audio-talk

I took a "punt" on a faulty Denon DVD-3910 today on Ebay.

It was local and cost me £10 + a few bob for fuel to collect.

The seller sold it as "spares and repair" and said it would not play DVDs but would play CDs. It's in the main system now and playing a CD through the Bushmaster 2 DAC. Initial impression (after 10 mins) is a more "solid" sound, but time will tell.

It seems well built, and fairly heavy, it's not listed as being a SACD player, but that's no great problem.

EDIT. I lie, it does play SACD, three different ways.

pre65 wrote: it's not listed as being a SACD player, but that's no great problem.

Its got the SACD logo on its front escutcheon plate ya nutter (next to the DVD logo)

Nice find BTW.

I have ordered some new glasses young Dave, forgive an old man.

I had to look up "SACD" ..

Mike H wrote:I had to look up "SACD" ..

You looked it up the other day, goldfish memory ?

Eh? Who are you again?




Yes probably...

I have had a few scrapes with customers that have demensia.

One old man rings. "Hello do you fix my boiler?'...."yes"... "can you come please it isn't working."

Go round?

"hello, who are you?" /.... "I fix your boiler"... "oh, do you know where it is?" "yes."

fix boiler come down stairs. "who are you?" "I fix your boiler"....


feels like your robbing them when your geting paid, because you have to convince them that you have done something.

pre65 wrote:I have ordered some new glasses young Dave, forgive an old man.

If its OK with you I'd much prefer to keep up the public ridicule rather than forgive... Heheheheheheheheheheh (etc)

I've gone an ordered myself a Cambridge CXC CD transport as my Christmas present to me.

I've read some very good reports, and only "problem" seems to be they need to run in for a while before giving their best.

I'll post more when it gets to me.

Richer Sounds were selling them at £300, but they are now £250 so I got in quick.

The CXC transport has been delivered.

It's a bit cold, so I'll leave it to aclimatise for an hour or so, then we see if it's as good as they say. Seems they need quite a few hours to "run in" so not expecting perfection today.

Waiting in anticipation!

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It's been warming for 3 days. Must be cold in your house Seriously it will be good to hear what this is like. Not many user reports.

B.B.C. wrote:It's been warming for 3 days

Four days.
And a bit.
Plus that extra second too .....

C'mon Phil, wassit sound like?

Still only got about 8 hours playing so far, so it will be a while yet.

Initial impressions are favourable.

I've tried the TDA1541 DAC in both modes (O/S & NO/S) and have a slight preference for NO/S.

I'll try it with the Bushmaster 11 soon.

pre65 wrote:Still only got about 8 hours playing so far, so it will be a while yet

Pfftttt!
Amateur

pre65 wrote:Initial impressions are favourable.

I've tried the TDA1541 DAC in both modes (O/S & NO/S) and have a slight preference for NO/S.

I'll try it with the Bushmaster 11 soon.

Before Christmas?