(I posted part of this information in the D-88 thread as well, but the information here has been extended and is useful for any skippy players) I just saved my insanely skippy D-88 by adjusting it's tracking! The symptoms were: - taking a long time to start playing a track, with the...

My D-T66 skipped very badly during the first few tracks, it couldn't really play them at all. It had Sony's famous 'only plays without skipping when tilted' problem. This is a very common problem with the old Sony's and the only other options are replacing the motor or the whole laser assembly...

First I was bidding on a very complete Technics SL_XPS900 set, including IR remote, that finally went for about $48, I didn't win. But then... First hit, Sony D-515, manual, official but different looking powersupply and dead BP2ex (yay another one ) Won the auction for $30!!!! I fell...

Just received the Akai PD-X73 (=legendary Optimus 3400) today that I got from e-Bay for about $70. Getting used to the sound, playing some CDs using the headphone-out and my Aiwa ED700s. First impressions: Very 3-dimensional soundstage, very wide, detailed and very natural sound. The...

I have two BP2ex batteries and one BP-100. All of them are dead, probably because they haven't been used for a long time. These are lead-acid gell-cell batteries. Now, I've read about reviving them by charging them with a 20 volts source. I've tried it and nothing happened. I think my...

Well, I just received my much anticipated D-555 from e-Bay. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be working properly. The first thing I noticed is that I can hear the electronics through the headphone out, no other Sony PCDP I have has that problem, so that didn't seem to be right. Secondly...

Well, I just received my much anticipated D-555 from e-Bay. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be working properly. The first thing I noticed is that I can hear the electronics through the headphone out, no other Sony PCDP I have has that problem, so that didn't seem to be right. Secondly...

Just been doing some internet surfing to get the following interesting info: Denon DCP-150 DAC: AD1868RT, dual 18-bit DAC. http://www.analog.com/productSelection/pdf/ad1868.pdf (quite impressive specs I think, the unit says '2 DAC', I wonder if it does indeed have two of these)...

Even before I received my wonderful D25s (they got a bit lost in the mail, but I received them in the end), I was thinking if I would be able to use the 6xDD batterypack for my Atari Lynx with it. Well, that plug was too small. Then I got my Gamegear rechargable batterypack by GP (Gold Peak)...

Just came across this while digging through the archives: http://www.pwrplant.com/cd.html 4 volt (yup, it's a lead battery), 3.2Ah, size of a jewel case, so just slightly longer than a d-25s for instance. Form factor is a bit like the BP-100, but this one should last about three times...

I've been reading up on DACs a bit lately, after looking around for a DVD player and noticing some had SACD capability. Looking up SACD comments on the net I found some very detailed technical explanations about how the quality wasn't really that good; frequencies above 8000Hz become...