CD player for Gain Clone

falcott · 24th September 2004, 08:54 AM

I am open to suggestions for a compact CD player that would fit with the Gain Clone concept -- not necessarily minimal, but fairly compact. And affordable. I guess that this might mean of Japanese origin (for this part of the world) ?

Sorry, yes, I already have a Sony diskman!

falcott · 25th September 2004, 10:38 PM

So, from this response I take it that everyone is happy with a box the size of a small suitcase to slide their wafer-thin disk into?

Peter Daniel · 25th September 2004, 11:56 PM

Probably the most reasonable aproach would be using CD-Rom drive with control board, info on which was posted previously here on a forum.

Using CD-Pro drive would be a nice option too, but still quite expensive.

carlosfm · 26th September 2004, 12:43 AM

Teac makes some little and cute CDPs.
But do you want quality or small size?

fireman · 26th September 2004, 04:29 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by carlosfm
Teac makes some little and cute CDPs.
But do you want quality or small size?

I don't want to speak for falcott but I'm rather looking for quality than size. I have a Sanyo CD player that is quite small but does not sound all that good. It does the job for now but will eventually be replaced.

What I am looking for is ideally a universal player (CD, DVD, DVD-A and SACD) that features it's own volume control and bass management so that I can hook it up to a 5 channel GC amp. In order of priority, I am looking for at least CD and DVD capability, good bass management second, volume control third and multi-format coming in very close in fourth.

As such a beast probably doesn't exist, I'd be looking for a CD/DVD player that features good audio qualities. Although I haven't had a chance to listen to the Cambridge Audio Azur DVD player, I have heard pretty good things about it. For the money, I believe it's hard to beat.

Unless someone comes up with a brand new CD/DVD player that fills the above mentioned requirements in 2005...

falcott · 26th September 2004, 07:04 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Peter Daniel
Probably the most reasonable aproach would be using CD-Rom drive with control board, info on which was posted previously here on a forum.

Thanks Peter; I'll do a search. Sounds like the sort of thing I'd like to try...

Quote:

Originally posted by carlosfm
Teac makes some little and cute CDPs.
But do you want quality or small size?

Ummm.... what about both, Carlos?

(I guess you're saying that Teac are not quality

)

24th September 2004, 08:54 AM	#1
falcott diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Wherever I hang my hat...	CD player for Gain Clone I am open to suggestions for a compact CD player that would fit with the Gain Clone concept -- not necessarily minimal, but fairly compact. And affordable. I guess that this might mean of Japanese origin (for this part of the world) ? Sorry, yes, I already have a Sony diskman! __________________ "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." - Einstein

25th September 2004, 10:38 PM	#2
falcott diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Wherever I hang my hat...	So, from this response I take it that everyone is happy with a box the size of a small suitcase to slide their wafer-thin disk into? __________________ "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." - Einstein

25th September 2004, 11:56 PM	#3
Peter Daniel diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada	Probably the most reasonable aproach would be using CD-Rom drive with control board, info on which was posted previously here on a forum. Using CD-Pro drive would be a nice option too, but still quite expensive. __________________ www.audiosector.com “Do something really well. See how much time it takes. It might be a product, a work of art, who knows? Then give it away cheaply, just because you feel that it should not cost so much, even if it took a lot of time and expensive materials to make it.” - JC

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carlosfm Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Lisbon, Portugal	Teac makes some little and cute CDPs. But do you want quality or small size?

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