In every respect the new TL 0 3.0 embodies a level of per- fection that is unprecedented and breathtaking. Handcraf- ted and assembled in Japan, each TL 0 3.0 is rigorously tested after completion and then “burned in” before being certified.
CEC is legendary for precision. Conventional CD trans- ports tend to amplify even the slightest vibration in the re- flective surface of the disc due to the distance the laser beam has to travel. These micro-vibrations scatter light and reduce the integrity of the digital data stream. The TL 0 3.0’s revolutionary three part chassis suppresses micro- vibrations and resonances that cause unwanted jitter in the data stream. The elimination of jitter greatly reduces the distortion that too often characterizes CDs as digital rather than musical. CEC has achieved superior isolation of the TL 0 3.0 drive mechanism by using three spiked feet and a rubber-damped three-point suspension. The drive me- chanism is a massive 30 mm sandwich of non magnetic materials with dissimilar resonances: a 20 mm aluminum plate and a 10 mm brass plate. To assure undisturbed operation of the laser pickup, all sources of electro-mag- netic interference are physically isolated.
The massive regulated power supply is housed in a sepa- rate chassis that may be located up to 1.5meters from the TL 0 3.0 drive mechanism chassis. The drive electronics are enclosed in a 20mm thick nonmagnetic anodized alu- minum chassis isolated from the main drive mechanism. The drive and laser motors are electronically, magnetically, and mechanically isolated from the laser pickup and turn- table, coupled only by two precision drive belts. The disc drive motor is a cog-free low torque design that is inher- ently free of vibration.
The drive belt multiplies its torque to spin the compact disc on a precision spindle/thrust bearing assembly and supports a 125mm diameter stabilizer clamp weighing 450grams. With inertia comparable to the most massive analog turntable, the flywheel effect of the TL 0 3.0 disc stabilizer achieves perfect rotational stability without the constant electronic servo corrections required in all other CD transports. As a further benefit, the disc stabilizer co- vers the entire top and outer edge of the CD to prevent light scattering and internal refiections.
Pride, craftsmanship, and music reproduction on compact disc have reached a new plateau with the CEC TL 0 3.0.
CEC opened a new chapter in music reproduction in the spring of 1992 with the world‘s first Belt Drive CD Trans- port, the already famous TL1. Creative mastery of vibration control techniques resulted in this landmark product who- se uniquely analog musicality has been hailed as nothing less than a revolution in digital audio.
The TL1 is considered to be the finest instrument for the most musically satisfying digital reproduction by music lo- vers, high end amplifier and loudspeaker manufacturers, and the high end audio press around the world. Now with the CEC TL0 3.0, the breakthroughs of the previous TL1 TL0 and TL0 X have been refined even further than we imagined possible just a few years ago.
Test reports in international magazines as well as the tes- timony of our satisfied customers worldwide confirm that
we have achieved our musical objective: music reproduc- tion on its highest level.
CEC’s flagship model TL0 X will be refined for 2014 as TL0 3.0. - Major points of improvement are as follows:
1. The servo PCB circuit has been redesigned to shorten the signal pass and strengthen the grounding. This will minimize the deterioration and the distortion of the digital signal recorded on the CD.
2. Word-clock input has been newly installed. Having the same outer clock as the D/A converter, jitter will be remar- kably minimized to improve sound reproduction.
3. The height of CD stabilizer (puck) has been decreased by 5 mm to stabilize the rotation of the disc.
4. CEC’s original Superlink connection has been fitted for the first time in the TL0 series. When connected to the D/A converter equipped with Superlink inputs, the shortest and most direct digital signal transportation is available without passing through encoding and decoding procedure.The left/right-clock data, bit-clock data and digital audio music data are all transmitted from the CD-transport to the DAC while the master-clock is generated inside the DAC and sent to the CD-transport.
5. The external appearance has been upgraded for the first time since it’s original release in 1993. The visible fixing screws and housing have been minimized at each edge of the housing components.
