What is a 99 cdp-2?

The 99 CDP-2 is a CD player. It’s a digital switch box. It’s an upsampling D/A processor that is specified as being able to handle 24-bit/96kHz PCM signals. It also has variable output. And its mama dresses it pretty—you get all of that in an attractive cast-aluminum chassis. What did you do and when did you do it?

Does the Quad 99 cdp-2 have humming notes?

There are no humming notes at all. Yes, the sound of Quad 99 CDP-2 may seem more straightforward and not too emotional in the middle register, but I am sure that only this unit among competitors can withstand with honor a duel with some expensive reference Super End class player.

Is the Quad 99 CD player really crippled?

Maddock startled us visiting journalists with his brutal assessment of Quad’s CD forays over the years, accurately describing the original 99 CD player as having been compromised—”crippled” was his word, as I recall—by its use of a proprietary Quad bus-connection scheme.

How much does a cdp-2 cost?

And it did it for $1350. The 99 CDP-2 is a CD player. It’s a digital switch box. It’s an upsampling D/A processor that is specified as being able to handle 24-bit/96kHz PCM signals. It also has variable output.