Teac PD-301-X Reference Series CD Player/FM Tuner with USB (Black)

The PD-301-X is a compact CD player that incorporates a FM tuner and a USB port that enables playback from USB flash drives –A slot-in drive mechanism, which has a record of use in professional equipment, is used for the crucial CD player drive. Not only can you use this unit as a simple high-quality CD player, you can also use it as a CD transport in combination with a separate D/A converter connected to its coaxial or optical digital output. In addition, WAV, AAC, MP3 and WMA files can be played back from USB flash drives connected to the USB port on the front of the unit.Furthermore, used in combination with an AI-301DA pre-main amplifier from the 301 Reference Series, you can create a compact desktop audio system that allows you to play high-resolution audio from a computer, listen to radio, and even enjoy wireless playback of high-quality audio from a smartphone or tablet with Bluetooth that supports aptX.

• Slot loading CD drive mechanism (CD-DA, CD-ROM/R/RW).The PD-301-X features a compact, high-precision, slot-load CD drive mechanism that’s exclusively designed for professional audio applications. Thanks to its quick loading times and automatic playback function, users can get on with enjoying their music mere moments after inserting a CD into the slot.
• Remote Control with number pad.
• Playback of MP3, WMA, AAC and WAV files. Conventional digital audio formats such as MP3 and WMA can be played back from CD-ROM/CD-R/CD-RW discs. In addition, music files in AAC and WAV formats are also supported when played from a USB flash drive inserted into the front USB port. Usefully, the player can show ID3 tag, song title and artist name info contained on MP3, WMA and AAC files on its LC-display.
• High precision digital to analog audio converters. The PD-301-X employs a high-performance DAC (digital to analogue converter), the PCM5142 from BurrBrown, for silky smooth audio reproduction.
• Coaxial and optical digital outputs also allow digital output of fm broadcasts
• Employing aluminum panels for the player’s front, sides and top means that the PD-301-X provides unusual rigidity, minimizing the adverse effect of unwanted vibrations on sound quality. And all from a package with a tiny footprint that occupies an area of just 215mm x 232mm (8.5” x 9.1”), allowing users to comfortably locate the unit on the smallest of desktops.
• Unlike most other CD Players, the PD-301-X also features a FM Tuner module within its compact cabinet.
• In addition to conventional analogue audio outputs, audio signals from the PD-301-X’s built-in FM tuner are also delivered from the digital audio outputs, via both the coaxial and optical connectors (of course, these connections also deliver digital audio from CD). Please note that the digital audio output format is PCM 44.1kHz/16-bit, regardless of the resolution of the original source.