Chord Red Reference MK III Operation & User’s Manual

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CD Player Thank you for buying a Chord Electronics product. Before you start to enjoy your CD player, please take a couple of minutes to read how to connect your audio equipment and loudspeakers and how to maximise your listening experience. Product Description Building on the success of the RED Reference CD player the Mk III version n ...

To ensure that your Red Reference works efficiently and safely, please pay particular attention to the following issues. ventilation Your Red Reference should have at least 5cm of clear space all around it to ensure a free flow of air at all times. We do not recommend that you place Red Reference directly on a carpet. AC lead and plug All C ...

to do this may be hazardous. The power supply components within the transport are designed to operate at lethal voltages and energy levels. Circuit designs that embody these components conform to applicable safety requirements. Precautions must b ...

The AC power connector of Red Reference is at the back of the unit. Plug the female end (socket) of the power cord into the power connector of the transport, and the male end(plug) of the power cord into AC wall socket or AC extension socket. The Red Reference CD player features a universal voltage high frequency power supply and will o ...

Red Reference - rear panel connections All the input and output connections of Red Reference are situated on the rear panel of the transport. Red Reference has three types of digital output; Optical, Coaxial and AES/EBU, three types of digital input optical, USB HD and AES/EBU and both balanced and unbalanced analogue outputs. In ...

Red Reference - coaxial connection Red Reference has one SPDIF output as shown above. This outputs digital audio data from any CD playing. All coaxial connections use BNC connectors with 75ohm impedance. Although less common than RCA-phono digital connectors, BNC connectors exhibit consistent impedance behaviour and are essential fo ...

For installations that require a long run of cable between the transport and digital-analog converter we would recommend using a balanced AES/EBU connection. The AES/EBU will output digital audio data from any CD playing and can either be used as two identical outputs or combined as one 176.4KHz dual data output. Frequency settings ...

The optical digital output uses a standard TOSlink connection and can be used with DAC64 and several other digital to analogue converters. This outputs digital audio data from any CD playing. In particular an optical connection can be very useful in the prevention of earth loops, as there is no electrical connection between two prod ...