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    Mostly non expensive CD player, and some NOS DAC

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    On 2017-09-20 at 9:43 PM, Klipsch-Meister said:

     

    Tpjrs,

     

    I find that my new Yamaha CD-S300 has great sound and tremendous imaging for the price (Massively discounted to $275 Canadian or $223 USD). 

    I'm hearing more ambient sound from the studio and other small details in the recordings than even my expensive, but much older Onkyo Integra DX-708 is capable of.  

    The Yamaha seems better as well for solid and tight bass reproduction.

    It conveniently runs with the same remote from my Yamaha R-S700 Receiver.

    It has an interesting feature called: Selectable Pure Direct Output (Analog Only) for a cleaner signal to your receiver.  I also use this in conjunction with the Selectable CD Direct Amp feature on the Yamaha Receiver for the simplest, purest signal path.

    And lastly, it will play files from a USB Thumbdrive or USB type devices.

     

    Main Drawbacks (at least, for me):

    The CD-S300 is much slower to load and respond to commands than many older, full-feature players.

    Fast Forward or Reverse is incredibly slow.

    It has no headphone jack or variable volume output (but lack of variable output can also mean a cleaner, undistorted signal path to your receiver or amp.)

    It also has a tiny minimalist display and only essential controls...no bells or whistles.

    Went tonight to listen the CD-S300 amazing sound, really really good, but the store manager offer me for the same price a BD-A1060 Yamaha universal player Aventage serie? sound very good to and has a bypass so all electronic to video is turn off and it plays in cd mode? anyone knows this universal player, any comment?

    Mostly non expensive CD player, and some NOS DAC

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

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    13 hours ago, tigerwoodKhorns said:

     

    It also has ethernet, HDMI and USB inputs.  I assume that means that it can be used as a DAC. 

     

    How well does it interface with a network attached storage or external hard drive loaded with music?  Does it have a nice interface?  Maybe one that can be controlled by a tablet or phone? 

    sound like what i am looking for anyone try the usb dac playing?

    Mostly non expensive CD player, and some NOS DAC

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

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    10 minutes ago, Stainz said:

    My Philips CD-960 was a good one, albeit a heavy one @ over 20 lb! It's machined Al tray took energy to move - and the wear on the rubber belts took it's toll, eventually rendering it a paperweight.It was originally ~$2k. NAP/Magnavox denied knowledge of it - or my Philips FA-50 integrated amp (All I wanted was a schematic- it had a defective channel.). I left the CDP in the garage - along with my '68-vintage AR, Inc amplifier when I moved here four years ago. I somehow brought the '68 vintage AR turntable with me (and the defunct FA-50 amp!) although my vinyl collection, from ~'62 on was abandoned in a divorce.  I started collecting CD's ~'86, so, when I tired of pushing the drawer shut on the CD-960,  I repurposed a Yamaha DVD player as a CDP - and a replaced AVR as a 2-channel system. I simply looked over spec's and reviews and elected to try an Onkyo C-7030 3.5 yr ago - and was elated to the point where I bought a 50 Wpc stereo Onkyo receiver - TX-8020. I recycled that upstairs in my bonus room for a workbenchh stereo/2.1 HT. I bought a second C-7030 - it drives my MP-301 MK3 tube amp which drives my Heresys in my office. The 6.5 Watts is enough to drive my Heresys to quite loud levels in my 11' x 12' office. But the C-7030 CDP is the important piece here - VG transport, stable base, and advanced Wolfson D/A chips combine to make a much better CD player than you'd expect for <$150 (Amazon, etc).

    Still for sale on amazon, tempting...

    Mostly non expensive CD player, and some NOS DAC

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

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    5 minutes ago, The History Kid said:

    I see many Rotel and Marantz CD players under the $100 mark.  I've also seen a fair share of Denon, Onkyo, and Yamaha players under that as well.  Most of the Yamaha's though are changers - and I've preferred lately to stay with single disc players.  There are a few Sony ES players out there that you can find under $100 too.  I have an C85ES right now that I need to get back to that needs fixing up.  It's a great unit.

    Yamaha the cdx series will last forever, the best of the best was a cdx1120 or 1020, aluminum tray, program cd that remember the cd and the program you choose. Sell it for peanuts bad move, but i was young!

    Mostly non expensive CD player, and some NOS DAC

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

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    Just put my hand on Pioneer PD91, huge, heavy build like a tank, will listen to it tonight or tomorrow

     

    Rega planet, yes i forgot that one, will look for one, thanks (spacious and musical, warm warm warm)

     

    So far modern CD players with there layers of oversampling and all gizmo, sound accurate but lack of warm sound. 

     

    Since my wife, don't like me to store tons of lp's in our living room, i have to go streaming or CD's.

     

    For streaming, i have order and assemble an ebay chinese dac tda1541 with op amp. Sound great, but not as good as old cd player tda1540 or first sony 90017.

     

    For now, i listen my hitachi, more and more and as listen my cd's collection threw it before converting it with itunes and amazing is the world.

     

    i wish i am more good with programming, because i have good idea for software and those old cd's player and there very good DAC.

     

    Those old inexpensive CD player sound better than modern one. Also first all universal player sound good to!

    Mostly non expensive CD player, and some NOS DAC

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

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    Good day,

     

    just bought a inexpensive CD player :

     

    Hitachi DA400, same chip as the Sony 100 1rst generation, very musical and 10$

     

    As good as my philips 150 and 300

     

    Well build and sound like vinyle

     

    Back then i guess first years many CD we're mainly build by sony or philips and since sony and philips want to give a chance to CD, there are many clones out there, not expensive reliable and musical to!

     

    Any other suggestion, i should look for? clone or the real thing in 198? something year of build

     

    Regards

    DIY-philips

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

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    BTW, have two days of fun working on it, and learn a lot of new stuff and finish building my china DAC who use a tda1541 with great result! Still i have to find another vintage cdplayer with tda1540 that sound Vinyl... Why because WAF don't let fill the room with lp's :):):) 

    DIY-philips

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    ok just switch transport with another philips the transport work fine in the other philips and in this one, well it is better, the previous owner put grease everywear, just finished cleaning everything.

     

    So all mecanical have been change and put the old mechanical in the other player and play well, so no lens and no mecanics, so it's like when in can oversampling or sort of thing like that it freeze, put one hugly scratch cd and track five it freeze but in the other the tda1541 no problemo, so mecanics not the problem, but thanks for the tips, i remove the extra grease when compare both transport.

     

    regards

     

    DIY-philips

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    Well some night it plays the Cd's and then not... i suspect the strength of the laser beam, on my old denon, you have a screw to upgrade the signal of laser, but on this one no clues?

     

    i have clean the lens twice, and this afternoon, would not play my Tord Gustavsen and tonight it played ok? but won't play Susan Tedeschi? strange

     

    thanks for the help anyhow

     

    And yes philips 350 30years old TDA1540, most vinyl sound for a CD and it's not even in NOS mode...

     

    Still no clue what this adjustment does?

    DIY-philips

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

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    Hi

     

    Kindly ask for help, my philips cd350 have trouble reading some CD, it start reading distord and stop?

    Does someone know someone who could explain to me what is the purpuss of this on my philips cd350?

    is it to increase beam?

     

    i could ad the free pdf, but not sure if it's allowed?

     

    regards

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    identify Klipsch speaker

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

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    Good Evening All,

     

    The more i hear, the more i like, i am very happy

     

    But one or two more question? and i am hacking my own thread...

     

    Forte II are 4 Ohms or 8 Ohms? i have a CAV50, should i had it to 4 Ohms instead of factory 8 Ohms? if so how to i proceed?

     

    Also Forte II, better in pentode or triode? and how i change my CAV50 to go triode or verify it?

     

    thanks for all the help you could provide

     

    Regards 

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