Yamaha cdx?

[the-real-mandak]

Yes the Danish is not Danish, but American... Hmm... :scratch2:

In Denmark we call it wienerbrød, witch translated means bread from Vienna. But this has little to do with Yamaha CDP's, except that you can enjoy a good kop of coffee and a piece of wienerbrød while listening to the nice sound from the Yammies.

 

[Tact]

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.

I bought mine well over 3 years ago brand new boxed for 350 Euro. I still seeing Yamaha CDX-993 in some shops here for a little bit over 400 Euro, brand new of course. i think it's an old stock. the last time i've seen one was a couple of months ago. but, shop haven't got any on-line shoping posibilities, so, it's not much of a comfort. and I'm living in Belgrade, Serbia, same place as Dejan V.

 

[the-real-mandak]

They go for around 200€ on German epay and then you might get a 8-9 year old player, so 350€ new is cheep.

Yamaha1; That might be an option, get a new one from Serbia?

 

[Yamaha1]

My younger brother lives in Germany, in Bergdorf where he lives, he tells me that there is a store selling vintage Yamaha stuff, there is a pair of NS-1000x but those are the owners and not for sale, this place might be able to source me a new CDX-993 with luck.

 

[gonzothegreat]

Just found a CDX-1060 at a local thrift store for $30. The display was out, it had a fair number of scuff and bumps and the tray wouldn't stay open. Fixed the display with two bulbs from Radio Shack (pulled from their 12v green long life panel lamps). Now if I could figure out why the tray won't stay open...

Heavy beast with very sleek lines. Most of the controls are hidden under a flip down panel. The display is LCD so it isn't as nice as Sony's ES models. The build quality is great (lots of chassis and chip shielding, etc) but not up to my Philips CD-80. Haven't had time to A/B it to my Philips in my main system.

 

[Yamaha B-2]

1992, MRSP $795, 8x OS. Go here http://www.yamaha.co.jp/manual/english and type in CDX-1060 and you can download the owner's manual. Also, give Yamaha a call. They most likely have the service manual and will often send you one at no cost. You didn't mention a remote. Most any older Yamaha CDP remote (eBay) will likely work.

 

[EricC]

If you can post some pics of the inside. I don't remember seeing any of the CDX-1060

 

[the-real-mandak]

Here is a naked of my CDX-1060 I posted in this thread

 

[gonzothegreat]

The tray issue was surprisingly easy to fix. Once the transport was removed, I pulled the tray and the limit switch revealed itself. A blast of deoxit soon calmed its jittery nerves.

 

[Mark B]

No. The CDX-5000 was either 16 or 18 bit and a few years earlier and $1000 more. No doubt a wonderful, high quality tank, but perhaps a bit lacking on the sonic end of things.

Edit - Oh, well, just found out from trm that the CDX-2020 is the same bit count as the CDX-1120, etc. In fact, they look identical and have the same screen. Only difference cosmetically is that the CDX-2020 came with wooden end panels. Perhaps it has a higher grade component set inside, but can't believe that it could be that much better than the 1120, which is superb. trm also sent along the pricing on previous listings. Very expensive, so guess it is quite popular on the used market. Happy hunting to us all. :thmbsp:

The CDX-5000 came out in 1987 with an MSRP of $2200.00. It's an 18 bit machine, has dual DAC's, High bit filter, and a 3-beam laser. It weighs 48 lbs (not 46lbs 5oz like the OM says) and is built like the CDX-10000. It's definitely not lacking on the sonic end of things.

The CDX-2000 came out in 1988 and was $1500.00.

 

[the-real-mandak]

I believe the CDX-5000 is the "light" version of the CDX-10000, a bit like the MX-2000/10000 relationship.

According to the info I have the CDX-2000 came in 1989 as part of the Titanium line together with the AX-2000, TX-2000, DSP-3000 and the MX-55. But I also se it in a database listed as year 1988, the only thing is that I can't find it in the 1988 catalogs. First time shown is in the Titanium line.


----EDIT----
There might be some differences in release year and line-up, since most of the data I have is European.

 

[the-real-mandak]

Cdx-550e

Ok, here is the Yamaha CDX-550E witch date to 1991. It shares the pcb with the 750E and properly also the laser. The E I assume stands for European model, it uses Yamahas S-Bit Plus DAC witch is also used in the CDX-750E and the CDX-1050 all from the same year.

 

[Yamaha B-2]

Have you gotten your CDX-2020 out of customs? If so, have you compared its sound to that of this rig? What do you think? They are VERY different on the inside.

 

[the-real-mandak]

Yes the monster is out but I did not have any time to do any listening (it is still in the box), summer is on and extremely busy. 9-13 hours a day, shifting work hours, 6 days a week not leaving much spear time, but you properly know how this is (if I did not say no, they would ask me to work 7 days a week).

About the CDX-550E vs. CDX-2020; that would not be a fair comparison, the 550E is not close to the monster league. It was released as the smallest player with S-Bit Plus and is one of the best in its class, but to compare a $300 player to a $1.500 player is not fair. For that I need to get my CDX-1060 up and going.

 

[Mark B]

The CL-10 is a good unit, but it does not have the magical life-giving tubes output stage of the Alpha. This makes a significant difference. :yes: I would not have expected that particular CAL to trounce the Yamaha the way that my Alpha does.

And SACD is an absolutely wonderful format. It sounds so good on my modifed Sony, that I rarely feel inclined to power-up my Alpha very much anymore.

An open invite: bring your favorite DAD player / transport / DAC and we'll compare it to the 1987 Yamaha CDX-10000.

 

[Yamaha1]

An open invite: bring your favorite DAD player / transport / DAC and we'll compare it to the 1987 Yamaha CDX-10000.

Mark B,

I surrender in advance, even with my Acuuphase DP70, no competition, the Accuphase though might able to come quite close in terms of construction and to an extent, sound but then no match in the end.:thmbsp:

 

[BroonsBane]

CDX-520 Nude

I've had this player for a while now, can't say I like the sound much. I haven't used it now for months.

 

[the-real-mandak]

The design of the CDX-520 smells of cheep, every thing on the same PBC. Not great for sound.

THX for posting Broons.

 

[BroonsBane]

Yes, it is cheap. I think it will be a thrift store donation.

 

[avionic]

OK so where does the CDX-930 fall in the food chain.I picked one up for $10-12 on ebay.(Broken)It had a multi-voltage transformer and the 110vac primary must have gotten 220vac cause it was burnt wide open.Got a new transformer from yamaha($35) and thats all it took , sounds pretty darn good for the price.