CDX-530

About the CDX-530

The Yamaha CDX-530 is a high-quality CD player manufactured in 1990, known for its Natural Sound technology. It uses dual PCM61P 18-bit digital converters with 8x oversampling and a KSS-210A CD mechanism. The player offers a frequency response from 2Hz to 20kHz, a dynamic range of 94dB, signal-to-noise ratio of 106dB, channel separation of 90dB, and total harmonic distortion below 0.005%. It supports CD, CD-R, and CD-RW playback, with features including shuffle, title programming for up to 25 titles, and direct track access. The unit is built with an anti-vibration chassis, has a line output of 2V, and comes with a remote control (though the remote lacks a pause button). Dimensions are 435 x 92.5 x 267 mm, weighing 3.7 kg. It was originally priced around 550 DM and is noted for its solid construction and sound quality, though some users report laser and spindle motor reliability issues due to non-branded parts used by Yamaha in this model. It does not have digital outputs or CD Text support.