Most reliable CD transport? New or vintage?
网页2020年7月8日 · Look for something that uses the Philips professional transport mechanism, like the kind used in commercial jukeboxes. Very expensive though. NEW Philips CD Pro 2. Other than that, good luck. A lot of older CDPs will develop problems over time. Been down that road. I did have an '87 H/K that lasted a long time.
best CD player for a vintage set-up? - Steve Hoffman Music Forums
网页2010年11月17日 · That's the only one, if you call it vintage. "Vintage CD player" is an oxymoron. What he wants is the best CD player that he can afford. That's the best CD player for a vintage system, and it's the best CD player for a modern system. Even the very best built original 16 bit player from the '80s cannot compete with even the cheapest of 24 bit ...
Recommend a DAC for older CD player, vintage system
网页2023年10月7日 · Terrific DAC. Same goes for the S.M.S.L. C100, and the S.M.S.L. DO-100. I’ve used all three with vintage electronics (including my own Marantz 2250B, Yamaha CR2040) and some very old CD players. Excellent results. The three DACs use slightly different chipsets, but output is lovely, clean and accurate from all of them.
What is the best, highest quality Sony CD Player ever made?
网页2023年4月4日 · The mechanism is better then some of the Philips ones. CD_ALPHABETICAL Acording to Lukas Fikus the best are ESD 557,555,,337,333.338 and 227. No Sony CD mechanism is even close to a Philips CDM-o, CDM-1, or CD-PRO or CD-PRO2, the best ever built. McLover, Sep 10, 2023.
Old or new CD players, which better? - Steve Hoffman Music Forums
网页2024年4月8日 · This is an easy one. New is better here. 90% of the sound from a CD player is due to its DAC and the latest DACs are significantly better than units from 10 years ago. The other reason, which is just as important, is that the laser pick-up and motor drives in the disc reading mechanism can and will develop problems over the years. In that way ...
List of early vertical loading CD players - Steve Hoffman Music …
网页2011年6月4日 · Wyoming, Michigan. Today I picked up a Soundesign 5055BLK Vertical loading CD player from 1989 for 10$ and I am thoroughly enjoying the sight of my CDs spinning about so considering the cheapness of Soundesign I have decided to look for a better vertical load CD player on the Bay. Saddly searching "Vintage vertacle load CD …
CD players -- 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc., generation - Steve Hoffman Music …
网页2023年10月18日 · It's higher end cousin -- JVC XL-Z1050TN CD player from same time period, about $800 in 1991 pennies-- uses same the PEM dac technology; but not the K2 re-clocking circuit. The JVC XL-Z1050TN CD player got "rave reviews" in Stereophile and other audiophile rags.
Vintage vs. Modern CD Player Feedback - Steve Hoffman Music …
网页2011年10月23日 · There is no such thing as a "vintage CD player"! There are old, worn-out CD players and there are "utilitarian", decently built, used CD players. Your Marantz CD63se is better than any old $200 player you'll find. That said, you can find new DVD or "universal" or perhaps a Blu-ray player that will sound better.
Vintage Receiver Limiting Modern CD Player? - Steve Hoffman …
网页2019年2月11日 · I owned a few of those receivers myself, including a Marantz 2325. For many years it softened a harsh sound that I didn’t realized my Pioneer PD-7050 CD player had. I changed to Adcom separates and didn’t like the CD player anymore, so I bought a Music Hall CD-25.
Which Vintage CD Player | Steve Hoffman Music Forums
网页2017年7月30日 · PhxJohn Forum Resident. I've finally decided to add a CD player to my home office system which is comprised of older components. I've built this rig on the cheap and keep swapping gear in and out of it as I find pieces that interest me in the used marketplace. My two current options for a cheapo CD player are a NAD 522 or a …