A lot of equipment over the years looked cool, but didn't play cool. The sound was mesmerizing, but completely flat, no any 3D sound with deep separation.It’s fascinating how legends develop.
I was in my 20’s when PS1 was released. It soon became the cheapest way to acquire a decent CD player.
PlayStation 2 would later do the same thing for DVD.
I don’t think the hardware had magical properties, but today it’s a sought after vintage part.
My first revelation came when I connected something like a very good Denon with good wires, but it still played just as flat. Unlike PS1, or Rega. I really liked Rega at the time, both the sound and design, just like Cyrus. There were many good devices, but even more that had nothing to do with good sound.
Regarding the old Philips, you can actually get good sound from them, but from models of the more recent 7*-8* series.
Everything is quite relative. But when you have a sensitive system with good wires, you can convince that some old Tops are quite meager at this time. Yes, they play well, but it's educational when you start going deeper with them and realize that's their ceiling. All. Unlike the same PS1. How much you put into it, that's how it plays. It's weird as hell, but it's true. This is a upgrading treasure. Of course, also up to the level of limitation. But he is quite tall.
A lot of equipment over the years looked cool, but didn't play cool. The sound was mesmerizing, but completely flat, no any 3D sound with deep separation.
My first revelation came when I connected something like a very good Denon with good wires, but it still played just as flat. Unlike PS1, or Rega. I really liked Rega at the time, both the sound and design, just like Cyrus. There were many good devices, but even more that had nothing to do with good sound.
Regarding the old Philips, you can actually get good sound from them, but from models of the more recent 7*-8* series.
A lot of equipment over the years looked cool, but didn't play cool. The sound was mesmerizing, but completely flat, no any 3D sound with deep separation.
My first revelation came when I connected something like a very good Denon with good wires, but it still played just as flat. Unlike PS1, or Rega. I really liked Rega at the time, both the sound and design, just like Cyrus. There were many good devices, but even more that had nothing to do with good sound.
Regarding the old Philips, you can actually get good sound from them, but from models of the more recent 7*-8* series.
The irony is that quite a few early CD players used R2R decoders, but these were later considered not accurate enough.
By the way, it was noticed that increasing the input HV capacitance neutralizes the influence of the power cable. That is, you begin to hear not the power cable, but the capacitor presentation itself. So I would not recommend greatly increasing the capacity, since you are depriving yourself of the pleasure of using different power cables.
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