Yamaha
CD-S3000
Introduced 2013$7,000 MSRP
The Yamaha CD-S3000 is a flagship single-disc SACD/CD player built around an ESS Technology ES9018 SABRE DAC, an overbuilt vibration-damped chassis, and a USB input supporting ASIO 2.3 for high-resolution PC audio streaming. Key specifications include Disc compatibility is SACD, CD, CD-R/RW (MP3, WMA playback), USB input and DAC chip is ESS Technology ES9018 SABRE DAC, implemented with 4 channels per side.
MSRP
$7,000
Used market · Excellent
$2,400
-66% vs MSRP
as of Sep 1, 2026MSRP to used market
From $2,800 at launch to $2,400 today.
Specifications
- Weight
- 42.3 lbs
- Outputs
- Balanced XLR pair, unbalanced RCA pair, coaxial digital out, optical digital out
- DAC chip
- ESS Technology ES9018 SABRE DAC, implemented with 4 channels per side
- Dimensions
- 17-1/8" × 5-5/8" × 17-5/16"
- Disc formats
- SACD, CD, CD-R/RW
- Dynamic range
- SACD: 110 dB; CD: 100 dB
- Digital inputs
- USB (ASIO 2.3 via Yamaha Steinberg USB driver), coaxial, optical
- Power consumption
- 30 W
- Disc compatibility
- SACD, CD, CD-R/RW (MP3, WMA playback), USB input
- Frequency response
- SACD: 2 Hz–50 kHz (-3 dB); CD: 2 Hz–20 kHz
- Signal to noise ratio
- SACD/CD: 116 dB
- Total harmonic distortion
- SACD/CD: 0.002% (1 kHz)
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