T&A HiFi CD1230R CD player, silver, very good condition, 6180/1245E00540

T&A HiFi CD1230R CD player in silver:

T&A describes its CD player as follows:

"The sparkling new little brother to the CD 1240 R has everything that its sibling offers apart from the two-way converter, the co-ax output and the dual-transformer mains section. This gives us the chance to mention a few of this family’s exemplary qualities:

Two  Sigma-Delta  stereo  converters  operating  in  double  differential  mode  for optimum performance in terms of noise, overload and dynamics

T + A reverse clock process provides 192 kHz / 24-bit resolution and eliminates jitter, driving the performance of the system close to the physical limits.

As with our other CD players this unit employs a freely programmable signal processor (DSP). DSPs are not limited in the way they can process digital signals, and for this reason such  a  system  ensures  better  oversampling  than  would  be  possible  with  standard conventional chips. Until now oversampling filters were designed to provide as smooth a frequency response as possible, but their timing characteristics (pre- and post-echo) have been neglected. The problem is long pre- and post-echo effects which can seriously distort the musical signal, especially with transients. A different type of filter is now available which exhibits perfect transient handling: these are known as polynomial filters, and unfortunately they are characterised by a slight treble fall-off at 20 kHz. In the CD 1230 R we employ a particular  class  of  these  filters  which  has  been  developed  by  T+A:  BEZIER  polynomial types. These are combined with an IIR filter in a three-stage oversampling process. The result is a filter which produces no pre-echos. The human ear is particularly sensitive to pre-echos for two reasons: on the one hand such an echo can never occur in the natural world, and on the other they are not concealed by the main signal, unlike post-echos. This new filter also boasts a frequency response which is considerably smoother than that of other polynomial filters (e.g. cubic spline types). Such sophisticated filters cannot be purchased ready-made, and that is why a digital signal processor is employed in the CD 1230 R. The freely programmable signal processor of the CD 1230 R is not tied to a single filter, and this makes it possible for the unit to provide five different filter types offering subtly different sound characteristics - from the classical long FIR filter via short FIR filters to the BEZIER filter. These filters can be selected by means of a button on the front panel of the unit."

Optical condition:

Generally very good condition with signs of use over the years.

Light scratches on the edge on top of the bezel.

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Technical condition:

CD player works perfectly.