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Post by pre65 on Jul 19, 2014 14:55:54 GMT
I'm looking to upgrade my CD transport, and I've read many and various reports on using a DVD player as a CD transport.
Some of the older Japanese higher end players are good value now, and some cope well with SACD as well, but not from the digital output.
Something like the Denon DVD-3910, or DVD-2900 is available at the £50 mark these days, what does the panel think ?
Id like SACD facility, but it's not imperative. 
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Post by Paul on Jul 19, 2014 18:16:51 GMT
Which CDT are you using at present.
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Post by pre65 on Jul 19, 2014 18:34:22 GMT
Which CDT are you using at present. I was using an NEC CDR602 CD rom reader (uses caddys) but now I use a home made one using a computer DVD drive and a display unit (chinese off ebay) built into a small form computer case. Output is SPDIF. I also have several CD players, the best being my first ever purchase, a Yamaha CDX-810. It was in the loft for many years but now does duty in my second system. The DAC is a home built unit with an AK4393 board and my own power supply. |
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Post by pre65 on Jul 19, 2014 20:34:12 GMT
I've just remembered that somewhere I have a Samsung HD950 DVD player that plays SACD discs. Must try and find where I've hidden it and give it a workout in the main system.
It might be in the loft, bet it's hot up there. 
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Post by gazjam on Jul 19, 2014 20:54:30 GMT
Recently plumbed in my Oppo 103d Bluray player as a CD transport. Don't play many disks nowadays, but into the Dac as a transport it sounds great. Does SACD and DVD-A too. Used to have a Pioneer 575 dvd player years ago, did SACD too. Great sound played through a dac. Killed it though when I tried to update the firmware...ah well. See if you can track down one of these, the Stable Platter jobbies are good transports too. |
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Post by Paul on Jul 19, 2014 21:10:11 GMT
I've got a Sony BD player that plays SACD (never tried this facility tho') and couldn't tell the difference between this and a Pioneer DV717 (which were all the rage elsewhere) when used as transports through a BM dac. Worth a try braving the loft I reckon. |
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Post by walpurgis on Jul 19, 2014 22:43:37 GMT
I'd say have a poke about on eBay for a Pioneer PD-S505 Precision CD player (that's the Tom Evans tweaked model). With a good DAC it makes a lovely sounding transport. I use one and it sounds as musical as my Meridian players. You should get a PD-S505P for about £100.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 20, 2014 11:11:03 GMT
I have a Pioneer PD-S703
Stable platter, digital out via a Beresford DAC
Good sound
Silly money for what you get
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Post by John on Jul 20, 2014 11:21:17 GMT
I use a Sony Blue Ray player supposed to do SACD. Through a DAC very decent Cheaper than the Oppo and just as good as a CD transport (I had both in my system and could not hear any difference)
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Post by pre65 on Jul 20, 2014 11:24:46 GMT
Thanks for the replies guys.
Here is my DIY CD player without its cover.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2014 11:35:20 GMT
CDee's are Banned in our gaff
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Post by gazjam on Jul 20, 2014 12:29:56 GMT
DIY-tastic! Thanks for the replies guys.
Here is my DIY CD player without its cover.
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Post by gazjam on Jul 20, 2014 12:31:38 GMT
Bulletproof Meridian CD transports go quite cheap nowadays too?
Well loved examples come up on forum classifieds quite often.
With a lot of folk going the server route a good time to buy.
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Post by Dave on Jul 20, 2014 14:23:40 GMT
I owned a Pioneer DV737 for a short while and my Arcam CD72 CDP wiped its bum, put a nappy on it and packed it down to sleep in its box....  I also had a mates Pioneer stable platter machine here for servicing a little while back and that is a different animal entirely. Through my Rega DAC it was no great shakes but playing via it's analogue outputs into my system it whooped the Arcams embarrassed behind... |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2014 14:30:55 GMT
I owned a Pioneer DV737 for a short while and my Arcam CD72 CDP wiped its bum, put a nappy on it and packed it down to sleep in its box.... I also had a mates Pioneer stable platter machine here for servicing a little while back and that is a different animal entirely. Through my Rega DAC it was no great shakes but playing via it's analogue outputs into my system it whooped the Arcams embarrassed behind... I am a great fan of the Pioneers. My PD-S901 is hors de combat but I got a PD-7700 for £29 on eBay and it sounds terrific through its analogue output as Dave says. I only have a cheap DAC for the Mac and it only has USB input so I have no idea what the 7700 sounds like otherwise. |
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Post by walpurgis on Jul 20, 2014 15:53:55 GMT
Bulletproof Meridian CD transports go quite cheap nowadays too? Well loved examples come up on forum classifieds quite often. With a lot of folk going the server route a good time to buy. I keep wondering if I should sell my Meridian 206. It's not getting used much and I have a 507 too. |
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Post by MartinT on Jul 21, 2014 16:30:04 GMT
Something like the Denon DVD-3910, or DVD-2900 is available at the £50 mark these days, what does the panel think ? The 2900 has a great reputation. If you can really get one for £50, bite their hand off! |
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Post by MartinT on Jul 21, 2014 16:34:53 GMT
Here is my DIY CD player without its cover.
Small PC chassis, perfect for such a build. I used to work at NEC when we first started selling CD-ROM drives. They all had caddies then, a right pain unless you had plenty of spare ones. |
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Post by pre65 on Jul 21, 2014 20:47:57 GMT
I've been doing a lot of internet searching, and it seems Denon have lots of problems with draw opening and disc reading on most of the battleship build models that were in my price range.
Seems those on ebay with that fault " only need a new drive belt " according to their owners.
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Post by Paul on Jul 21, 2014 21:54:20 GMT
I read that some of the Pioneer dv series have had problems with the disc drawer sticking.
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