I don't think you can buy a portable CD player anywhere in the world today that has the audio and build quality of the DPC-81, D25S, D555, D-E905, or D-777. Portable CD players with optical output, 16X over sampling, Toslink, and line out? Come on, most people can't even tell the...

So in the case of the D-10 with it's line out feature, the audio signal is bypassed through the OP amps. So the integrity and quality of the audio is then entirely dependent on the quality of the data laser, and the integrated DAC correct?

The Kenwood DPC-81 Portable CD player started in 1991. I own 8 Kenwood DPC-551 Circa. 1995. My impression of them great! The battery power is poor only about 2 hours, at the max. The audio quality is punchy and strong, especially when you select the live option, it gives a bright but clear...

Through my experienced impressions I would suggest to you Three options. Grado SR60 Sony SA-1000 Sony MDR-900HD I would personally get the SA-1000. Bright, yes, but fairly responsive and certainly as close to reference as you can get for about 115$

Sometimes the audio will skip and cut out when your working on your computer playing audio. This is caused by many things but one common remedy is adjusting your PCI latency in the BIOS/setup. Try to find the PCI latency setting in your bios/SETUP and REDUCE the number, usually the default...

Hello all! Good day and God bless! This is a guide to repair portable CD players that cannot read CD's, or read badly. Tools needed: Screwdrivers, of all sizes a small screwdriver kit is great with the various sizes of small philips and flat heads. A pen barrel or straw, something that...

I am brand new to HEAD-fi! I am pleased to see compitent audio enthusiasts! In relation to audio recording to MP3, is there any better method than using Exact Audio Copy and LAME with lossless MP3/WAV encoding?