Wow great setup
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karthik_ashok
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My NAD 542 playing a HDCD
Wow ..... What a collection?!!
Wants to give one of them a new home???? I have been looking for a used one....
Bhaskar Jyoti Talapatra
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oldmonk
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its a good one...
Philips used to make some world class CD players back then !
did you get this recently repaired ? or recently procured ?
Very nice CD player kannan sir very nice great condition daul dac nice sounding CD player
Recent Acquisition? In a way, yes and know. No service history, mint condition.
Analogue out is wonderful, digital output: pathetic.
Some upgrades can be done to the power supply and the digital output sections, but just too lazy as I am satisfied with the analogue stage in its factory condition .
Maybe, maybe I may tweak the power section sometime down the line.
Kiran Vaidya
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Agree. My Grundig Cd7500 sounds amazing. Even CD7550 with CDM1 sounds good.
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Sorry don't have a picture at the moment, but loving my cary audio cd303t.
Killer CD player. I had one myself back in the day. Played everything you threw at it with utmost ease. Brings back some sweet memories
Yes it is Great CD PlayerKiller CD player. I had one myself back in the day. Played everything you threw at it with utmost ease. Brings back some sweet memories
Great , Kannan, that you are into CDs with a good player. Should be fun to swap with mine to see what the fuss is all about with different players.
Not sure of you got your answer but the marantz's has fairly decent transport section and for the same money you will get max bang for the buck by using this as a CDT ( assuming that works) and going for a more modern DAC and for 19K am sure you can do far better than the repair.
a DAC is perhaps that one component when increasing the chain is worth it as it opens out so many other options for digital playback.
else you can think of the following sites which are known to be more reliable
CD Player
Wide range of CD Players from top international brands for hi-fi stereo and home theatre at best prices and official India manufacturers warranty.
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reignofchaos
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My Acoustic Portrait CD transport with a Philips CD Pro2m. This is the most musical transport I've ever heard. There is a certain smoothness to the CD Pro2m that basically no other transport possesses including the Sony based VRDS from esoteric.
Its a top loader with a puck to place on top of the CD. This transport will never scratch CDs and never have tray issues as the CD never touches anything and there is no tray. The price that Siva was selling it at - this was the bargain of the century IMHO. Not available anymore however.
Its a top loader with a puck to place on top of the CD. This transport will never scratch CDs and never have tray issues as the CD never touches anything and there is no tray. The price that Siva was selling it at - this was the bargain of the century IMHO. Not available anymore however.
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Long time since I played my transport !
I use a Softone Model 3 Transport. Japanese and based on the CDM Pro2 as above and Fully made out of solid steel with a glass shutter for loading the cd. Been with me for 10 years now as said above by @reignofchaos one of the best by Phillips
Sivas transport above is perhaps better since he has an additional filter/transformer in the Spdif out if I remember right.
I use a Softone Model 3 Transport. Japanese and based on the CDM Pro2 as above and Fully made out of solid steel with a glass shutter for loading the cd. Been with me for 10 years now as said above by @reignofchaos one of the best by Phillips
Sivas transport above is perhaps better since he has an additional filter/transformer in the Spdif out if I remember right.
Hey thanks for your wonderful inputs. However, at later part, the transport section of my Marantz was showing trouble. I had to try multiple times before the laser could read the contents. The head was changed but the problem remained. Overall, the hardware assembly was screwed by so-called repair experts who did everything their wild imagination could comprehend to check the results. It is lying in some junkyard now.Not sure of you got your answer but the marantz's has fairly decent transport section and for the same money you will get max bang for the buck by using this as a CDT ( assuming that works) and going for a more modern DAC and for 19K am sure you can do far better than the repair.
a DAC is perhaps that one component when increasing the chain is worth it as it opens out so many other options for digital playback.
else you can think of the following sites which are known to be more reliable
CD Player
Wide range of CD Players from top international brands for hi-fi stereo and home theatre at best prices and official India manufacturers warranty.CD Players
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