Hi
After some changes in the system I though it would be nice to hear how my vintage Philips Cd460 with Pass D1 IV converter does in the updated environment.
I have always found it very natural, unobtrusive, relaxing sounding. (for those who do not know this player - it is a reasonably cheap player from the last century with TDA1541 DAC and CDM2/10 drive. I added a separate regulator for the digital filter - this improves a lot (some people convert to NOS here I didn't); I tried a number of alternative analog stages there instead of op amps; finally I settled for D1).
Anyway, the player always had an issue with the CD tray opening.
It always needed some help. Closing was never an issue. It closes like a hurricane.
So yesterday it just refused to open the CD tray. I opened the chassis and started helping it even more (pushing the wheel etc). Sometimes it helped a bit sometimes not.
Again closing no issue whatsoever. I googled a bit. Seems like people advise to replace the tray belt (still if the belt were bad why would it close nicely?).
Anyway I have another Cd160 which seems to be exactly the same player as CD460 but in a smaller box. Even the PCB is the same - the interior of CD460 has more voids which can be filled with my stuff.
The CD160 opens and closes nicely. I thought first I would take the belt from cd160. Then I though why not the whole drive with servo and all.
So that is what I did. And it behaves exactly the same in the CD460 body as the other drive. Put it back to 160 and everything is fine.
Has anybody any clues?
After some changes in the system I though it would be nice to hear how my vintage Philips Cd460 with Pass D1 IV converter does in the updated environment.
I have always found it very natural, unobtrusive, relaxing sounding. (for those who do not know this player - it is a reasonably cheap player from the last century with TDA1541 DAC and CDM2/10 drive. I added a separate regulator for the digital filter - this improves a lot (some people convert to NOS here I didn't); I tried a number of alternative analog stages there instead of op amps; finally I settled for D1).
Anyway, the player always had an issue with the CD tray opening.
It always needed some help. Closing was never an issue. It closes like a hurricane.
So yesterday it just refused to open the CD tray. I opened the chassis and started helping it even more (pushing the wheel etc). Sometimes it helped a bit sometimes not.
Again closing no issue whatsoever. I googled a bit. Seems like people advise to replace the tray belt (still if the belt were bad why would it close nicely?).
Anyway I have another Cd160 which seems to be exactly the same player as CD460 but in a smaller box. Even the PCB is the same - the interior of CD460 has more voids which can be filled with my stuff.
The CD160 opens and closes nicely. I thought first I would take the belt from cd160. Then I though why not the whole drive with servo and all.
So that is what I did. And it behaves exactly the same in the CD460 body as the other drive. Put it back to 160 and everything is fine.
Has anybody any clues?
