Nakamichi CDPlayer2
Documentation on the Nakamichi CDPlayer2 is thin. What survives comes mostly from period advertising and a single test report. The player was part of Nakamichi's MusicBank multi-disc system. The marketing leaned on Nakamichi's own refinements, Bessel-type active analog filtering among them, and claimed the CDPlayer2 "sets a new standard for musical accuracy" (HiFI-Stereo, December 1990, p.61).
The one substantive review on record is more measured. HiFI-Stereo (December 1990, p.51) measured de-emphasis error at 110 dB at 100 Hz, 105 dB at 1 kHz, and 80 dB at 20 kHz, with a frequency (speed) error of −0.0035 percent. The reviewer found the CDPlayer2 quite sensitive to moderate finger tapping on its top cover, which caused mistracking and dropouts. It tracked through 1,500-micrometer data interruptions, but 2,000-micrometer defects caused mistracking. Stepping from Track 1 to Track 15 of the Philips TS4 test disc took 2.5 seconds, about average. A full disc change took roughly 7 seconds. Headphone volume was described as very good.
No production years, original retail price, DAC details, dimensions, or weight have surfaced in the available record. Don't confuse the CDPlayer2 with Nakamichi's standalone CD-3 or the later CDP-2A. This one was the multi-disc MusicBank unit.
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