o o o just bought a studer d730

[19lexicon78]

well, finally i've bought my studer d730..the philips lhh 2000 is too difficult to find..and i think, tooo expensive.
so, for my first cdp..i hope it's a good choice. my final expense will be cardas gold. ref. cables, later perhaps a power cord. and over 5 years a good amp to replace my hev60..but now...i have too save some cash...
thanx head-fi...
but i must admit..good audio gives a great delight to me..already now, with my baby O, a cheap interconnect and my philips az6819..


greets,

stan

 

[19lexicon78]

hmmm,

strange, nobody knows the studer cd-players or even the philips lhh players.
I know these are professional players, used in the broadcasting industry. perhaps some of you has also a studer d730/731, philips lhh 1000 or 2000 (besides Mastergill) and can compare with other cd-players.

greets,

stan

 

[Demolition]

Stan,

I have to admit that I didn't know that Studer made CD players. I'd seen Studer mixers, DATs, and multi-track tape recorders in radio and TV production/post-production studios, but hadn't thought of them as a company that made products for music reproduction. Very interesting.

Well, since none of us seems to know anything about them, it seems that it's up to you to give us a review of your new CD player!

I think that many of us would be more than happy to learn about other great sources, especially ones from Europe that we're unlikely to have seen or heard.

D.

 

[ServinginEcuador]

Congrats Stan. I've never heard ot Studer, but am eager to hear what you think of it once it arrvies and settles into your system.

 

[19lexicon78]

well,

Mastergill has the studer d731 with a very good audio-setup. perhaps he has had some reference players and can say something more about the studers.

the philips lhh 2000 seems to be legendary...the philips lhh 1000 had a cult following in japan, and i think, it was made for the audiophiles..but the lhh 2000 was made for only a few broadcasting stations..

studer has also a lot of philips components in it. but i think, it can't beat the philips lhh 2000..unfortunately i haven't got any reference..too bad..otherwise i would tell the whole story about the philips...

 

[Mastergill]

Hi Stan,

So you posted about your Studer...but unfortunately nobody knows around !

Ok it's European, but man this is STUDER leader of multitrack analog recording since the 60s. From the Beatles to Zappa everybody has used Studer gear ( the golden age was the 70s-80s, after they got serious competition with Sony Dash multitrack digital).

19lexicon78, be prepared for a special treat...this is a kind of cdp that can stand with ease between a $30k TT and a Linn CD12...I'm not joking, i may keep mine all my life. And i've listened to all the big name, Wadia, Meridian, Manley and so on.

In 2 or 3 years from now i will try it against which may be the best 16-24 bits PCM converter, the €7,000 Weiss DAC1 ( same converter than the consumer oriented $13,000 Weiss Medea but without the fancy alu box!) and the new Manley ADC/DAC which should hit the street at the end of this year. I'm not afraid that those uber high-end converters beat my Studer...rather the opposite...but time will tell and i will report.

Hey Stan, don't forget to tell us how it sound to your ears!
Again, congrats!.

 

[19lexicon78]

thanx Gilles,

well, now i have to buy my cardas gold. ref. cables...to bad i have not soo much money to buy the siltech g6 series..but hey..i have to start from scratch...

i can't wait to get this studer...i've sought for many months...they always were too expensive for me...this time i've got lucky...

the philips, i'll forget..i will never find that one, and above my budget

 

[19lexicon78]

a picture of the studer...wowww, it has got looks also

 

[agile_one]

19lexicon78, I'd say you have a great CD source on your hands, congrats.

I had a Studer-Revox b285 receiver in the late 90's. An absolutely fantastic piece of equipment, quite ahead of its time.

All Studer or Revox (same company, and both names are used on their products) that I've seen have been built like tanks, innovative, super dependable, and have blow the doors out performance. Their stuff is heavily used in professional recording studios, and the A77/B77 reel to reel decks were considered the best of their time.

Company was founded by Dr. Willi Studer in Switzerland back in late 40's, I believe, and their stuff is legendary.

 

[bln]

i like the retro looks.

 

[ServinginEcuador]

Quote:

Originally Posted by 19lexicon78 a picture of the studer...wowww, it has got looks also

It does look like a studio piece and not audiophile eye candy. After reading MasterGill's comments I am more anxious than ever to hear your thoughts on how it sounds.

 

[Mastergill]

In fact Studer make only pro gear and Revox was making consumer gear.
They where like sister company but i think they split many years ago.

Studer is 10 time better than Revox, but agile_one is right Revox made very good receiver and the A77/B77 are classic...but for 'amateur' recording. The pros use only Studer tape machine. Also take care of the Revox B225/226 cdp, it's a plain piece of crap, bright and everything. ( well now it's a 18 old cdp ).

For me Studer is 'cult', yes, definitively and Willi Studer was a great, great man and engineer. I almost want to call my local Studer rep. every day just to thank them and ask again and again: but how did you make CD sound like that?

 

[19lexicon78]

well,

i think saturday i will recieve "my" studer...i can't wait...now on the search for the cables...there are several high-end stores in our city..perhaps someday i will go there and ask if i can connect my studer to all that high-end equipment which is stacked up there and compare the studer to all the big audio names...but that's the future

back

in studio

studer D731 with studer DAT

 

[19lexicon78]

the legendary philips..

pics thanx duncan

wowwww...the real thing...

perhaps, it hasn't got the "looks", it seems this is it...

only..it's soooo rare to find....

Mastergill, perhaps this is a good upgrade...

 

[memepool]

I have the Studer A727 which is the one before this. Awsome sounding machine. Smooth yet powerful and incredibly detailed without being fatiguing to listen to. The sort of machine that makes you just want to listen to all your stuff anew.
Studer were the pro arm of revox for a while in the 80's when they merged. Then they went their separate ways again in the 90's. I don't think either make CD players anymore. Have to disagree about the Revox CD players. The 225/226 where exceptional in their own right. The 226 is basically a reskinned Marantz CD94 / Philips CD950. Same transport and chipset with a few tweeks and even more bombproof build.
Revox also made studio tape recorders like the PR99 which was additionally sold as ASC.
Studer cd players are swiss watch precision kit which are used to test CDs in many mastering facilities. Can be clocked via wordclock from a computer, have AES/EBU digi out on XLR as well as twin spdifs so you can run two DACs in parallel, controlable via RS422....