit Mapping” processing technology skillfully folds the information of the lower 4 bits into the data of the upper 16 bits, reproducing a resolution and S/N ratio as close as possible to 20 bits. You can enjoy transparent sound in which high resolution and smoothness coexist. |
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