Loewe CD 9000 specifications

Category : CD-Player

General

Connections

Tech nical data

Special equipment

Number of outputs:
- Analog (RCA): 2 V, 10 kOhm
- Headphones (jack): 3.9mW, 8 - 2'000 Ohm

Review at "Hifi-Museum":
LOEWE OPTA CD9000
The CD 9000 presents itself as a flat device into which the compact disc must be inserted from above. A slight pressure on the lid allows it to open slowly. There should hardly be any accidental fingerprints during loading and unloading, but a little attention should be paid to the outstanding centering mandrel so as not to scratch the playing surface of the CD.

The CD 9000 must be at the top
Due to the construction, it is not possible to place the CD 9000 in a tower. He must always be on top. The flap, which is half designed as a viewing window, allows a view of the window in action. Once the charging process has been completed, as many light-emitting diodes of the upper chain light up automatically as there are tracks on the CD (maximum 15). The same number of pieces of music can also be stored in the memory of the programming unit.

Programming is very easy with the CD 9000, pressing the "Select" button lights up the LEDs of the second row one after the other; these symbolize the title in question. The "Store" button is now used to save. The omitting programming ("Cancel") makes it possible to simply delete pieces of music that you do not want to listen to within a program.

The player still has the skip function, which can be used to skip to the next track. The time display informs about the elapsed time during playback and can be switched from track time to total time.

Very good transmission characteristics
The technology of the Loewe -Opta player is so good in all respects that you don't have to lose a lot of words about it. The square-wave and pulse behavior betrays the "oversampling", i.e. the use of digital filters for the high-frequency interference components. The system is thus fully utilized. The low running noise is also pleasing, and the only minus point is the missing headphone output.

There is a big praise in the noise immunity section, in which the CD 9000 received the full score every time. This is extremely important for daily use and is highly rated. Overall, one can make a strong purchase recommendation for this device. With average ease of use, the owner gets a technique that fully exploits the characteristics of the digital system and is also very practical. The very good price-value ratio speaks for itself. rp

Loewe CD 9000