Marantz CD63 & CD67 mods list

[bikeral10]

anyboby got any info on a cambridge audio cd36, Picked one up for 3quid @ a carboot plays well .
cheers alan

 

[Puffin]

Yes, it's the 63's backward brother. What else do you need to know?

 

[bikeral10]

cd63

Yes, it's the 63's backward brother. What else do you need to know?

Lol,
quite a basic unit but just some info on it, anygood or shyte?
thanks alan

 

[Puffin]

Hi Alan, (serious face on)

I have had loads of Cambridge stuff, most of it during the 90s. I have not been able to find any info on the net about this one. I would suggest that this was not one of their supposed "audiophile" offerings and was probably not that expensive new. However it depends what gubbins is inside it (Dac chip, transport, power supply) as to whether it is worth modding and spending money on.

Do you like how it sounds now? Are you looking to :-
a) improve it's sound
b) practice your up-grade skills on it, whether its sound better at the end or not.
c) Hope not to kill it with kindness.

Rob.

 

[UV101]

take a couple of pics Alan, inside and out. I bet it resembles something else from that era!!!

 

[bikeral10]

re cdp

thanks guys,
The chipset is mainly philips tda1541 with a vam1202 transport psu is miniscule mostly smd but i think its late 90s aint modding this would need an electron microscope the main board is no bigger than a fagbox emptybox nthin in there modders heaven.
thx alan

 

[UV101]

not seen a 1541 with 1202 laser!!! Normally they are no later then CDM4??? I could be mistaken, it has been known!! lol

 

[russc]

CD36

Was contemporary with CD46 & believe it was cheaper version having hard wired interconnects in place of RCA jacks.

 

[bikeral10]

cd

not seen a 1541 with 1202 laser!!! Normally they are no later then CDM4??? I could be mistaken, it has been known!! lol

Its the weirdest 1202 ive seen, laser yes rest no ie transport mech, some guy said no phonos but it has?? digital and spidif too trust me getting a weirdo only saying 1541 cos that what i managed to trawl up on the net.
post some pics soon as i can alan

 

[russc]

CD36

See attached pic found on ebay.
Like I said. Hard wired interconnects.

 

[bikeral10]

cd

See attached pic found on ebay.
Like I said. Hard wired interconnects.

thats an old one mines bitstream 96x oversampling bit more modern than that one
cheers alan

 

[russc]

CD36

My mistake. Didn't notice we'd jumped from Marantz to Cambridge Audio products! I was referring to Marantz CD36. Are you on the right thread?

 

[bikeral10]

cd36

My mistake. Didn't notice we'd jumped from Marantz to Cambridge Audio products! I was referring to Marantz CD36. Are you on the right thread?
sorry your right (bit off topic) just asking if anyone had came across this player only info is a bit scarse.
alan

 

[Ben Hanke]

The DOS build's going well. I'll work up to a big PSU for it, but will it run off the 30VA supply in the player for starters?

 

[Ben Hanke]

Presumably I could remove Q801/2 (which are running very hot to the touch right now, btw) and pick up the unregulated +/- 15v at the DOS?

 

[bikeral10]

Anyone any thoughts on mains filtering,I always convert my players to an iec connector im a believer in earths on my stuff.I read that this decrades the sound, i rob old psus out of old computers for the emi filters am i wrong???,
alan

 

[Ben Hanke]

I have normal IECs in my gear, although I leave the earths floating. I use snap-on connectors so I can still get the board out easily. I tried an EMI filter in my amp and it did noticeably degrade the sound, and so I didn't bother trying in the CD player. I think one of the big reasons computers have them is to stop PSU noise getting back out into the mains rather than the other way around. Ray's mods list mentions fitting a different kind of filter onto the PCB, but I haven't tried that yet. I definitely find that my system sounds better at night than it does during the day with washing machines going, etc.

 

[bikeral10]

Anyone used nichicon 470uf 6.3v solid polymer instead of sanyo oscons,cant seem to find any .Recapped the analogue with zlgs now just the digital rails to do,Chinese do sanyo oscons but dont trust them(copies or fake ).
thanks alan ps got the regs for the driver ics while the lids off.

 

[UV101]

If you want SEPC, email Tommo

otherwise RS have Nichicon PLS

Buy Aluminium Solid Al cap Radial LS series 6.3V 470uF Nichicon PLS0J471MDO1 online from RS for next day delivery.

http://docs-europe.electrocomponents.com/webdocs/0ebd/0900766b80ebdc65.pdf

I often use these as they are outstanding VFM but they are out of stock at the moment!
Buy Aluminium Solid Al cap Radial NS series 6.3V 330uF Nichicon RNS0J331MDN1PH online from RS for next day delivery.

 

[Thomo]

Alan, did you not receive my email a good while ago?

Lee.