cd player

After reading @NTTY 's review of the Dedon DCD SA-1 cd player, I was curious how my old CD players would perform. With the test CD made by @NTTY and with some help from him (thanks for that) I was able to measure both my CD players. This post is for the CD52-Mk2 Special edition and another post...

Cleaning out the attic I stumbled upon my spare Sony DVP-S7700. Bought it used for a bargain at some point, intended for spares if my primary one would burn out its lasers. Yes that's correct lasers in plural, one dvd one cd laser. Well anyway, my primary unit seems to be going forever even...

Hi all! I'm questioning myself but I don't have sufficient knowledges about CD players, I'm sure some of you can help me to understand that deeper :) What are the differences between playing CD into a standalone CD player VS into a 5,25" internal CD player put into a computer? -Signal is...

I was checking this music on youtube and realized there were 2 versions, the CD and the Vinyl. CD: Vinyl: When I listened to the Vinyl version the sub bass in the drum is way more present, I did a research (just to confirm it is just not an odd recording on youtube) and someone else was...

Hello all! I could use some direction with a next step for my audio setup. I have a Fosi V3 (which I like), driving two JBL Northridge E20s (which I also like). What I would like to do is add Bluetooth. I know one option is to sell the V3 and buy another chip amp with bluetooth. However, I...

Hi folks I have owned a Marantz CD63 MkII KI Signature CD Player for many years…it’s still working perfectly with zero issues, but I’m wanting something better and more modern..and to be able to play FLAC files via USB I have a buyer for my old CD63 next week for £220 cash! I was going to put...

Hi Well , I don't want to make a compare between Denon and Marantz , I guess it's unless but for my ears Marantz have a more flat sound with less bass and more treble , while Denon for my ears with more bass and less treble , all 2 channels I own even vintage amps Pioneer ,Denon and Marantz ,and...

From 2013 onward, I began a systematic survey of FFT measurements published by some German Hi-Fi magazines. Those magazines belong to a publisher which runs its own laboratory, thus ensuring consistency in the measurement method...

Hi, I am looking for a sleek cd player (or blu ray) to match with my topping la90 & dx7 pro+ I don't want a bulky full-sized player and couldn't find many options on the internet. The closest I could find was Cayin Mini-CD MK2...

Hello, my 21 year old Marantz cd player is starting to behave funny: some disks won't play, the tray door won't open half the time. I though that maybe it's time to look for a replacement. And that is where things got a bit complicated. First I thought of using a cheap DVD player as a...

So currently I'm thinking of replacing my PS5 and my CD-Player (Marantz CD5005) with an 4K BD-Player. The reason is that I don't really play anything on my PS5 anymore (nether really did much) and that the disk drive is pretty loud playing movies. So it's currently only a loud BD-Player and...

Hi, can I use this player to listen to music with a headset without connecting it to a TV? Is it worth purchasing it? Can you suggest me a budget cd player which could reproduce various formats? Thanks and best, Davide

Hello everyone, First post here (please MODs move my thread elsewhere if chosen section not appropriate) So I'm trying to reorganise my hi-fi listening setup around the sources we most often use around the house. Like for many people, my old setup can play CDs and records but it's blind to the...

We have beautiful pics of loudspeakers, cars, watches and else. Just for the beauty's sake of it, show the most beautiful pieces of gear. and don't come up with CD jewel cases !

Hi, I purchased the Topping E30 based on the good reviews, so far really enjoy this DAC, but I have a question and hope you can help. I have two input sources: CD and streaming, and three setups to listen to music: (1) CD: Teac CD-P1260 (only RCA output, no optical or coaxial, 1-bit Dual D/A...

I've spent the last couple of years ripping a lot more of my CDs (around another 1000 classical and jazz CDs) to FLAC. However, I sometimes wonder why I bother. I've re-discovered in the last months that is it far more enjoyable to just play the original CDs on a CD player, than sending them...

Marantz SA7001 CD/SACD player Marantz SA7001 is a nicely built unit of the year 2006 that was capable to play CD and SACD discs. As now, it only plays CD discs for me, so it is only tested as a CD player. Photos of the front and rear view SA7001 has detachable 2-pin IEC mains cord Photos...

CD player vs. DAC shootout I was curious to compare parameters of the nicely built CD player Vincent CD-S3 (2004) vs. a good but not the newest DAC, Cambridge Audio DacMagic Plus (2012). Cambridge DacMagic Plus was already tested here. Vincent CD-S3 is a player with HDCD decoding option and has...

Trend DV-821A This is a review and measurements of a cheap DVD player, Trend DV-821A. It costed about $35 in 2009. It plays DVD/MP4/SVCD/VCD/CD/HD-CD/WMA/MP3/JPEG files. Parameters as per user manual: Frequency response … 20Hz – 20kHz / +/-1dB / Fs = 192kHz Audio S/N … >= 90dB Dynamic range...

ONKYO DV-SP503E universal player I bought this universal player in 2005 and it is still working. It is based on cheap TI PCM1742 D/A converter. It works now only with original CDs (does not read CD-R well), reads DVD and DVD-A and has troubles with SACD. So I restricted my CD measurements to...