Carmen II
Overview
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Carmen II is ideal for both movie lovers and music lovers, and offers an extensive array of features, all at an affordable price. Theta redesigned and enhanced cirtually every internal component of the original Carmen, equipping Carmen II with a new DVD board and drive, new audio and video circuits, a new power supply and a new fron-panel display.
Carmen II can handle digital audio at 44.1, 48, and 96 kHz with resolutions of 16, 20, and 24 bits. An advanced drive mechanism with twin laser diodes-650 nm for DVD and 780 nm for all CD formats-makes it compatible with just about any disc or format.
The drive mechanism has special low-jitter digital servo circuits to control motor speed, laser tracking and focus. It automatically selects the proper laser for the type of disc being played, enhancing read-out precision and keeping errors to a minimum. Errors introduced by fingerprints, dust and warping are corrected by parametric statistical analysis circuits.
Carmen II has a massive, shielded, 65-watt main DC power supply. It is highly filtered at both the input and output stages to keep unwanted noise from degrading the power used by the signal processing circuits. CD and DVD sections are addressed separately, with interaction between the circuits kept to a minimum.
