hey johnsonad, what is this converter for standard cords you mentioned?
i was thinking of making a new cord for the ps unit but if a converter
exists i'll take that road.

btw, it's kind of ridiculous to see some epay auctions for this unit
going for over a hundred dollars... last i read sony made over 4 million
units of the scph-100X...

instead i just asked 10 or 11 sellers selling the playstation-one unit
and two of them responded with model # 1001... i paid 25 dollars
plus shipping...

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Good idea on emailing sellers! I may pick up a couple of spares once everything calms down a little. Here is a link to the part I bought:
CryoParts AC Adaptors

Take Five audio has it for half the price I paid but didn't find it until afterwards.....

Take Five Audio - Canada's Online Source For High-End Audio, Parts and Accessories - C7 C14 Polarized Adapter Cryo Treated

thanks johnsonad, for saving me the time to look for it.

i just figured out the output level of the playstation unit as 1.5 vrms.
much less than the vda2 i'm using at 2.25 vrms. i have to
raise the volume up several notch on my amp to match the vda2.
the powersupply board is separate from the main board so modding
should be easier to improve it... but the sound is so impressive
as it is now... listening to a well recorded cd is a treat thru this
unit... everything just sounds right/natural.

I couldn't agree more. My volume had moved from 9-10 o'clock to 12-1 o'clock. Listen to Kind of Blue. Miles' horn sounds wonderful. This little player is staying

how good is the 1002??
have managed to get lower and lower numbers through ebay searches and this lowest ive found!!

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The same, 1001 and 1002 were the same other then one was for European release and the other for US (or so I've read). Learned a little by reading this guy's mods:
Mick Feuerbacher Audio Projects

How difficult are the mods to do??
I'm an electrical nivice lol

you dont need to do any mods to enjoy the ps1. just plug in and go! if you want to try the mods (whats the worst that can happen? its not like you would be damaging an expensive item) then the link above is the best site to show you what you can do.

modded vs non modded, the consensus here is that the unmodded sounds the most bloomy, and that the mods make it sound edgier. over at diyauidio though, they all swear by it.

i have a modded scph1002 and 5502 and an unmodded 1002. i have not taken the time to compare them yet, i cant seem to gather the motivation, once i start listening....

scph-1002 is the euro version of the 1001. in japan it's -1000...

I've got to hand it to this little player, it is interesting! I've been listening to the “This Is K2 HD Sound!” disc with the PS1 and my Meridian for the last couple of days. The PS1 in no way bests the Meridian overall but it has its' moments with strings especially. The separation and decay of rapid string progressions is impressive. And the reverb out of the body of the instrument is very apparent with the PS1. I don't know which is more correct having never played a violin but it sounds very good to me. Cymbals are lacking though on jazz pieces the leading edge is not what it should be but the decay is there. It is a much difference perspective then my current sources and it can't be beat for the price. All together I've spent $60 on the thing with new plug and vibration isolation (three black granite floor tiles (12"x12") balanced on a 12" kid’s bike inner tube). This cheap vibration isolation works well in my room. I can jump up and down next to the PS1 and it won't skip.

It is a keeper. Here is to Art for getting me off of my butt and purchasing something I should have a long time ago

you need some herbies stabilizer on top of the PS1 to bring out the cymbals...and power conditioner is a must.

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I'll have to give the stabilizers a try. I'm running clean regenerated power from a Premier Power Plant. It doesn't get much better than that

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Good call, johnsonad. That's the next best thing, IMO, aside from getting a dedicated line into your audio. And as I've said before, the SCPH-1001 will not out-resolve a Meridian or other CDPs of that kind. The cymbal "shimmer," etc, might sound more impressive on those hi-fi players, but for me, the musical whole is better preserved on the SCPH-1001 than on so many CDPs. I used to not be able to listen to a complete Mahler symphony (#2 especially) on 840C which I used to have in my system... couldn't really figure out why. But on PS1, the music had more pace, better sweep, better structural scale. And I love that burnished string sound, as you mention. So good with classical and voice. I felt so much better engaged with the music.

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I think the lower output voltage might be part of why it sounds so good, which I agree that it does. With it playing into my AKG k501 phones using a QED headphone amp I get a synergy I've never before had. Is there anything special about the DAC? I can't imagine there is considering its age.

Anyway, I'm very pleased.

after 4 days of continuous use i will say the scph-1001 unit has, imo, solidified its
position as a contender among cdp/dac... while it doesn't match the resolution,
the sparkle and airiness of the highs and control of sub-bass freq. as well as my
vda2/vac1 the scph-1001 has the sweetest mids i've heard yet and the mid-bass
is tight and detailed. the highs seem to be rolled off lower than the channel audio
set and doesn't have that airy characteristic. but this is what analogue sound
is supposed to sound like, i believe... tamed at the top but endowed with an
uncompressed lush and resonant mids. don't get me wrong, the top is not
completely rolled off... it's still clear and extended... just not as much as the
vda2. also, using a av multi out adapter may help to improve SQ instead of
using the rca output. the rca path incorporates an additional output opamp
but the av multi out path does not...

does it equal an esoteric cdp or dac costing $6K? i really don't know... but
maybe those high end units share a sound similar to the $25 scph-1001...


the dac on this unit is nothing legendary but i believe it's been discontinued by
the japanese manufacturer Ashahi Kasei Microsystems. here's a pic: