cd player

The more I read, the less I seem to know, if everyone's opinion is equally valid, and since you guys are never shy of an opinion... I currently have an old DVD player I use to transport CD signal to a nice DAC. (SMSL RAW Pro DAC1) via coaxial. Sounds ok, but is starting to make squeaking...

HI, I'm looking at the Teac PD-301-X (https://teacusa.com/products/pd-301-x-cd-player-fm-tuner) but can't find any real information about it. There are a few reviews here and there but those all seem to be parrots of Teac's marketing. Does anyone own one or has used it? Better yet, has anyone...

Hello to everyone. This is a review and test of the Sony SCD-XA9000ES SACD and CD player. It was released in 2003 and cost $3000 at the time. A new version having a marginally modified optical pick-up and servo board and a unique silver finish was released only for the European market area at...

Hello to everyone. This is a review and test of the Sony SCD-555ES SACD and CD player. This is an European and Japan model. It has been released at the end of 2000 and cost around 1,830 euros at the time (about $1,650 of 2000). It has no US equivalent. Part I: Presentation The Sony...

Price is $250. Excellent condition. All original parts, original Sony laser pickup. Still plastic on the display. Remote and AC cable are fully sealed and never open. You probably searched and know that CD73 is one of the most successful Arcam designs for CD players. They carefully implemented...

Hello to everyone. This is a review and test of the Pioneer DV-868AVi DVD-V/A, SACD and CD player. This is an European model. Its US equivalent is known as the Elite DV-59AVi. Both model actually share the same service manual. There is also a seemingly similar Asian model known as the...

I have been interested in upgrading my CD player for a while, so I can get better audio. I currently just have an old Philips portable CD player from the 2000s (no line-out port), and while it's fine for going outside, I'd prefer an at-home system with superior audio quality on a budget (less...

Hello! Inspired by @NTTY's excellent recent reviews of CD players, I decided to run my Sony Discman D-12 through its paces and see how one of these early units stacks up to the modern competition. Tons of thanks to @NTTY for providing their Test CD and for all the work they've done documenting...

Hello all, Last week I was lucky enough to get my hands on a Marantz SA-14 CD/SACD player. It had some issues with the laser pick-up and I was tasked with fixing it. I think this is the highest end CD player I have ever got my hands on. I think it was around 3000USD back in 2002 or 2003. The...

Hello, I'm selling my CD player. Price: $800 I posted it on reverb also.. Musical Fidelity A5.5 Tube CD Player Burr-Brown DSD DAC https://reverb.com/item/91545101?utm_source=android-app&utm_medium=android-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=91545101 It comes with 1. Remote 2. NOS mechanism...

hi, I'm looking for a external CD Player for my 2024 Ford Maverick, does anybody have anything to recommend? thanks! my budget is $70

Hello! This is a quick review/measurements set of a Pioneer DV-565A CD/DVD player, tested in CD mode. The unit itself is built and feels like a typical Mid-Fi: generally pleasant appearance, but all buttons have almost no travel and sometimes require force to be activated. We have a decent...

Hello! This is a quick review/measurements set of a Pioneer DV-717 CD/DVD player, tested in CD mode. I was loaned this unit just for a few days, so I took an opportunity to measure such a high-end (for early 2000s) device. Well, at least it looks cool. Released in 1998 it had a price of...

Hello, I have to buy a new Cd player for my hi fi system at home and I was choosing between Marantz CD6007 and Denon DCD 900NE. During my research i found informations about the Eversolo DMP-A6 that obviously is a streamer but it's also capable of connecting an external cd-rom drive via usb to...

Hi, This is my second attempt at CD player measurements, based on the knowledge I gained from ASR. Many thanks to the members who contributed to developing this part of the reviews, especially @NTTY, who shared their measured files with me. Some of these files were used in this review. The...

Hi, Has anyone had any experience with the Moondrop Discdream 2 (Disc Dream 2) CD player? I found it on Amazon and can’t tell what the quality might be. I think it can act as a DAC but I’m not particularly interested in that. There are no reviews but it’s sold by Shenzhen audio which also...

Hi everybody! @NTTY's recent CD players measurements sparkled an interest in me, so I tried to be trendy and measure my disc playing devices. Attention: I'm a noob at measuring things (at least now) + English isn't my native language (as you can tell by location), so, sorry in advance) Well...

Hi! Inspired by NTTY's recent posts, I decided to measure my CD and DVD players, but that rises 2 questions: What signal types should I burn onto a CD? Is there an "industry standard" CD that I can just copy and be good to go? From my point of view, a simple test CD have to consist at least...

This is an update of the initial measurements I did here: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/measurements-of-the-marantz-cd52-mk2-special-edition-cd-player.57160/#post-2089935 I wanted to make a new post instead of continuing the one from the link as it will help to see...

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...