Recommend an inexpensive CD player for tube amp?
jj...@world.std.com
sounds nice enough to be hooked up to a low power SE triode amp? I need
digital out for future use with DA converter. I am told that Philips
transports are good. CD players at used prices of $500 also
considered. Thanks all.
- James
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James Melhuish
Phish6000
>Can anyone recommend an inexpensive CD player (about 500 bucks)
You call that inexpensive?!?!?! Ouch!!! i don't want to know what you call
expensive!!
see ya,
Matt
BDL955
all built in the late 80's. They are multibit, built like tanks and sound
good. The PD-91 is a great machine. HiFi Choice (Brit mag) had it listed as
the best CD player for years after it went out of production.
Laser life is question but so far I have not experienced any problems.
The PD-93 and 707 need some tweaking to their output circuits to sound their
best.
My $0.02.
Bryan
Rockrink
I've seen used Rega Planets for the $550 range. That is a highly regarded unit.
Also, the Marantz gets a lot of attention.
dang...@earthlink.net
Another approach would be to get a new pioneer that holds dozens of
CD's, and has TOS/LINK digital S/PDIF outputs. They go new for only
$150-200 or so at the mass market retailers.
Then plug-in a good used DAC, or build one from a kit, like Sheldon's.
Even though the pioneer is an embarassing shi* box, it's convienent to
have a hundred or so CD's all queued up, programmed to play your
favorite tracks, and just let the DAC handle the sound quality
improvements. At these prices, you might find the separate pioneer CD
player and DAC within your $500 budget or so, and not have to wait to
upgrade w/ a DAC at some later date.
Regards,
Dangerdave
Gilbert Bates
>Can anyone recommend an inexpensive CD player (about 500 bucks) that
>sounds nice enough to be hooked up to a low power SE triode amp? I need
>digital out for future use with DA converter. I am told that Philips
>transports are good. CD players at used prices of $500 also
>considered. Thanks all.
>
>- James
>
I'm using a Marantz 67-SE with my ST-70 with great results! Built
around a Phillips transport, I believe, with a D/A output. List at
around $500 but I bought mine at $400. Marantz has a couple more
models in the same range, all with high-end 'features'. Check 'em out
before you spend the bucks.
TubeGarden
DAC. It sounds great, even though I am using the "disgusting" TOSLINK. My
6Z7G/5687/6AS7 SE amp loves it. Since AA went belly up the haute audio shoppes
have been dumping inventory.
Happy Ears!
Al B^}
Al Marcy
TubeG...@aol.com
Greg Pierce
>On 1 Aug 1998 14:29:28 GMT, rock...@aol.com (Rockrink) wrote:
>
>Another approach would be to get a new pioneer that holds dozens of
>CD's, and has TOS/LINK digital S/PDIF outputs. They go new for only
>$150-200 or so at the mass market retailers.
>
>Then plug-in a good used DAC, or build one from a kit, like Sheldon's.
>
>Even though the pioneer is an embarassing shi* box, it's convienent to
>have a hundred or so CD's all queued up, programmed to play your
>favorite tracks, and just let the DAC handle the sound quality
>improvements. At these prices, you might find the separate pioneer CD
>player and DAC within your $500 budget or so, and not have to wait to
>upgrade w/ a DAC at some later date.
Actually, Dave, the Pioneer isn't bad at all... after you do something
with its hideous analog section. I have a Pioneer 6 disc changer that
I did just that to. It actually sounds very good now. I thought about
going full bore, and putting a tubed analog stage in, but decided it
would be better to add a coax digital out instead, and use an outboard
D/A converter.
Greg
dang...@earthlink.net
Pierce) wrote:
I did the same, Greg. To Denon and Yamaha CD players. Just tapped
off the DOUT's, put in 75ohm coax amps, tuned them to run into the
coax cables and receiver input xformers. Sheldon turned me on to how
easy it was to tap off the DOUT's of CD players. Tried Digi-Key
Schott (SP?) transformers, a homebrew hi-frequency torroid, and some
commercial pulse transformers I had around. The commercial pulse
transformers worked the best, but were also the most expensive. It
was easy, and the bit error rates are zero. Sheldon can tell you how
to measure them, if you don't already know.
When I saw the prices for new Pioneer 100 disk players ($150-200),
that had full programability and already came w/ optical S/PDIF, I
almost shi*. If I didn't already have the other two transports, I
would probably buy a 100 CD pioneer. I may still, as the idea of 100
CD's all queued up, with all the good tracks selected, and the analog
sound coming from a nice tube DAC, is pretty appealing.
Shoot, now that I'm thinking about this again, I think I'll just go
pick one up and try it.
I'll let you know how it goes.
You dog, there goes another few hundred into my audio "hobby".
Hey, if I botch the optical to electrical conversion, I can always
blame it on you :-)
Greg made me!
Regards,
Dangerdave