The PL-1A uses the highest performance reference clocks and custom high voltage reference oscillators for the audio and video D/A conversion and digital outputs. This insures optimum conversion quality for the best sonic and visual performance and minimum clock jitter for the digital outputs.

The control and mechanical portions of the player mechanism are slaved to these reference clocks to insure optimum jitter performance and the D/A conversion and digital output paths with minimal influence from the drive mechanism.

High current isolated and double regulated power supplies insure a stable operating environment.

The high current switching regulator is used for pre-regulated power with additional stages of analog filtering and active regulation provide low noise supplies for each critical stage and 16 regulator stages are used in this sophisticated power distribution system.

The PL-1A has wide dynamic range multi-bit delta sigma audio conversion with 118 dB dynamic range that converts with 128X over-sampling. True Differential I/V conversion stage using custom matched resistors for optimum sonic and measured performance. Classic OPA627 BiFET buffer for single-ended outputs and wideband, ultra low distortion OPA1632 balanced buffer (180MHz, 0.0002%THD+noise).

The sonic performance of the PL-1A competes with the best  2-channel CD playback systems while providing superb SACD and DVD-A playback performance and the high quality Video stages can be turned off for optimum audio only playback.

108 MHz/12 bit video DACs and proprietary video DAC output filter and buffer stages provide stunning video performance. Optional SDI (Serial Digital Interface) and professional quality DVI output provide the highest performance digital video options available in for professional and home playback environments.