MEASUREMENTS

I tested the CH Precision D1.5 SACD/CD player/transport with my Audio Precision SYS2722 system.1 As the D1.5 doesn’t have digital inputs, I assessed its performance, using its own power supply and internal clock, with a Sony test SACD and a CD-R with 16-bit test signals.

I used the , which has gaps of various lengths in the data spiral, to check the D1.5’s error correction. The Compact Disc Standard requires only that a player cope with gaps of up to 0.2mm in length, but the D1.5 played the tracks