appar111
Headphoneus Supremus
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Just picked up a new Sony D-EJ120 pcdp at Best Buy yesterday for $29 (they usually sell for around $38-40). It's a basic, no-frills, redbook only pcdp with no line out, not even a parametric EQ like some of the D-NExx series (but then again, the cheapest in that series is about $60).
For someone not needing MP3-cd playback capabilities (that would be me, since most of my encoded music uses AAC), just a decent, cheap pcdp to use with moderately efficient cans, it's a great choice for the price of a couple cd's ($29). It runs for 50 hours on 2 alkaline AA's (so, around 25 hours on 2 rechargeable AA's). I've been using it with my HD280's and KSC-75's, and have been quite happy so far. It even sounds ok with the Beyer DT770-80's (although it needs to be around 7 or so on the volume to get a decent rockin' volume). It doesn't really need any bass boost or EQ'ing (and the bass boost is waaaay overdone anway).
It's nice to know you can get something that sounds decent unamped, has good battery life and is dirt cheap. Even looks pretty nice (see attached pic). I like the idea that I don't have to run an IC to an amp, and use expensive headphones to get a good sound for those times when I just want to plug in and rock out.
Anyway, just thought I'd put it out there for all you budget head-fiers.
For someone not needing MP3-cd playback capabilities (that would be me, since most of my encoded music uses AAC), just a decent, cheap pcdp to use with moderately efficient cans, it's a great choice for the price of a couple cd's ($29). It runs for 50 hours on 2 alkaline AA's (so, around 25 hours on 2 rechargeable AA's). I've been using it with my HD280's and KSC-75's, and have been quite happy so far. It even sounds ok with the Beyer DT770-80's (although it needs to be around 7 or so on the volume to get a decent rockin' volume). It doesn't really need any bass boost or EQ'ing (and the bass boost is waaaay overdone anway).
It's nice to know you can get something that sounds decent unamped, has good battery life and is dirt cheap. Even looks pretty nice (see attached pic). I like the idea that I don't have to run an IC to an amp, and use expensive headphones to get a good sound for those times when I just want to plug in and rock out.
Anyway, just thought I'd put it out there for all you budget head-fiers.