[eduj]

Today while looking for info on oldschool pcdps on the web i found this gallery
http://www.wretch.cc/album/album.php...&book=1&page=1

tons of pics of vintage players not only Sony but also Philips,Toshiba,Kenwood etc.It was nice seeing so many beauties together

 

[eduj]

"DIGITAL OUTPUT"

What a beast!

 

[sidewinder]

You gotta love the AZ6831

It's pretty cool to own some vintage PCDP's, but imo you still gotta find some time to use these beauties, unless you're a real collector.

 

[eduj]

I use mine mainly as bedroom players with headamp+phones.Seeing all these Philips makes me wanna check ebay.de more often

I plan to get a AZ6815 and a AZ6831.I have a NOS AZ6821 i got from Germany and its a nice little player and fully portable (fairly light,no skipping while walking).The sound is a bit brighter than my Sonys.

 

[sidewinder]

I scored the AZ6831 off eBay for $10 a year back, but the're pretty hard to find it, I didn't come across any since. On eBay.de and a Dutch secondhand store, I spotted a AZ6821, though the price was quite steep. The Philips soundsignature is indeed brighter and dryer (correct spelling?) compared to Sony, which is more energetic and colder. Both are great players though. I wonder what my incoming iAudio U3 will sound like...

 

[eduj]

Up to now i 've find that oldschool sonys match well with grados.Do you think that the olschool Philips,being brighter,go well with the "non titanium" Koss phones like portapro and ksc35?I may get a portapro to use it with the AZ6821+IbassoT1.

 

[eduj]

A bit like D-555:The JVC XL-P70: Two displays and a 5-band graphic equalizer!

 

[D-EJ915]

That JVC is pretty cool, but what is a "Compu Line?" lol

 

[steviebee]

Man, that Kenwood above ( & that DPC 90, wooooo!) looks lovely.
thanks for the link!

I.....love......black...boxes.....want.....more... .nnnnnnngg.....need....more....

 

[sidewinder]

Quote:

Originally Posted by eduj /img/forum/go_quote.gif Up to now i 've find that oldschool sonys match well with grados.Do you think that the olschool Philips,being brighter,go well with the "non titanium" Koss phones like portapro and ksc35?I may get a portapro to use it with the AZ6821+IbassoT1.

Absolutely, I'm listening to this combo right now (AZ6831 line-out + DIY amp + KSC35). Sometimes I switch for a KSC75, the difference isn't that big, bass is less in amount, but depth and definition is superb. Highs have more sparkle.

 

[eduj]

^thanx sidewinder

one of my fav: D-335
http://www.hkxnet.com/chow/pics/view...ame=SONY_D_335


Philips D-1 (first time i see this one)

http://mp3.zol.com.cn/2005/0127/147482.shtml

Denon
http://mp3.zol.com.cn/2005/0127/147483.shtml

 

[eduj]

Back
in this thread info and original prices in yen for all the classic Sony discmans

http://www.jdbbs.com/viewthread.php?tid=1331540

 

[steviebee]

At last! Birthdays for all my Discmen!

Thanks eduj

 

[infinitesymphony]

Sweet... After adjusting for inflation, the new price of the D-335 would be $350.67. I love mine. I haven't tried any of the rarer models, but it's my favorite of all the PCDPs I've owned. It also has the loudest output at something like 30 mW/channel.

 

[kramer5150]

Quote:

Originally Posted by infinitesymphony /img/forum/go_quote.gif Sweet... After adjusting for inflation, the new price of the D-335 would be $350.67. I love mine. I haven't tried any of the rarer models, but it's my favorite of all the PCDPs I've owned. It also has the loudest output at something like 30 mW/channel.

x2... mine has become a little cranky in its old age. I can't bump or jostle it or it'll skip. So even though it has an uncompressed 6 second ESP buffer, I only use it at home... its not unlike a turntable in a lot of ways