General informations
In every respect the new CEC TL 0 3. 0 CD Transport possesses an unprecedented and breathtaking level of perfection. Crafted and hand assembled in Japan, each TL 0 3.0 is rigorously tested after completion and then 'Taken to the Limit' before being certified.
Conventional CD transports tend to amplify even the slightest vibration in the disc's reflective surface. The TL 0 3.0's revolutionary three-part chassis suppresses the micro-vibrations and resonances that cause unwanted jitter in the data stream. Eliminating jitter greatly reduces the distortion that too often characterizes CDs as digital rather than musical.
CEC achieved superior isolation of the TL 0 3.0 drive mechanism by using three-pronged rubber damped suspension.
The drive mechanism is a huge 30mm sandwich of non-magnetic materials with different resonances: a 20mm aluminum plate and a 10mm brass plate.
To ensure undisturbed operation of the laser pickup, all sources of electromagnetic interference are physically isolated.
The drive electronics are enclosed in a 20 mm thick non-magnetic anodized aluminum frame , isolated from the main drive mechanism . The drive and laser motors are electronically, magnetically and mechanically isolated from the laser pickup and turntable, decoupled by two precision drive belts. The disc drive motor is a low torque, gearless design that is inherently vibration free.
Just like analog turntables, inertia is applied to the record by the use of a 460g. stabilizer, 125 mm in diameter. This avoids the need for permanent electronic servo corrections required by all other CD transports and adds vertical stability to the disc
The huge regulated power supply is housed in a separate chassis which can be up to 1.5 meters from the chassis of the TL0 3.0 drive mechanism.
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CEC's top model TL0 X refined in 2014 as TL0 3.0.
The main points for improvement are as follows:
1. The servo PCB circuit has been redesigned to shorten the signal passage and strengthen the grounding. This will minimize deterioration and distortion of the digital signal recorded on the CD.
2. Word clock input has just been installed. By having the same external clock as the D/A converter, jitter will be greatly minimized to improve sound reproduction.
3. The height of the CD stabilizer (disc) has been decreased by 5 mm to stabilize the rotation of the disc.
4. CEC's original Superlink connection was first fitted to the TL0 series. When connected to D/A converter equipped with Superlink inputs, the shortest and most direct digital signal transport is available without going through the coding and decoding procedure. transmitted from the CD transport to the DAC while the master clock is generated within the DAC and sent to the CD transport.
5. The external appearance has been improved for the first time since its original version in 1993. Visible fixing screws and the housing have been minimized on each edge of the housing components.