Does anyone happen to own a Sony D-555 discman from back in the day? - Page 2

I want to audition the D-555 I want one pretty badly but I want to be sure it is what I am looking for.

<hugz his Rio Karma reassuringly >

I'd like to leave my impressions as a regular user of a Sony D-Z555 (the same as D-555, with an extra Z ) during the last couple of months.
I recently had the unit serviced at the Sony Importer Technical Services, having the three original Nichicon Capacitors replaced + global fine tuning/ internal cleaning... I also bought a replacement BP-2EX Li-Ion battery.

As I was saying, three months ago I started an Internship away from home, where I keep my main headphone system (Sony SCD-1 + Prehead MkI + HD-650 & Zu Mobius/Alessandro MS-2...), and decided use my D-Z555 (unamped) + Grado SR-60 during the working week.

Globally find this combo very satisfying (enough for me not to miss the big system...). I also tried the D-Z with the Shure E3s, but the increase in the noise background bothers me a bit (this increase also occurs using the 0 Ohm output of the Prehead, and with some of my other Discmans/MP3 players).
I tend not to use (99% of the time) the Equalization/ Sound processing options, but do like looking at the Equalizer bars
And yes, it does look nice when compared to the rest of the PCDPs.
http://bixeu.com.sapo.pt/Sony4.jpg

I have even done some (unfair, I admit) comparisons between the SCD-1/Prehead combo and the D-Z555 (unamped) using the HD-650s, with CDs I know quite well, and besides a slight lack of body/3Dness on some of them, found nothing to complain about regarding the D-Z555!!! And that has probably to do with the fact that the HD-650 are demanding headphones and I was using the Discman volume 1/4 short of max...



As usual take the above with a grain of salt and bare in mind I do not regard myself as having Golden Ears...

Bruno

Could you let me know of the source you used for the BP-2EX? I've been looking for one for ages. Thanks

Maybe it does. iRiver stuff that has SRS 3D WOW brings out the material in the 'surround channel(s)' more clearly so you can hear it in your headphones. So it might simulate having four speakers. You can set this mode to either 'minimum', 'natural' (middle/medium), or 'maximum' (highest, this is where I leave it). It works with the 3D EQ on my iMP-550, so I zero all of those bands and just have the SRS at max. So I hear more of the sound. ;-)

I think some Aiwa stuff used to use 'Qsound', which was like the same thing.

Dear Bangraman,

The battery is not an actual Sony BP-2EX, but a brandless Li-Ion replacement (3,6v instead of the original 4v, but the same 600mAh). You can see a photo with both batteries on http://bixeu.com.sapo.pt/Sony1.jpg

I bought the new battery at http://www.akkuauswahl.de/80156-2.html but it is also sold at http://shop.store.yahoo.com/direct/sonbp2x2exre.html
So far I have used it a couple of times and it works OK (I got about 3-4 CDs worth of play from a full charge); the only warning I got from a fellow Headfier ... who knew a couple of D-555 owners who use the Li-Ion battery... was not to leave it charging for long once the Discman indicated it was fully charged.

Bruno

Yup, those brandless Li-Ion replacement BP-2EX batteries as posted by Brunobiseu will work and safely take on a charge when being charge within a PCDP. However, you need to make sure that you don't over charge the battery once it is indicated that it's fully charge.

Thanks. I know about those but since he said BP-2EX I assumed he meant that these guys somehow had new-manufacture or working old stock.

In the last several months two or three D-555 have been listed on EBay, they sold in the $150 to $200 range.