I just leisurely strolled into cash converters today to find that they are an absolute gold mine for old portable equipment for cheap. I found the following obscure units plus two that are looking mighty attractive. Sony D-140 Sony D-173 And a Citizen CBM-2200 (wich looks like a clone of...

just finnished making my new cable for these huge suckers. WOW what a difference. I didnt think the change would be so dramatic! I was trying to explain it to my dad that there would be some change if i upgraded the cable and he didnt belive me , but i sure proved him wrong! Unfortunately i dont...

just finnished making my new cable for these huge suckers. WOW what a difference. I didnt think the change would be so dramatic! I was trying to explain it to my dad that there would be some change if i upgraded the cable and he didnt belive me , but i sure proved him wrong! Unfortunately i dont...

has anyone had any experiance with this as a simple cd player alone , apart from all of its fancy burning features. It is very reminicient of the D-25 design wise , i wonder if it sounds as good , i will hopefully be demo'ing it tommorow, ill let you know my humble as always opinion. Just as a...

I have ended up with the 497's as a result of a plesant surprise on christmas . In my opinion the 497's are just magical for the price The Senns have endured about 10 hours of burn in and so far: Bass: well i have finally graduated from the Koss KSC-50's bass. These phones not only...

i just bought a new (my first) DVD-Audio cd. The standard cd was going for 32 AUD and the DVD-Audio one for 18 AUD so i thought why not. It plays perfectly on both the DVD player and the PS2 but i only get the surround audio option. It says on the package that it will only play in Advance...

I hate when i do things like this.... well being a curious one and also after a bit of comfort from my Koss KSC-50's i did the unthinkable and opend them up by popping the transducer out and fiddling around with the internal spring mechanisim that causes the clip to "spring back". I knew i had...

Has anyone who owns this best of 2 cd set listened to "another brick in the wall" that comes right before the song Echoes? Does it seem to you that this recoding has binaural elements to it? Especialy with the children playing in the yard and the army soldiors yelling stuff...... Any comments...

From AV Watch websight: The caption reads (machine translated) : "Experimental model of 1 bit amplifier unit for the installation of sharp. Baseplate size the 50×50mm (vertical x side) with the compact size which is said, as for output the 10W×2ch. " 10w from such a small package...

well i havent been here as often as i should , and i tend to read rather than post anything worthwhile but i am extatic to bring you these two new players. i dont know how to post images so if someone can give me a hand i would be apretative.... for now here are the two links...

I have a shop nearby that sell them quite cheaply and i was wondering if they were up to scratch. I already have the ksc-35's and am quite pleased with them. i know you guys and gals regard the UR-20's quite highly so i was wondering if you like these as much. BTW they are very cool and modern...

I am of course refering to teh transport mechanics found on portable cd players. anyway i was after your knowladageble input on what you think the best transport would be.As the whole PCDP unit is to be used , optical out is a must. Some things this i consider important are speed , power...