CD for MX-1000U
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CDX-1100U, CDX-1110
I have the CDX-1100U. Is a beast! Probably heavier than your preamp. Same laser head as the CDX-10000
If your laser dies on the CDX-1110 or a CDX-1120, you are $ht out of luck. I also do not believe that my ears could hear the difference between 2 or 4 BB chips.
Yamaha used the laser head and the same DAC chip in the CDX-1100 and CDX-10000...so it ain't bad.
Now I will let you in a little secret:
If your laser dies in your CDX-1100, there are plenty of potential donors out there (for the head only)
CDX-500,700,900 all have the same laser head
yeah, to Dave's point, old CDPs are a PITA, but is not always the head that goes bad.
For example, the CDX-1100 has the Deaded Sony Glue DSG problem (all over the PSU)
I have two units and one is not working...I thought the laser was bad, but it is not..there must be something wrong with my compromised PSU...
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SoCal Sam
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If your laser dies on the CDX-1110 or a CDX-1120, you are $ht out of luck. I also do not believe that my ears could hear the difference between 2 or 4 BB chips.
Yamaha used the laser head and the same DAC chip in the CDX-1100 and CDX-10000...so it ain't bad.
Now I will let you in a little secret:
If your laser dies in your CDX-1100, there are plenty of potential donors out there (for the head only)
CDX-500,700,900 all have the same laser head
yeah, to Dave's point, old CDPs are a PITA, but is not always the head that goes bad.
For example, the CDX-1100 has the Deaded Sony Glue DSG problem (all over the PSU)
I have two units and one is not working...I thought the laser was bad, but it is not..there must be something wrong with my compromised PSU...
No doubt all true. A CDX-1100U in original box just sold on ebay for $250. Truly the poor man's CDX-10000. I got my CDX-1120 in perfect condition sans remote for $250 off ebay two years ago. Value has gone up a little, a black CDX-1120 just sold for $400. Even so, this is still the best value for a dual transformer, 4x dac CDP. Compare these prices to the top Sony's, which IMO are no better.
Having heard them side by side, there is a slight difference. The 1120 has the edge in resolution over the 1100. It's not a big difference but in the high speed systems I prefer, objective accuracy is everything.
You are referring to you Kennys... Cool, that makes sense
Five77
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Would I need a DAC if I bought a CD Player? I was going to use the mp3 and flac files from my DAC as I do not have many CD's and I wonder if the sound is better with the CD route?
