Sony SCD-C333es 5-disc SACD/CD changer

For your consideration is a well used Sony SCD-333es 5-disc SACD/CD changer.  Cosmetically it is in very good condition but functionally it needs a little TLC.   The
CD carousel motor is starting to have some trouble and the CD laser mechanism does not read discs consistently.  Includes the original box,
owner's manual and remote.

The
issues can probably be fixed for a few bucks for a new laser
pick up and carousel motor.  This would make a great gift for a budding
audiophile that wants spend a little time and money on parts to repair
it.  It would also be a good project for someone that likes to mod audio
equipment.

This unit can play the following
discs:

• Conventional CDs
• Super Audio CD
  (Single layer disc): These can hold up to 74 minutes of music and are
  playable ONLY on an SACD compatible unit such as this.
• Super Audio CD
  (Dual layer disc): These discs hold dual layers of high
  density information for longer playing times (one side only, so the disc
  does not have to be turned).  These discs are playable ONLY on an SACD
  compatible unit such as this.
• Super Audio CD +
  CD (Hybrid disc): These discs have a high density SACD layer and a CD
  layer, allowing them to be played either on an SACD compatible unit OR on a
  regular CD player which can read the CD layer.
• CD-R
• CD-RW

Features

Direct Stream Digital (DSD)
encoding: Unlike PCM based technology (CD/MiniDisc/DVD/Audio DVD,
etc.), Super Audio CD is based on DSD encoding which does not require decimation
and interpolation filters. DSD is much simpler and enables a 1-bit signal to be
recorded directly.  DSD encodes music at 2,822,400 samples per second
allowing you to hear sound with incredible ease and clarity. DSD combines the
advantages of digital recording with the best characteristics of analog sound.

24-bit Variable Coefficient
digital filter: For CD playback, handles 64 times as many steps as
previous Sony digital filters. You can select five distinct settings to match
your listening environment and music source. The five settings are Standard
(Steepest possible roll off above 20k with greatest suppression of ultrasonic
noise); Clear; Plain; Fine and Silky. 

Current Pulse D/A Converter: For
both SACD and CD, the Current Pulse D/A converter provides extremely accurate
conversion from 1-bit digital to analog.

SACD and CD Text Compatible: This
unit has a display which will display the disc name, artist name, and current
track name (15 characters will appear at once, after which the display will
scroll) with compatible CDs with CD Text and SACDs (most of which will have
text).

SACD/CD Switching: The
unit automatically determines the format of an SACD or CD disc. However, an SACD/CD
switch on both the remote and the unit allows you to select the format for
slightly quicker loading times or, in the case of a hybrid SACD/CD disc, to
select the CD layer.

Display: You can switch
the display so that CD text information is not displayed, turn the display off
completely, or leave it in standard mode which displays disc time and track
information, text (if available) and the format being played.

Program Play:
Up to 32 tracks can be programmed and played in any order.

Shuffle Play: This
unit can play the tracks on a single disc or all the tracks on all loaded discs
in random order.

Repeat Play: This
unit can repeat the current track, all the tracks on all loaded discs, all the
tracks on the current disc, Shuffle play, and Program play.

Disc
Name: Up to 255 discs can be labeled with names of up to 14
characters. If the disc is encoded with SACD Text or CD Text, it cannot be
labeled.

Disc Exchange: You
can exchange up to 4 discs while playing a fifth
(must use disc skip after each one).

Remote
Control

RM-SC300 Remote: The remote is
pre-programmed to operate this unit and a number of functions on other Sony CD
players. The
remote's codes correspond to Sony CD Player codes, so many of its functions can
be operated with a normal Sony receiver or preamp remote control. CD1 and CD2
modes can be selected from the remote to allow you to use this unit in a system
which already contains a Sony CD player.

Inputs
and Outputs

Front Panel:

• Phones:
  Standard gold-plated headphone output

Rear Panel:

• Analog Out: Left and right
  gold-plated RCA jacks. Note: This output must be connected to the
  receiver or other system amplification, since SACD discs are output only
  from the analog output.
• Digital Outputs (CD only):
  One Toslink digital output with a plastic cover and one gold-plated coaxial
  digital output. Note: Only 16 bit digital signals from a CD or the CD
  layer of a Hybrid SACD disc are output through the digital outputs. 
  SACD signals are only output through the analog output.  This is done
  both for copy protection issues and the fact that SACD signals are not PCM,
  thus they could not be recorded by current consumer digital recorders.
• Control A1II: Two Control A1II
  jacks (min-jack)

Specifications

When a Super
Audio CD is Played:

• Playing
  Frequency Range: 2 Hz to 100 kHz
• Frequency
  Response: 2 Hz to 50 kHz (-3dB)
• Dynamic Range: More
  than 103 dB
• Total Harmonic Distortion
  Rate: 0.0015% or less

When a CD is
Played:

• Frequency
  Response: 2 Hz to 20 kHz
• Dynamic Range: More
  than 99 dB
• Total Harmonic Distortion
  Rate: 0.002% or less

This it is for pick up only!  Please contact me if you have any questions.  Thanks!