Panasonic CQ-CB8901U CD Receiver

Panasonic Updated: 2007-06-22
Panasonic CQ-CB8901U CD Receiver

HD Radio™ for Pure, Crystal-Clear Digital Audio
With HD RadioTM technology1 from iBiquity Digital Corporation® built-in, you'll be able to enjoy crystal-clear, pure digital audio quality from some of your favorite AM/FM radio stations that are transmitting in HD. How good does HD radio sound? So good that FM radio will have compact-disc-like audio quality and AM radio will sound just like FM does today. In fact, you'll be able to view the artist name and song title of music broadcast in HD, as well as stock and news information, local traffic conditions, weather, and much more-all directly across your radio screen.

Enjoy a New Generation of Radio-XM Satellite Radio
With the CQ-CB8901U you can enjoy a new generation of radio-XM satellite Radio-when you hook up the optional XM receiver and digital adapter. XM Radio uses digital transmission to provide CD-like sound quality, with over 130 channels and 100% commercial-free music on channels of your choice. In addition to rock, jazz, country, blues, classical and other genres on more than 60 music channels, you also have over 30 channels of news, sports, talk and entertainment, plus over 20 dedicated channels of XM instant traffic and weather. With XM Radio, you can look forward to a mobile listening experience that's always fresh and never boring.

MOS-FET High Power Amp for Pure Sound
A MOS-FET high power amplifier (50W x 4 max.) delivers pure signal output by minimizing crossover distortion during current-to-voltage conversion of the signal from the preamp stage. What does this mean? Benefits are apparent in an excellent high-range signal-to-noise ratio, reflecting minimal treble noise. The result is highly faithful sound reproduction with expressive musical detail.

High Definition 3D Graphics in Motion
Spice up your drive with our CD receiver's high definition 3D action graphics that look especially cool on the illuminated blue display. There are five motion patterns, including Formula 1 racecar action and a scenic cityscape called Metropolis, and 10 still images to choose from.

Play Many Popular Music Formats
This CD receiver not only plays CDs, but also CD-R/RW discs, including MP3 and WMA formats. If you've got WMA and MP3 music files recorded on the same CD-R/RW disc, no problem-our CD receiver can handle it. For your listening pleasure, the acclaimed Alphatuner V FM/AM tuner circuitry is built into this unit as well, and there are 18 FM and 6 AM presets. Through years of experience, our advanced technology has made it possible to pack all of these incredible features into such a compact 1-DIN form.

Easily Upgrade to an External Amp System
You can easily upgrade to an external amp system by using the dual preamp outputs on this 4-channel head unit. This allows for a maximum output voltage of 5V and output impedance of 60 ohms that not only help protect the signal from external noise, but also permit low power amp gain for powerful reproduction of transient peaks with minimum distortion. In addition, a non-fading, low impedance subwoofer output is available to make adding a dedicated subwoofer amplifier to your system easy.

Personalize Your Sound with the Great Equalizer
Personalize your sound system with our SQ7 seven-band graphic equalizer. Not only does it provide manual adjustments to help you fine tune your music, but it also offers a series of one-touch equalizer settings, such as Rock, Pop, Vocal, Jazz, Club and Flat.

AUDIO FEATURES:  .
Maximum Output Power  50W x 4
Digital Amplifier  No
MOS-FET Output Stage  Yes
SRS CS Automotive  No
Sound Quality  SQ7
High & Low Pass Filters (crossover)  Yes
SBC-SW (Super Bass Controlled Subwoofer)  Yes
Muting (M) / Attenuator (A)  Yes
Bass, Treble, Balance Fader Controls  Yes
Speaker Impedance  4-8 ohms
Pre-Amp Outputs (Front/Rear/Subwoofer)  F/R/S
Preamp Output Level/Impedance  5V/60 ohms
Subwoofer Output Level/Impedance  5V/60 ohms
High Pass Filter Frequency  Off/90/135/180//225Hz
Low Pass Filter Frequency  80/120/160Hz
RADIO FEATURES:  .
HD Radio™ 1  Yes
Satellite Radio Ready  Yes
Radio DSP  Yes
FM/AM Presets  18/6
Auto Preset Memory with Scan  Yes
FMO (FM Optimizer)  Yes
AFE (Adaptive FM Front End)  Yes
INQ (Impulse Noise Quieting)  Yes
AM Usable Sensitivity (S/N 20dB)  25dB/µV (17µV)
FM Usable Sensitivity (75 ohms, S/N 30dB)  12.2dBf (1.12µV)
50dB Quieting Sensitivity (75 ohms)  15.2dBf (1.59µV)
S/N Ratio (FM mono)  62dB
Stereo Separation (1kHz)  40dB
Alternate Channel Selectivity  75dB
CD FEATURES:  .
MP3/WMA Playback  Yes
CD-R/CD-RW Playback  Yes
Multi-stage Noise Shaping 1-bit DAC  Yes
3-Beam Hologram Pickup  Yes
One-chip Digital Circuit  Yes
CD Controls  Scan, Search, Repeat and Random Play
Pause  Yes
CD Text Display  Yes
Frequency Response (±1dB)  20Hz - 20kHz
S/N Ratio  96dB
THD (1kHz)  0.01%
Channel Separation (1kHz)  86dB
CD CHANGER CONTROL:  .
Track/Disc Scan  Yes
Track/Disc Repeat  Yes
Search and Random Play  Yes
DISPLAY & OTHER FEATURES:  .
Color OEL Display  No
High Definition 3D Dot Matrix Display  Yes
Large Rotary Knob  Yes
Super Bright Display with Dimmer  Yes
LCD Illumination Color  Blue
Button Illumination Color  Light Blue
Spectrum Analyzer  Yes
Level Meter  No
Day & Night Design  Yes
AUX Input  Yes
Fully Motorized Front Panel  Yes
Open Face CD Access  Yes
Removable Faceplate  Yes
Flashing Warning Light  Yes
Wireless Remote Control  Yes
Built-in Quartz Clock  Yes
Dimensions (H x W x D)  1.94'' x 7'' x 6.125''
Weight  5.73 lbs