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| Features | 9/10  |
|---|---|
| Value for Money | 7.7/10 |
| Overall rating | 8.7/10 |
Full review by
Ror.
on 5th Mar 2003
User Rating : 10
Respect :
+1
Good Points: Build, fact it doesn't use a Philips or Sony transport (yay), excellent sound
Bad Points: Optical out would be handy, as would CDRW and CD Text compatibility, but I'm nitpicking.
General comments: Picked this up ex-dem for £220. Absolutely fantastic cd player. Sounds incredibly vivid and lifelike.
The bass isn't that well extended, I have to admit through it's own DAC, so I used a Entech 205.2 (£500) which really opened it out further, and gave the sound awesome extension.
Further to earlier comments, I added a Signals (www.signals.uk.com) Blackcurrent Mains lead. So a £220 CDP now ends up £800 ish, but it's such a magnificent sound, its well worth it.
Add the fact that it uses a Pioneer tranport, not those horrificly unreliable Philips/Sony jobs, and you've got yourself a winner.
Ror.'s review and ratings | 127 words
Review by
Andreas.
on 8th Nov 2002
User Rating : 8
Respect :
+2
This is an exceptional player, especialy if you find it in a discount price. Timing and detail are first rate, and betters much pricier equipment on these points. Bass is OK, not the deepest, or strongest one, but it is tuneful and articulate. It has it's own opinion about the timbre of the instruments, as a result of a good implementation of "legato link conversion", but, as with the treble quality, depends on the recording: Voices can sound thick sometimes, and wind instruments exposed.
I ...
Andreas.'s full review | 289 words
Review by
chicken-on-a-chain.
on 4th Mar 2002
User Rating : 8
Respect :
+4
I got a rather good deal on this Pioneer pds505 precision CD player-it should have been £460 and I got it for £190 ( the shop made a mistake (HA!)). Only problem I have is what to match it with. It sounds fine with what I have at the moment (Rotel Ra931 amp, Kef coda 9 speakers). I have hauled it round quite a few shops and tried it with many different setups but nothing seems to work as well as it already does.
If anyone has a good starting point I'd love to know.
As for the playe ...
chicken-on-a-chain.'s full review | 219 words
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