Yamaha cdx?

[Tact]

Tact how did you check the laser?

been in repair centre, they've checked it and said laser is OK. enough for me, it has some bug i could live with and that's it.

bigger problem is for such a small money you can't find anything similiar today:tears:

 

[the-real-mandak]

That was not possible at the time it came on the market either

 

[Tact]

I did some more listening and wow, it is just rediculous how much better this player is than my old one. But it brought something else than just good sound, something I never experienced before, something verry important. It's hard to but into words. The feeling of the music is much nicer now, it's warm and you just feel good whenever you listen too that favorite cd.

you talking to me:thmbsp:

i know the feeling. couple of months ago i brought home to demo new Audio Analogue Primo CD player. i was doing A/B test and Primo sounded like a bad joke next to Yamaha. even my mother in law who was visiting us at the time ( do i have to say women is miles away from audiophilia), say 'what is wrong with this player (Primo), is it broken or faulty?' i think you can imagine the difference then

 

[Lust]

been in repair centre, they've checked it and said laser is OK. enough for me, it has some bug i could live with and that's it.

bigger problem is for such a small money you can't find anything similiar today:tears:

Have you checked if the parts where the laser is supposed to glide along underneath the record still are enough greased? The worst thing one can do is to "clean" away that grease. Use lithium-grease for this purpuse if it's missing.

 

[Yamaha1]

I have an ancient CDX-1050 as well as the super expensive Accuphase DP 70V, I can tell you, the Yamaha is way more unforgiving with poorly recorded material than the Accuphase which will make crap sound like manna from heaven. However if its accuracy you want, Yamaha S Bit Plus excels greatly there and I have listened to my share of CDPs past and present, nothing comes close to Yamaha CDX 2000 and 10000 with their multi bit DACs and I mean nothing, not even my Accuphase. About quality, my CDX 1050 is my daily use CDP and since its purchase in 1991, its still running, what does that tell you? I have already been through Yamaha, SONY and Samsung DVD players in lesser time frame.

 

[the-real-mandak]

I just found a review of the 993, it is worth to note that the review was made in 2001 and the player was introduced to the market in 1998: http://www.tnt-audio.com/sorgenti/yamaha993_e.html

One day I would like to hear the 1120 (or 2020) and 10000 compared to the 993.

 

[Yamaha1]

This is an old review by Dejan in TNT Audio group, he is quite correct about the sound of the Pro Bit Plus DAC in the Yamaha, its warmest you can find in any CDP, one of the reasons I still treasure my ancient CDX 1050, too bad Yamaha doesn't make CDP with Pro Bit Plus DACs anymore, I am looking for another player preferably new but thats like a needle in a haystack.

 

[the-real-mandak]

Yes it is, 2001 as I mention. More interesting might be the link I posted a bit back, where Dejan mods the 993.

Yamaha1 why not try to get a 993, now and then they pop up on the German e-pay. It would be quite an upgrade from the 1050.

 

[Yamaha1]

the-real-mandak,

I will check out for a 993 with my brother who lives in Germany or even a CDX 1070, both have Pro Bit Plus and should sound equally good as my CDX 1050, funny part is the 1050 is still running strong even after all these years and so is my Accuphase DP 70V.

 

[the-real-mandak]

As far as I know there is no CDX-1070, the last xxxx model was the CDX-1060 (S-bit plus) from 1992 witch is supposed to be a notch up from the 1050. The CDX-993 is in a different league, much better electrical design and shielding.

 

[Yamaha1]

Dunno bout construction, the internals on my CDX 1050 are quite formidable with the same Farraday cage and side bars like the 993, the only thing missing is the latest DAC, all Yamaha TOTL 1xxxx series, if I recall correctly there was a 1080, I have to dig up my Yamaha brochure but there was a CDP after 1060, point being that Yamaha Pro Bit sounds good in any form, be it 993, even my 1050 manual states class A output.

 

[Yamaha B-2]

I just found a review of the 993, it is worth to note that the review was made in 2001 and the player was introduced to the market in 1998: http://www.tnt-audio.com/sorgenti/yamaha993_e.html

One day I would like to hear the 1120 (or 2020) and 10000 compared to the 993.

Nice review. I see that the MRSP for the 993 was $580 in 2001. The MRSP on the CDX-1120 (18 bit) was $1200 in 1989. Like you, I some day hope to own the CDX-2020 or even the CDX-10000. Both are exceedingly rare and expensive, unfortunately.

Is too bad that Yamaha opt'd out of continuing with their CDP development. But, they are supporting them in the U.S. I just ordered a new optical block for my CDX-1120. For $119, figure it is a good thing to have on the shelf. Who knows how long they will be available. I was going to buy a Sony DVP-S9000ES DVD/SACD/CD player, but decided to buy the laser for the Yamaha instead. As noted in the 993 review, the better Yamaha CDPs seem to simply have the voicing 'right' for my ears. Great sound which matches the 192kHz upsamping in my SACD/CD player on most redbooks.

 

[the-real-mandak]

Yamaha1 would it be possible to make a naked pic of the CDX-1050, it sounds like it is quite different than the 1060.

Yes there was CDP's after the 1060 but not with the xxxx number and not in the 1xxx class regarding build quality (except the 993), the one after the 1060 is the 880 (the first to use the pro bit YAC514 DAC, 1993). A bit earlier in this thread I describe the chronology of the Yamaha CDP's of the 90's, but please correct me if my info is wrong.

B-2 remember that the 993 came in 1998 and at that time the price was about $800-1000 (I can't find the MSRP), the price Dejan states is not the MSRP, but what he paid in 2001 (sales price of a 4 year old design!). The 1120 was only in the market for one year, so to get a comparison you have to look at the first year pricing. As an example the 1060 had a MSRP of $800 and the 1050 $700.

Attached is a naked pic of my CDX-1060.

 

[Yamaha1]

I will try and post the picture of the innards of my 1050 in near future, I am postive there was a 1xxxx with a higher number than 1060, let me try and find the Yamaha brochure.

Take a look at this page, its in Danish, some interesting tweaks there for the Yamaha player.

http://audio.egehaven.dk/cdx/index.html

 

[Yamaha B-2]

The MRSP for the 993 is listed just under the opeing picture in the review you posted above. $580USD/600Euro.

Am wondering if the 993 was sold in NA. I don't recall seeing them in either the shops (although I had stopped looking at new Yamaha gear by 1993) or on eBay. And, there is no listing for them in the newer Orion compilations.

 

[the-real-mandak]

B-2 sorry to correct you but it states "Price: app. $580/Euro 600“ It is not the MSRP price. Funny thing is that to day 600€ would be $775.

Yamaha1; It happens that Danish is my favorite language and I know the page, it happens to post a couple of my Pics, witch is ok since he seems a nice guy (he send me some SM's). I actually pointed AK out to him, as a page worth visiting.

 

[Yamaha B-2]

B-2 sorry to correct you but it states "Price: app. $580/Euro 600“ It is not the MSRP price. Funny thing is that to day 600€ would be $775.

That's OK. I don't mind that your are incorrect. Happens to all of us (even me :yes: ). The Euro was not what it is today when this was written. Or, more correctly, the dollar is not what it was under our previous administration. When this review came out, the Euro was about 0.89 to the dollar. Perhaps a bit higher, but not like today. So the numbers would be correct.

 

[Yamaha1]

the-real-mandak,

Danish should be your mother toungue as I see you live in the Capital Copenhagen

 

[the-real-mandak]

Spoken, written and shouted

 

[Yamaha1]

Whats really funny is that the so called Cheese Danish is not really Danish but an American concoction, am I correct?