Compact Disc Player CD63 (CD63T) top loader

Marantz (Sound United LLC); Vista, CA

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  • Year
  • 1982
  • Category
  • Sound/Video Recorder and/or Player
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 147466

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Transistors
  • Semiconductors present.
  • Semiconductors
  • Main principle
  • Audio-Amplification
  • Wave bands
  • - without
  • Details
  • CD-Player, -Writer, MD, MOD (audio); Hi-Fi equipment
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110; 120; 220; 240 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • - For headphones or amp.
  • Material
  • Various materials
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Compact Disc Player CD63 [top loader] - Marantz Sound United LLC;
  • Shape
  • Book-shelf unit.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 320 x 75 x 255 mm / 12.6 x 3 x 10 inch
  • Notes

  • The first European built CD player, released in Japan in October 1982, identical apart from labelling and its champagne gold colour to the Philips CD100 Compact Disc Player which was released worldwide in March 1983. With push button keys for Play/Next, Pause, Stop/CM (Clear Memory), Repeat, REV, FWD, Select, Cancel and Store (for storing tracks when compiling a programme). 15 LED track indicators, LED indicators for Pause, Error and  Repeat. On the back, RCA phono sockets for Line Output.

    Uses the Philips CDM-0 CD player mechanism and first generation Philips chipset.
    SAA7010 CD-Decoder
    SAA7000 Interpolation
    SAA7020 Error correction
    SAA7030  4 x Oversampling and digital filter
    TDA1540 14 + 2 bit D/A converter (one per audio channel).

    Specification  
    Audio Performance  
    Number of channels 2
    Frequency range 20Hz-20kHz ±0.3 dB
    Dynamic Range > 90dB
    Signal to noise ratio > 90 dB (20Hz-20kHz)
    Channel separation > 90dB (at 1000Hz)
    Total Harmonic Distortion
    (incl. noise) at max. output level    		 < 0.005%
    Wow and Flutter quartz crystal precision
    D/A Conversion 16 bit with digital filtering
    Error Correction System Cross Interleave Reed Solomon Code (CIRC)
    Audio Output Level 2 V rms
    Optical Readout System  
    Laser semi-conductor AlGaAs
    Wavelength 0.78µm
    Signal format  
    Sampling Frequency 44.1kHz
    Quantization 16 bit linear/channel
    Disc  
    Diameter 120 mm
    Thickness 1.2 mm
    Sense of rotation (seen from
    reading side    		 anti-clockwise
    Scanning velocity 1.2-1.4 m/s
    Rotation speed 500-200 rpm
    Playing time (max) 60 min (stereo)
    Track pitch 1.6µm
    Material plastic

    Power Supply
    Mains voltages: 110,127,220,240V ±10% 50/60Hz (switchable by transformer connections)

    Power Consumption: 20 Watts approx.

    See also the later facelift version housed in a black case, the Marantz CD-63B Compact Disc Player.

    Made in Belgium and Holland

  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 4.8 kg / 10 lb 9.2 oz (10.573 lb)
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 699.00 DM
  • Source of data
  • - - Data from my own collection
  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original prospect or advert (1983-84 Marantz Hi-Fi catalogue)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Howard Craven. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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