Panasonic models

[maurus]

What about panasonic cd-mp3 players?

What is the best choice?

- SL-SV550/SV570
- SL-SX420/430
- SL-CT700
- SL-MP70/80

I see all have power headphone output: 8mw+8mw RMS (16 ohms).

Are they underpowered? My current cd player has 2x10mW (32 ohms)...


Thanks a lot

 

[appar111]

I have the SV570, I think the headphone out sounds pretty good. It plays mp3 cd's and also has a good am/fm tuner, and great battery life, particularly when playing mp3 cd's. It's pretty cheap ($59 USD). Pair with a set of MX400's and you've got a pretty good sounding ~$70 setup.

appar111

 

[maurus]

Thanks. I have senn px100, senn px200 and senn mx500. Are they good for panasonic sl-sv570?

In Spain I see sl-sv550.

Which with the differences between sl-sv550 and sl-sv570?

Thanks.

 

[appar111]

mx500's are the same thing as the 400's, just with a volume control. paired with the SV570, it's my main setup right now (trying to free myself from the clutches of head-fi.org...)

I'm not sure of the difference between the two... just make sure the 550 has am/fm tuner and can play mp3 cd's

 

[Earwax]

Quote:

Originally posted by maurus Thanks. I have senn px100, senn px200 and senn mx500. Are they good for panasonic sl-sv570? In Spain I see sl-sv550. Which with the differences between sl-sv550 and sl-sv570? Thanks.

The new models have the digital amp, while the older ones don't. From what others have said, the digital amp is a big improvement.

As I said in the other thread, I had a very poor experience with the old SX420, It was barely loud enough even on its' highest volume setting. They may claim 8mw, but in my experience it's weaker than a 5mw Sony MD player.

info from Panasonic/Canada:
http://www.panasonic.ca/English/audi...able/index.asp

 

[soundboy]

In self-pimping mode. Here you go....

http://www5.head-fi.org/forums/showt...threadid=62597

 

[snake_0719]

I think CT810 is the best choice now!

 

[andrew_plamondon]

Quote:

Originally posted by snake_0719 I think CT810 is the best choice now!

Is it going to be available soon in the US ?
I'm waiting for this PCDP to be available, the battery life seems great.
Plus, my birthday is in less than a month

 

[funnytimes]

To me, all recent PCDP are in the same league. They all sound bad. However I must say my CT470 line-out is very good, and the headphone-out is excellent. Then again, it doesnt play mp3s. Iriver cd/mp3 players are sound good and have many features, but if your going to pay $100 or more for one, might as well add a tiny bit more and get a hard drive player. Even the bigger archos players are smaller than a cd player.

 

[maurus]

About the last panasonic models (sl-sx420, sl-mp70, sl-sx320)...

Are the very unpowered out headphone?

I have the seen px200/px100.


Thanks.

 

[terrymx]

any will be able to power the px100 and px200.

 

[boodi]

px100 are easy drive phones imo

 

[maurus]

I have proven px200 and px100 with my CD player that has a output headphone 10mW and with another CD player that it has 15mW and with this one the sound is much more clear. Also, with my home hi-fi the sound is more clear.

Why? It is normal?

Thanks a lot.

 

[boodi]

it's normal.
keep in mind headphones out in personal cdpl. it's never a very good choice - line out it's almost better ( but it always needs amplification , so needs to buy a port. amp )


If I were you and i wanted a decent sound from hp. out I'd try searching over ebay some philips player (I ried some philips , i can say the overall sound quality from hp. out in the philips line is quite decent while other mid budget player from other brand quite often are not decent )

 

[Eagle_Driver]

UPDATE:

Why did Panasonic put model numbers out of order, in the case of the SL-MP## series? The SL-MP70 was a 2002 model, and the SL-MP80 was last year's model. But this year's model is called... the SL-MP75! (Target sells the SL-MP77, which is identical to the SL-MP75 with the addition of a wired remote control and the circuitry to operate the wired remote. The SL-MP75 lacks any remote-control capability at all whatsoever.) The price for either the SL-MP75 or the SL-MP77 is $59.99.

Just for testing and comparative listening purposes, I purchased an SL-MP77 yesterday afternoon. And I will compare it with the Sony D-NE300 (which seemed to have trouble driving the Sennheiser HD555 headphones).

One more noteworthy addition for Panasonic: Most North American Panasonic PCDPs made between 2001 and 2003 had compressed 40- to 48-second anti-skip circuitry which was permanently fixed at the highly-compressed 40- to 48-second setting, and could neither be set to a non-compressed/shorter-length setting nor turned off at all. This year, although I would have liked an "Off" setting for the anti-skip circuitry, Panasonic now offers a choice between 10-second non-compressed (oddly labeled POS 2) and 45-second compressed (POS 1) anti-skip modes for Redbook Audio CD playback, selectable either on the main unit or on the remote (depending on the model).