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Author:  elahrairrah [ 11 Jul 2014, 22:05 ]
Post subject:  Stereophile Review of Panasonic LX-1000
For whatever reason, Stereophile posted this review (originally published in March of 1992) on their website today, of the Panasonic LX-1000

CD PLAYER/TRANSPORT REVIEWS - Panasonic Prism LX-1000 CD/LD player

I guess they're getting around to archiving old reviews on their site now?
Author:  Guest [ 11 Jul 2014, 23:35 ]
Post subject:  Re: Stereophile Review of Panasonic LX-1000
Thanks for the link.
Author:  Guest [ 12 Jul 2014, 00:10 ]
Post subject:  Re: Stereophile Review of Panasonic LX-1000
The reviewer starts into gibberish when he moves onto the Sound evaluation. LOL!
Author:  publius [ 12 Jul 2014, 02:28 ]
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escapevelocity wrote:
The reviewer starts into gibberish when he moves onto the Sound evaluation.

Don't they always?
Author:  tasuke [ 13 Jul 2014, 03:37 ]
Post subject:  Re: Stereophile Review of Panasonic LX-1000
escapevelocity wrote:
The reviewer starts into gibberish when he moves onto the Sound evaluation. LOL!


Quote:
ah! and the SOUND!! it is mellifluous and exquisite... at once gentle and violent.
the low-end resonates with the slam of Zeus' thunderstorms of righteous divine anger,
whilst the silky, extended highs sing melodically like dancing Prima Faerie Ballerinas pirouetting upon the daintiest of Lilly Petals.

and the midrange; ...it is indeed beyond reproach. the very voice of the heavenly lord above,
summoning, with an irresistible immediacy, the very souls of His most faithful
to join him eternally in the joyous fest de le soleil that the radiant sound character of this player
shall bestow abundantly upon all of humanity, finally permitting us all to transcend
to the highest stage of human evolution, and bring forth unto us all
the everlasting peace and brotherhood as beings of pure energy, thought and infinite wisdom,
the ultimate existence we as a species have collectively yearned for since time immemorial...
Author:  bguzman [ 13 Jul 2014, 07:36 ]
Post subject:  Re: Stereophile Review of Panasonic LX-1000
Thank you elahrairrah for posting this review. I love old articles like this and it is even that much better when I own the equipment in the article. :thumbup: Anyway this article prompted a comparison between my LX-1000 and CLD-95 players as they are both well regarded in this area. So I pulled out my Epic CD of Image and :ugeek: ed out for about an hour, or maybe two, contrasting and comparing passages of this fantastic album. I set my Pioneer VSX-53 AVR to analog and Direct and let the games begin. While the LX-1000 is indeed a very fine CD player. The CLD-95 was just a smidge of a smidgen better. The highs were less harsh and the mids were as open as the Great Plains ... Heck, I'm nowhere as good as at this as tasuke. Let's just say I liked the CLD-95 more better. ;)
Author:  tasuke [ 13 Jul 2014, 14:52 ]
Post subject:  Re: Stereophile Review of Panasonic LX-1000
i'd imagine the -95 is a far easier player on the eyes as well... from a purely cosmetic point of view...
Author:  Guest [ 14 Jul 2014, 23:14 ]
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I like the looks of the Panasonic better. shrugs
Author:  elahrairrah [ 14 Jul 2014, 23:47 ]
Post subject:  Re: Stereophile Review of Panasonic LX-1000
escapevelocity wrote:
I like the looks of the Panasonic better. shrugs

I kinda like the Panasonic as well.

The Japanese version is even cooler . . .

Image

. . . apparently all cooler LD players have to have wood paneling on the sides back in the day :lol:
Author:  tasuke [ 15 Jul 2014, 03:00 ]
Post subject:  Re: Stereophile Review of Panasonic LX-1000
it looks handsome, and it helps dampen mechanical vibration. what's not to love?

wood side panels are an elegant, beautiful touch of class that is all but nonexistent
on today's audio/A/V components, regardless of the build quality or price point...
Author:  circlesky73 [ 15 Jul 2014, 04:05 ]
Post subject:  Re: Stereophile Review of Panasonic LX-1000
*And* the thing didn't slide to the back of the rack when you inserted a disc. I need to get rubber anti-slide grippy-feet for my blu-ray player; my pet turtle weighs more. :thumbdown:
Author:  bguzman [ 16 Jul 2014, 03:37 ]
Post subject:  Re: Stereophile Review of Panasonic LX-1000
escapevelocity wrote:
I like the looks of the Panasonic better. shrugs


It does look pretty good.
[Reveal] Spoiler:
Image
But the Pioneer is no slouch either.
[Reveal] Spoiler:
Image
Author:  circlesky73 [ 16 Jul 2014, 14:08 ]
Post subject:  Re: Stereophile Review of Panasonic LX-1000
How do you like the 95? I've read the Y and C are slightly out of sync on s-vid out, is it true for all the decks? Do you use composite for it?
Author:  bguzman [ 17 Jul 2014, 14:15 ]
Post subject:  Re: Stereophile Review of Panasonic LX-1000
circlesky73 wrote:
How do you like the 95? I've read the Y and C are slightly out of sync on s-vid out, is it true for all the decks? Do you use composite for it?

It's a fantastic player, very well built. I don't use s-video so I haven't experienced the Y/C delay but it is well documented. When I compared it to my CLD-D703 the CLD-95 won hands down, better picture and much quieter both physically and with video. The 95 is also a top notch CD player too. :thumbup:
Author:  dman [ 15 Aug 2023, 16:56 ]
Post subject:  Re: Stereophile Review of Panasonic LX-1000
Hi Guys

Question for you: I have a LX-1000u and it seems to be great but it seems to be very sensitive to imperfections like warpage. Could the alignment be out or is this just how this Player works?
Reason I ask is when I play some CAV discs I have Laser Lock, but if I play them in my DVL-700 no issue. But the Lx-1000 is so nice. Before I open it up and try to do a Blind Alignment I was hoping for some easier fixes - lens Cleaning -, Grease the rails?. Don't have any issues so far with CLV discs, CD's and a majority of CAV discs btw.

Any Help would be amazing!

DMAN
Author:  signofzeta [ 15 Aug 2023, 21:50 ]
Post subject:  Re: Stereophile Review of Panasonic LX-1000
If one LD player plays bad discs better than another it doesn’t mean anything. No LD player was designed to play bad discs. Bad discs are supposed to be thrown away. If it plays good discs then I wouldn’t touch anything.

You cannot align any player to better play warped discs.

Cleaning the lens almost never fixes anything.
Author:  jesuslovesgood [ 19 Aug 2023, 07:26 ]
Post subject:  Re: Stereophile Review of Panasonic LX-1000
bguzman wrote:
circlesky73 wrote:
How do you like the 95? I've read the Y and C are slightly out of sync on s-vid out, is it true for all the decks? Do you use composite for it?

It's a fantastic player, very well built. I don't use s-video so I haven't experienced the Y/C delay but it is well documented. When I compared it to my CLD-D703 the CLD-95 won hands down, better picture and much quieter both physically and with video. The 95 is also a top notch CD player too. :thumbup:


I don't even know what this is and if it's bs. My CLD-3080 when I captured with s-video in the screen caps section didn't seem to have any audio or video delays. The CLD-3080 is what the CLD-95 is based on, correct? So I wouldn't imagine the s-video being much or any different than what's in the cld-95.
Author:  jesuslovesgood [ 19 Aug 2023, 07:35 ]
Post subject:  Re: Stereophile Review of Panasonic LX-1000
dman wrote:
Hi Guys

Question for you: I have a LX-1000u and it seems to be great but it seems to be very sensitive to imperfections like warpage. Could the alignment be out or is this just how this Player works?
Reason I ask is when I play some CAV discs I have Laser Lock, but if I play them in my DVL-700 no issue. But the Lx-1000 is so nice. Before I open it up and try to do a Blind Alignment I was hoping for some easier fixes - lens Cleaning -, Grease the rails?. Don't have any issues so far with CLV discs, CD's and a majority of CAV discs btw.

Any Help would be amazing!

DMAN


The LX-h670 I have does the same thing. Either the alignment is slightly off or these players LX-1000 AND LX-h670 just weren't good at reading slightly warped discs. My CLD-99 and LX-900 will both read any disc without issues. Obviously no Laserdisc Play can stop rot. That's an issue no player that I know of can stop since it's the disc itself with the major issue of rot.
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