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HD_Goofnut

HD_Goofnut

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Hi.

I have a real passion about sound quality that has manifested itself into an SQ car project and also an SQ home cinema system project.

My dad recently asked me if I could find him a nice CD player with the emphasis being sound quality and ideally from the timeline of 1980 - 1994.

At the moment I am leaning towards Japanese, either Denon or Nakamichi. The DCD-3300, CD Player 1 and MB-1 have caught my eye.

I would also be happy to receive recommendations on anything US made from the same era.

I'm off for a search of the forum, thanks for reading :)
 
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Magnavox was always highly regarded in my day. At that time there was a Sony architecture and a Phillips architecture. Magnavox players were built on the Philips which was thought to sound better. Also Rotel players I believe which are built like a tank and mine sounds wonderful to me. Philips also made a classic turntable which they say is a bitch to restore. But check out the touch controls. Very cool!

https://vintage-turntable.com/philips-312.html
 
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HD_Goofnut said:
Hi.

I have a real passion about sound quality that has manifested itself into an SQ car project and also an SQ home cinema system project.

My dad recently asked me if I could find him a nice CD player with the emphasis being sound quality and ideally from the timeline of 1980 - 1994.

At the moment I am leaning towards Japanese, either Denon or Nakamichi. The DCD-3300, CD Player 1 and MB-1 have caught my eye.

I would also be happy to receive recommendations on anything US made from the same era.

I'm off for a search of the forum, thanks for reading :)
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Not exactly fitting into your timeline, still great players from a time when SQ had leaped ahead of the earlier decks. These are also built like tanks, and the silver versions fit in nicely with vintage silver faced equipment. The fact they also play SACD and DVD a plus.

All of these decks originally retailed for a $1000 or more, but with patience can be had for less than $100. I have all three and paid no more than $80 for any one of them.

Sony was concerned enough about the SQ of these players to allow shutting off the displays and the video sections.

Doesn't hurt that they also look great.

Sony DVP NS900V
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Sony DVP NS999ES
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Sony DVP CX777ES
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If considering the carousel player keep in mind it's quite large lol.

Here's a picture of the carousel deck with some of my vintage Kenwood gear.
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Grenadeslio said:
...If considering the carousel player keep in mind it's quite large lol...
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They are also surprisingly deep front to back. The remote is usually missing for them from what I have seen and commands $50 alone if bought on that auction site.
Welcome and good luck to you!
 
oldboats said:
They are also surprisingly deep front to back. The remote is usually missing for them from what I have seen and commands $50 alone if bought on that auction site.
Welcome and good luck to you!
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The depth was what I was referring to.

As for the remote, mine had it included for $63 lol, with free shipping. But forget the remote, Sony saw fit to make many of their DVD remotes interchangeable, and that's a good thing, because others with more functions work better. The RMT-D140A, and the RMT-D150A have an LCD display that makes using the player easier without needing to use the TV to access the functions.

These remotes came with the DVP NS900V and DVP NS999ES.
 
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