Sony DVP-NS999ES - Manual (Page 52)

ES Series DVD-Video/CD/SA-CD Players; Version 3.0 Page 52
Every multi-channel Super Audio CD includes a separate 2-channel
stereo mix, done by the hand of the producer—not by a computer.
Backward compatibility
Every Super Audio CD player will play back the 13 billion audio Compact
Discs worldwide. So the Super Audio CD format keeps the faith with CD, the
most popular digital format of all time. The Super Audio CD format also includes
a hybrid disc option that will play back beautifully in more than 700 million CD
players, worldwide.
CD Super Audio CD (single
layer)
Disc diameter 12 cm 12 cm
Disc thickness 1.2 mm 1.2 mm
Playback side Single Single
Coding System 16-bit linear PCM encoding 1-bit DSD encoding
Sampling Frequency 44,100 Hz 2,822,400 Hz
Disc data capacity 680 MB 4.7 GB
Disc minimum pit length 0.83 micrometers 0.40 micrometers
Disc track pitch 1.60 micrometers 0.74 micrometers
Laser wavelength 780 nm 650 nm
Lens numerical aperture (NA) 0.45 0.60
Playback frequency range
(theoretical) DC—20,000 Hz DC—>100,000 Hz
Dynamic range (theoretical) 96 dB (audible range) More than 120 dB (audible
range)
Maximum playback time Approx. 74 min. (stereo) Approx. 110 min. (stereo)
Approx. 74 min. (multi-
channel and stereo)
Additional functions Text, graphics Text, graphics, video