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The following Link is
not a selectable option
. Instead, it operates automatically
and transparently between your transport, processor and preamplifier.
HDCD Link
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HDCD link:
When HDCD recordings are made, one of the encod-
ing options chosen by the recording engineer results in a playback
level that is six decibels lower than normal. This change in volume
from one CD to the next is automatically compensated for when
the Nº36 is connected to a Mark Levinson preamplifier such as the
Nº38 or Nº38S. When such a HDCD is played, the Linked pream-
plifier (acting on instructions from the digital processor) will auto-
matically raise its volume setting by exactly six decibels. It will also
reduce its volume setting by 6 dB when the low-output HDCD
recording is no longer being processed. In this fashion, the per-
ceived volume in the room is maintained at a constant level de-
spite a fundamental change in the recording being played.