Introduction
Features of the 1021 Disc Player
Every Boulder product goes well beyond expectations, and to that end
the 1021 is a truly a Boulder. The design of the 1021 revolved around a
number of innovations and design decisions that elevated the level of the
basic CD player well beyond traditional levels. Some of the innovations in
the 1021 are:
•Multiple format playback
capability, including MP3, FLAC,
OGG Vorbis, WAV, AIFF and
standard CD (PCM) data
•Large, fully dimmable, full-color
VGA display
•Automatic identification of artist,
disc title and track listing on
display
•Ethernet connectivity for
downloading and updating of
track information
•Extensive setup and preferences
menu
•Ultra-accurate disc drive
mechanism for the best possible
reading of disc data
•“Read Ahead” buffering and
multiple-read capability of disc
data for musical accuracy
•Superior error correction and disc
tracking software
•Custom DSP software for data
extraction, processing, volume
control, buffering and digital
filtering
•Unique UpandOversampling DSP
process increases digital bit and
word to a minimum of 24-bits and
705.6 kHz
•Boulder’s proprietary Eigen digital
filter algorithm for unmatched
digital filtering
•DSP implemented digital volume
control allows direct connection
to amplifiers
•Second flash-memory
implemented data buffer
between DSP and DAC section
prior to reclocking
•Boulder Precise Interval Clock
located immediately adjacent to
DAC section to eliminate jitter
from the pre-converted
datastream
•Extremely accurate Analog
Devices 993 D/A conversion
system
•Boulder 983 gain stage for
exceptional voltage gain and
analog buffering
•Two pairs of parallel balanced
outputs on XLR connectors
•AES Standard digital output to
feed outboard processors or
recording devices
•Boulderlink connections for
control and status indications
with other Boulder products
•IR input compatible with external
control systems
•VGA video output connector for
use with secondary display
monitors
