LamerDeluxe (tm)
500+ Head-Fier
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 headphone-out compares favourably to that of the D-25s and the Denon DCP-150.
The Denon headphone-out has a full sound, but the treble is a bit recessed, leading to some loss in detail and soundstage. The D-25s is bright and detailed, but loses a bit in the mids and bass.
The Akai seems pretty portable to me, it's smaller than I expected and quite light, it also doesn't skip that easily.
The sound is really good running from four AA NiMH batteries internally, better than the 1500mAh adaptor.
The bassboost is crap, four settings with different bass and treble boosts, where the bass boost is way boomy and muddy and the treble is way too shrill.
The green backlight is nice
As is the CD clamping system.
All-in-all I think it's an excellent player and I can see what all the fuss was about.
BTW: I seem to have won a Denon DCP-100 on e-Bay for only $8
I'm not going to cheer until I have received it, but that's pretty neat
EDIT: The Denon DCP-150 is still running from a wall wart, so that might very well be hindering it's sound.
EDIT2: Just noticed the Akai housing says "dual digital filter", first time I've heard about a player that has that, maybe that's what makes this player's sound so special.
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 headphone-out compares favourably to that of the D-25s and the Denon DCP-150.
The Denon headphone-out has a full sound, but the treble is a bit recessed, leading to some loss in detail and soundstage. The D-25s is bright and detailed, but loses a bit in the mids and bass.
The Akai seems pretty portable to me, it's smaller than I expected and quite light, it also doesn't skip that easily.
The sound is really good running from four AA NiMH batteries internally, better than the 1500mAh adaptor.
The bassboost is crap, four settings with different bass and treble boosts, where the bass boost is way boomy and muddy and the treble is way too shrill.
The green backlight is nice
All-in-all I think it's an excellent player and I can see what all the fuss was about.
BTW: I seem to have won a Denon DCP-100 on e-Bay for only $8
EDIT: The Denon DCP-150 is still running from a wall wart, so that might very well be hindering it's sound.
EDIT2: Just noticed the Akai housing says "dual digital filter", first time I've heard about a player that has that, maybe that's what makes this player's sound so special.
