restorer-john
Grand Contributor
This was our first one (my Dad bought it in very early 1983)
(not my pics)
Philips TDA-1540D 14bit D/As (one per channel) 4x O/S chipset. Manufactured by Kyocera Japan and released for OEMs actually 4-5 months before the Sony CDP-101 debuted in Japan in October 1982. Completely discrete front end that requires most of day to align.
It sounded magnificent, but was plagued with momentary glitches. Akai Australia had never seen one and their technicians had no idea where to start, even after several attempts. Eventually, they replaced it with a new model.
Years later, I bought up a few really cheap and armed with an original factory service manual rebuilt and aligned them to factory specs. They are resting in my storeroom these days.
(not my pics)
Philips TDA-1540D 14bit D/As (one per channel) 4x O/S chipset. Manufactured by Kyocera Japan and released for OEMs actually 4-5 months before the Sony CDP-101 debuted in Japan in October 1982. Completely discrete front end that requires most of day to align.
It sounded magnificent, but was plagued with momentary glitches. Akai Australia had never seen one and their technicians had no idea where to start, even after several attempts. Eventually, they replaced it with a new model.
Years later, I bought up a few really cheap and armed with an original factory service manual rebuilt and aligned them to factory specs. They are resting in my storeroom these days.