[loafier]

These drives look neat. I'm going to try and get ahold of one.

FYI UberNoob won a nec 602 lot auction off ebay (18 units iirc).. Check out the gear for sale section. PM him if you want one

 

[Edwood]

Way to go , Ubernoob.

LOL, I still don't get why people name themselves as noobs. 3000 posts later and they're still a noob. haha.

-Ed

 

[CrawlingEye]

Out of curiosity, what are some good NEC drive models?
there's a lot on ebay and I can't differentiate between them. Sorry if I'm sidetracking.

 

[philodox]

from my limited understanding... I'd say stick to the 602 and 601 models... since they have the SPDIF and RCA hookups and have the controls and display on the front of the unit

 

[Edwood]

The NEC 3XP Plus also has spdif digital output. BUT, it does not have analog RCA outputs.

-Ed

 

[CrawlingEye]

Thanks, guys.

Do they contain good DAC's or is it neccessary to go with an external DAC?

Edit: It seems some of the scisi NEC drives have rca outs, any opinions on these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=33871

and

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=33871

They seem to be 4 and 7 disc changers...

 

[puppyslugg]

Quote:

Originally posted by CrawlingEye Thanks, guys. Do they contain good DAC's or is it neccessary to go with an external DAC? Edit: It seems some of the scisi NEC drives have rca outs, any opinions on these: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=33871 and http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=33871 They seem to be 4 and 7 disc changers...

The built-in DACs are decent, but a good ext. dac with the cdr602, is really the goal. But the rca outs, can tie you over in the interim.

The two you mentioned doesn't have a display and I don't believe they use caddies. Caddies are one of the reasons why they perform as well as it does, IMO. Checkout MSB's Platinum series. They're using caddies. Talk about 'retro'!

The NEC 3x Plus Edwood mentioned, doesn't use a caddy. But the headphone out is pretty decent and it's totable. With a battery pack, it would make a pretty good 'all-in-one' portable rig.

Add the NEC 502 to list. I think the only diff. is the read speed, which is of no concern for playing redbook.

If appears, the NEC cdr602, 502, etc., are starting to dry up on ebay. Just recently, a cdr602 went for almost $40. But even at $40, it's still a hellava deal for a good transport, IMO.

 

[UberNewb]

If anybody is interested in the CDR-602 you can get in on the "group buy"

Just send me a PM.