I have been searching for a cheap source for a few months now. Cheap means less than 10K. I already have a new age mass market dvd player from Sony.
It so happened that i was reading how a diy enthusiast used a normal dvd player and changed some components and turned it into a expensive sounding cd player. I have been reading some articles on the same. I realised that most mass market dvd makers use cheap components like cheap clocks, cheap power source and cheap capacitors to reduce cost which in turn reduces the sound quality of the dvd player.
While i was reading about these things i remembered that my friend had bought a expensive dvd player 5 years ago, a sony DVDP NS530 for close to Rs.10000. I thought to myself if it was expensive in those days maybe they were using good components.
So i borrowed it from my friend. The remote was covered with dust and the body had lost its paint finish. It didn't look like it was being used often. Like a vintage supercar lying unused in a rich man's garage. When i picked it up i was surprised at the weight, it was a good 2 times the weight of my new age sony dvdp, was my assumption of good components being used right ?
Back at home, i hooked it up using el cheapo interconnects, put in a Dilse "Jiya Jale" and waited anxiously. The player read the cd much quicker than my new dvdp hmmm.. Then the song started, I could not believe my ears, every instrument was clearly heard. The chorus was so distinctly different from the other instruments, the stereo seperation was much better, then came Lata with her golden voice, and when she went high with "jaaannn jaale.." the player was able to match the highs. I was enjoying this dvd player. yeeahh!! :clapping:
I played the same song with the new sony player and the difference was night and day, now my new player sounded so flat and lifeless. Folks if you have good old sony dvdplayers don't give it away to the "bhangarwala" (recycling guy) use it as a good audio source. :licklips:
It so happened that i was reading how a diy enthusiast used a normal dvd player and changed some components and turned it into a expensive sounding cd player. I have been reading some articles on the same. I realised that most mass market dvd makers use cheap components like cheap clocks, cheap power source and cheap capacitors to reduce cost which in turn reduces the sound quality of the dvd player.
While i was reading about these things i remembered that my friend had bought a expensive dvd player 5 years ago, a sony DVDP NS530 for close to Rs.10000. I thought to myself if it was expensive in those days maybe they were using good components.
So i borrowed it from my friend. The remote was covered with dust and the body had lost its paint finish. It didn't look like it was being used often. Like a vintage supercar lying unused in a rich man's garage. When i picked it up i was surprised at the weight, it was a good 2 times the weight of my new age sony dvdp, was my assumption of good components being used right ?
Back at home, i hooked it up using el cheapo interconnects, put in a Dilse "Jiya Jale" and waited anxiously. The player read the cd much quicker than my new dvdp hmmm.. Then the song started, I could not believe my ears, every instrument was clearly heard. The chorus was so distinctly different from the other instruments, the stereo seperation was much better, then came Lata with her golden voice, and when she went high with "jaaannn jaale.." the player was able to match the highs. I was enjoying this dvd player. yeeahh!! :clapping:
I played the same song with the new sony player and the difference was night and day, now my new player sounded so flat and lifeless. Folks if you have good old sony dvdplayers don't give it away to the "bhangarwala" (recycling guy) use it as a good audio source. :licklips:
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