Marantz CD94 / Marantz CD 65 Gold -- What DAC?

[poynton]

Hi.

According to the Dutch Audio Classics website, the Marantz CD65 Gold has a TDA1541 S1 DAC chip. ( NOTE -Not the TDA1541A )

On another thread, a member has posted that his Marantz CD94 also has a TDA1541 S1.
And in a Mission PCM7000.

I have a CD273 which has one too.!!


If anyone has one of these players, can you check to see if it also has this chip and post a photo?

Thanks.
Andy

 

[lcsaszar]

My CD94 (not Mk II): TDA1541A
From service manual of CD94 Mk II: 2 x TDA1541A S1

 

[Tweedle12]

Hi.

According to the Dutch Audio Classics website, the Marantz CD65 Gold has a TDA1541 S1 DAC chip. ( NOTE -Not the TDA1541A )

On another thread, a member has posted that his Marantz CD94 also has a TDA1541 S1.
And in a Mission PCM7000.

I have a CD273 which has one too.!!


If anyone has one of these players, can you check to see if it also has this chip and post a photo?

Thanks.
Andy

Marantz CD-94 on thevintageknob.org

 

[seppstefano]

My 2nd hand unit has the S1, but don't know if from new.

 

[Extreme_Boky]

I don't own them, but I modified few CD94 MKII machines. Each had a 1541A S1 X 2 DAC combo. I also remember from my TDA1541 DAC days that "plain vanilla" 1541A DAC chips all sounded different.... this was easily noticeable. However, I was unable to find a single 1541A chip that sounded as good as 1541A S1's I found in 94MKII. I still have around 6-7 plain 1541A's... and one in S1 flavor.

 

[seppstefano]

Here is the single 1541A S1 in my 94MkI.

It seems it needs new ESRD8R2M16R decoupling caps, Grundig CD9009 DEM recloking and low ESR caps between power supply pins.