advice on a cd (new,old, whatever) player

cressy · Post by **cressy** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 2:51 pm

having being listening to cds for the first time in ages for most of the day, ive realised that my cd player sounds errrr shit through my system.

2 things sprung to mind, first i wish i hadent sold my arcam delta 170.3 and mf x24k combination however i needed the money at the time, and secondly wish that i hadnt sold my x ray. again i needed the money at the time

so. im going to look at changing the cd player. its a marantz cd75. but i just dont like it........

so where to start. i havent looked at anything cd related in a long time. any ideas/advice gratefully recieved.

cheers ant

Post by **Nick** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 3:18 pm

If the player has a digital out, why not add a DAC?

cressy · Post by **cressy** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 3:53 pm

i'll have a look and see if it has one

davebms · Post by **davebms** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 4:58 pm

poss you could try a Lampizator on the end of it .some say its the best ever .

others do not feel the same about it !

Mike H · Post by **Mike H** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 5:54 pm

Yes I was going to suggest if the digital part of it is OK maybe it's the analogue part that's the problem

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cressy · Post by **cressy** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 10:25 pm

it apparently uses a tda1541a dac chip, so it ought to be pretty good, my old mcd used a tda1540 and so did the philips cd303 i borrowed. (i want the cd303 but my mother in law wont sell it to me

)

i had a look and it does have a digital out for a dac but ive no idea what to go for. some of the chinese dac kits on fleabay look good value. anyone tried them?

i dont really want to start hacking the insides of the player about to put a valve output stage on it tbh as it is in a really (i mean really) enclosed space so the heat from a tube wouldnt have anywhere to go. plus i cant be arsed. have some ideas for a new amp in the pipeline after the simple el84 is done for my mate so the faffing with the cd player is out im afraid

pre65 · Post by **pre65** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 10:43 pm

Can you borrow Dads Berisford DAC for a year (sorry,day

) or two and see if it does what you want ?

Mike H · Post by **Mike H** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 10:56 pm

cressy wrote:i dont really want to start hacking the insides of the player about to put a valve output stage on it tbh

Neither would I, maybe just run out screened leads from it to something else external.

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cressy · Post by **cressy** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 11:09 pm

i might be able to borrow the beresford but it runs is squeezebox and dvd player so i'd have to ask nicely..........

SimonC · Post by **SimonC** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 7:39 am

cressy wrote:it apparently uses a tda1541a dac chip, so it ought to be pretty good,

There's a lot of DIY potential in a 1541a, don't let it go without a fight, plus the CD75 is rated by the guys on diyaudio.com as a very good transport if you want to hook up an external DAC...

Simon C

Toppsy · Post by **Toppsy** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:25 am

Cressy,

I have a Beresford DAC you could borrow.

PM me if you're interested.

Colin

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