Your CD player history...
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enbee23
pfm Member
1992-Marantz CD-94 Mk2
2003 - Audio Analogue Maestro Mk2
2007 - Toshiba SD-9500e & Electrocompaniet ECD-1
Listened to loads of other stuff along the way and the only one which was clearly better rather than just different in some way or other was an Esoteric X-03se. One day...
2003 - Audio Analogue Maestro Mk2
2007 - Toshiba SD-9500e & Electrocompaniet ECD-1
Listened to loads of other stuff along the way and the only one which was clearly better rather than just different in some way or other was an Esoteric X-03se. One day...
1989-2000: Sony something-something. My first player was nothing special I guess, but it served me well.
2000-2002: Pioneer DV-525 dvd player. Before hifi paranoia really struck.
2002-2004: Rega Planet (MkI) - excellent player in my book, esp. @ s/h prices.
late 2004 - early 2005: Denon something-something. Needed something cheap after divorce. Guess it was ok-ish ...
2005-present: Arcam Alpha 5 (serviced) - fine player for my requirements. I suspect this will be my last cd player.
Thom
2000-2002: Pioneer DV-525 dvd player. Before hifi paranoia really struck.
2002-2004: Rega Planet (MkI) - excellent player in my book, esp. @ s/h prices.
late 2004 - early 2005: Denon something-something. Needed something cheap after divorce. Guess it was ok-ish ...
2005-present: Arcam Alpha 5 (serviced) - fine player for my requirements. I suspect this will be my last cd player.
Thom
robert_cyrus
ID should now be "robert_naim"
1988 Harmon/Kardon HD500
1994? Arcam Alpha 5+ (which I still own)
1999? Cyrus dAD3Q24 + PSX-R
2007 Sim Audio Moon Nova - very nice
1994? Arcam Alpha 5+ (which I still own)
1999? Cyrus dAD3Q24 + PSX-R
2007 Sim Audio Moon Nova - very nice
vuk
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Steven Toy
Accuphase newbie
1998: TEAC CD 3450 SE
1999: Rotel RCD 951
1999: Rotel RCD 991
2000: Densen B400 on loan.
2000: Naim CD5
2000: Naim CD5+Flatcap2
2001: Naim CDX
2006: Linn Majik CD
2008:
1999: Rotel RCD 951
1999: Rotel RCD 991
2000: Densen B400 on loan.
2000: Naim CD5
2000: Naim CD5+Flatcap2
2001: Naim CDX
2006: Linn Majik CD
2008:
vuk
\o/ choose anarchy
OK, you're forgiven.
steven, are you looking to downgrade further in 2008 or get back into the game?
vuk.
DSJR
Between us and them
1984/85 B&O CDX and Mission DAD7000R - showed me that CD had a future...
1985 Meridian MCD-Pro - first purchase
1987 Meridian 207
1999 Deltec PDM1 mk2 with loads of loan CD players as transports
1992 Teac VRDS 10 - AVI DAC - very good indeed but not quite as good as:-
1993 AVI S2000CD Reference (still working well after drawer cog replacement)
1994 Micro-Seiki CD-M2 - 1988 vintage, better to use than AVI and still sounds better than most under £3K and floors Naim CDX models with power supply...
Now saving plenty of files on PC.........
1985 Meridian MCD-Pro - first purchase
1987 Meridian 207
1999 Deltec PDM1 mk2 with loads of loan CD players as transports
1992 Teac VRDS 10 - AVI DAC - very good indeed but not quite as good as:-
1993 AVI S2000CD Reference (still working well after drawer cog replacement)
1994 Micro-Seiki CD-M2 - 1988 vintage, better to use than AVI and still sounds better than most under £3K and floors Naim CDX models with power supply...
Now saving plenty of files on PC.........
dave
Plywood King
Nakamichi CDP3E (?): mid-priced Nak cd player with curious blurb in the owner's manual that the design goal was purely to produce the most musical player possible with no consideration for features at its price point. This $300US player beat my LP-12 on quite a few disks. I kept quiet and did alot of chin-stroking.
Naim CD3 and 3.5: Exactly what you'd expect of a Naim cd player. Huge bags of fun with most disks and when you hit a dog--really bad. Highly recommended if transports are available.
Naim CDS mk1: The most misunderstood Naim product ever made imo. Trashes an LP-12 on most disks I've tried but only if placed upon the right surface. This thing makes any other hifi device seem impervious to vibration it is just that sensitive.
Naim CDS mk2: Only used so far with a CDPS (not the intended XPS power supply.) The next evolutionary step of the original CDS. Tonal colors, reduced distortion and increased dynamics are added to the original's arsenal without drawbacks so far. An added bonus is the player's ability to randomly access tracks reliabily..a feature lost with the mk1's transport several months after purchase.
Naim CD3 and 3.5: Exactly what you'd expect of a Naim cd player. Huge bags of fun with most disks and when you hit a dog--really bad. Highly recommended if transports are available.
Naim CDS mk1: The most misunderstood Naim product ever made imo. Trashes an LP-12 on most disks I've tried but only if placed upon the right surface. This thing makes any other hifi device seem impervious to vibration it is just that sensitive.
Naim CDS mk2: Only used so far with a CDPS (not the intended XPS power supply.) The next evolutionary step of the original CDS. Tonal colors, reduced distortion and increased dynamics are added to the original's arsenal without drawbacks so far. An added bonus is the player's ability to randomly access tracks reliabily..a feature lost with the mk1's transport several months after purchase.
Late comer to CD around 1995
First was a CD Walkman by Technics
Next was a Technics Mash PG360A ~ just to see & actually quite liked it, still have it but doesn't work
Next was a Mission DAD 7000 ~ a secondhand buy & had this for 11 years or so still have it & only recently updated by)
Yamaha CDX 880 which I think is very very good
First was a CD Walkman by Technics
Next was a Technics Mash PG360A ~ just to see & actually quite liked it, still have it but doesn't work
Next was a Mission DAD 7000 ~ a secondhand buy & had this for 11 years or so still have it & only recently updated by)
Yamaha CDX 880 which I think is very very good
kasperhauser
pfm Member
I think I've had too many cd players to remember them all (though most weren't that memorable).
My very first cd player (some mid-80s Hitachi thing I bought for $20 at (after?) the end of its useful life) burned a hole through one of my cds. I'm still not sure how it happened, but after that I was careful to remove the disc as soon as it ended.
My very first cd player (some mid-80s Hitachi thing I bought for $20 at (after?) the end of its useful life) burned a hole through one of my cds. I'm still not sure how it happened, but after that I was careful to remove the disc as soon as it ended.
1990-2005; Philips CD960 (1988-ish)
The ugly poor relation to Marantz's CD94, bought s/h in 1990. Played up, repaired 1997-ish, limped on to 2005, awaiting attention.
1993 added Audio Synthesis UltraAnalogue dac
2003; Philips CD100
Never used it, but it was as new in box & cheap so couldn't resist
2006 - present; Sony CDPx559ES (1992-ish)
Came to me not working, and free. Repaired with new laser. Equal of lots of expensive new stuff, surpisingly
Guess I've never really committed to this 'new' medium
The ugly poor relation to Marantz's CD94, bought s/h in 1990. Played up, repaired 1997-ish, limped on to 2005, awaiting attention.
1993 added Audio Synthesis UltraAnalogue dac
2003; Philips CD100
Never used it, but it was as new in box & cheap so couldn't resist
2006 - present; Sony CDPx559ES (1992-ish)
Came to me not working, and free. Repaired with new laser. Equal of lots of expensive new stuff, surpisingly
Guess I've never really committed to this 'new' medium