Are we, and have we for some time, been in the era of throwaway CD players?

**lurcher** · 04-07-2008, 08:20

XLR outputs though, well ahead of its time

Well, you would not expect anything else on a pro machine. Cannons predate CD by some time, look at a BBC SP10 for example.

**Filterlab** · 04-07-2008, 08:45

Originally Posted by lurcher

Well, you would not expect anything else on a pro machine. Cannons predate CD by some time, look at a BBC SP10 for example.

Very true, but look at other CD manufacturers from the time period, very few were putting balanced outputs on their machines at that time, even in the pro market. It's comparatively rare these days on consumer models although it's obviously now the standard on pro machines.

As an aside, it's amazing how many people believe the name 'XLR' refers to the pin configuration.

**Marco** · 04-07-2008, 08:56

I'm telling you anyone looking for a top-notch CDP on the cheap the Technics SL-P1300-KM is one to go for (notice the model number which relates to the SL-1200 turntable - it was designed to sound like the SL-1200). This CDP would piss all over most of the stuff made today - no question. I used to sell them in the late 80s when I worked in the electrical department of a large well-known department store.

Hey, I wonder what kind of DAC chips it uses? Could it be a 'TDA1541-er'...

I've found that top-notch broadcast gear is invariably superb for hi-fi use. Think SP10s, EMTs, Studers, etc. The key is it's all properly built and engineered to a very high standard.

Marco.

**Beechwoods** · 04-07-2008, 17:00

Originally Posted by Marco

I've found that top-notch broadcast gear is invariably superb for hi-fi use. Think SP10s, EMTs, Studers, etc. The key is it's all properly built and engineered to a very high standard.

I have to agree... build quality is often great, and the utilitarian design can often be pleasing. Semi-pro gear can be less pleasing though... The mid-80's Tandberg tape decks are very nice (there's one on ebay at the moment that I'd be after if I'd not got a Nak already). Nagra's are just beautiful, functionally they have stacks of things you'd never need for home-use, but for playback and record quality, rock-solid reliability and brilliant design they just can't be beaten...

**Marco** · 30-11-2009, 01:28

I think that more people should become switched onto the classic/broadcast gear mindset, and perhaps then they wouldn't end up wasting sometimes thousands of pounds on hi-fi, chasing a dream that with their current system-building methods they're unlikely to fulfil

Marco.

**Rare Bird** · 30-11-2009, 04:09

Cough! Cough!

EMT CDP

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO2zBGX2WN0

**Marco** · 30-11-2009, 09:39

I love it, and I'd use one without a second's thought!!

Just look at the build quality, ergonomics and user-friendliness of it, too. It's difficult to tell listening on a laptop, but I bet that the EMT would piss all over many (equivalently expensive, and more so) 'high-end hi-fi' CDPs!

Marco.

**Rare Bird** · 30-11-2009, 11:19

Originally Posted by Marco

I love it, and I'd use one without a second's thought!!

Just look at the build quality, ergonomics and user-friendliness of it, too. It's difficult to tell listening on a laptop, but I bet that the EMT would piss all over many (equivalently expensive, and more so) 'high-end hi-fi' CDPs!

Marco.

Beauty innit...

**The Grand Wazoo** · 30-11-2009, 11:32

Love the silky smooth silent drawer!

**Rare Bird** · 30-11-2009, 12:15

Originally Posted by The Grand Wazoo

Love the silky smooth silent drawer!

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