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elahrairrah
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Post subject: Re: LD player for music. Posted: 25 Sep 2017, 19:15 |
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The Theta Data II is a Philips CDV-400 in a heavy box with some minor tweaks to improve the digital output (it's a transport so there is no internal DAC, you have to connect it to an external DAC.) The audio tweaks weren't worth the price of admission when it was first introduced, but you should be able to get it much more cheaply these days. I had one and it got pretty darn good audio reproduction when connected to the 24-bit Burr-Brown DAC in my Pioneer receiver at the time. Just that I was more concerned with picture quality and the Theta/Philips wasn't as good as the Pioneer CLD-79 I had at the time. The Theta Data III is a Pioneer CLD-D704 also with audio tweaks (like a totally different power supply) and the DAC removed. They're both better suited as CD players because of the tweaks than they are for LD playback. here are a couple of threads on these players with more info for you: Theta Data Transports - Are they worth it?Theta Digital Data III Transport, What's inside?
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krbahr
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Post subject: Re: LD player for music. Posted: 27 Sep 2017, 00:38 |
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rein-o wrote: Isn't it true that some Audiophiles would pickup CLD-3080's for audio only??? I though Grasshopper told me that once, will have to ask him next time I speak with him. So wouldn't that be the same for LD audio playback??? That is because the 3080 has a multi-bit D/A. LD music benefits the same as CD. For a movie this is not as important unless it is a movie you love for the music. Replace the typical output decoupling capacitor with an audiophile grade one and the audio gets much better.
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audioboyz1973
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Post subject: Re: LD player for music. Posted: 27 Sep 2017, 20:47 |
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krbahr wrote: Replace the typical output decoupling capacitor with an audiophile grade one and the audio gets much better. Is that in reference to the analogue or digital output; or both?
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krbahr
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Post subject: Re: LD player for music. Posted: 28 Sep 2017, 00:05 |
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audioboyz1973 wrote: krbahr wrote: Replace the typical output decoupling capacitor with an audiophile grade one and the audio gets much better. Is that in reference to the analogue or digital output; or both? The decoupling cap is at the output final stage that outputs both the analog or digital signal as selected.
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forper
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Post subject: Re: LD player for music. Posted: 02 Oct 2017, 23:33 |
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krbahr wrote: The S9 has the same audio as the 99. Thanks for that. Interesting. My low end Sony's have all sounded much better. Sony has always "understood" good audio though while Pioneer isn't as renowned for audio in general. It makes sense. OP, I'd recommend trying a cheap Sony player to hear.
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