[ampgalore]

What CD player is this?

 

[lan]

That's on of the NEC CDROMs. I forget which model.

 

[ampgalore]

Thanks!

Where can you get one of those? Looks mighty interesting.

 

[lan]

They are long discontinued but you can find some on ebay. There are different models. That's the top loading one. Another popular model is the one with caddy.

here's a top loading 3XP.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...101199454&rd=1

 

[Iron_Dreamer]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ampgalore What CD player is this?

That is taylor's (formerly my) NEC 3XP+ with Ratshack PSU. Cost about $40 for the set. Most of the cost of the drive off ebay was for shipping.

 

[ampgalore]

Thanks guys for the answers!

Now how is the sound quality? What kind of connections does it have? Analog, digital?

I am looking for a small CD player, larger than a portable CD player, but definitely smaller than a full CD deck, for transportable use.

 

[taylor]

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Originally Posted by ampgalore Thanks guys for the answers! Now how is the sound quality? What kind of connections does it have? Analog, digital? I am looking for a small CD player, larger than a portable CD player, but definitely smaller than a full CD deck, for transportable use.

It's got a 3.5mm headphone jack, but what it is usually used for is a transport. It has a coaxial digital output that is usually connected to a DAC. In that picture, the digital output is connected to a Channel Island DAC via a headphile digital cable.

Combined with a short flexible digital cable and a small DAC, it could make a very good transportable source.

 

[ipodstudio]

Well Folks, this thread inspired me!!

You posted a total of 115 pics from this meet and some really good ones, too!

As such I thought you should have your own gallery to ensure that these pics are never lost and to make them more easily viewed.
If there's a pic you don't want in the gallery just let me know and I'll delete it immediately.

FYI, the galleries now contain 1602 images within 15 albums!!!!

Enjoy!!

 

[rhizome]

heads up to any flat padders who were at the meet:

just noticed i ended up with two slightly different flat pads on my 225s. on one of them, the front half width is a bit harder than the back, while on the other, the front quarter width or so is hard, as is the back quarter, with the softer foam in between. i think the pair i ordered from todd were both like the latter. there is no noticeable difference in sound to me (though i haven't tried to notice), so i don't really care. looks like the hard-soft-hard ones might actually bring the driver about a mm closer to the ear. i hear slightly differently in each ear anyway, so i might not be the best candidate to detect any resulting disparity in sound.

again, i'm not mad or anything, just thought i'd let people know. you get a little piece of trivia anyway. if someone discovers they have the other pair of mismatched pads and wants to exchange, let me know and we can set something up. perhaps a mini-meet to compare

no wait, in that case, let's wait til i get that pair of ms-2s i have my eye on

 

[Dusty Chalk]

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Originally Posted by ampgalore I am looking for a small CD player, larger than a portable CD player, but definitely smaller than a full CD deck, for transportable use.

That's what we've been calling "totable" -- you can tote it to a location and set it up, but it's not truly portable.

I've listened to the analog outs on Hirsch's -- it's surprisingly good. I think he got his for US$15 + shipping. But I think he cheats -- he puts it through that euphonizer thingy...

But it would otherwise be perfect for what you are describing.