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[djwaudio]

Well spotted... It shouldn't be "illegal", as it seems Wadia has iPod to spdif going with this product.

http://www.wadia.com/products/transports/170i/

[SafeandSound]

I have a trusty Sony CD player for QC purposes.

[djwaudio]

Another question about those with pro CD players... is anyone using word-clock in to clock the player?

[Christopher Wilson]

djwaudio wrote on Sat, 09 October 2010 16:17

Another question about those with pro CD players... is anyone using word-clock in to clock the player?

Though it's not the greatest player out there, I bought a Fostex CR-500 (I think that's it) just because it has an AES/EBU I/O and I can use my own clock and converters.  The interface is a little annoying (slow) to use, but it works all right.

[TotalSonic]

djwaudio wrote on Sat, 09 October 2010 17:17

Another question about those with pro CD players... is anyone using word-clock in to clock the player?

Nope - I just have my Lavry Blue DAC set to accept the input as the clock.  Works just fine with my Denon.  

Previously at Europadisk we used both an HHB-CDR-850 and a Tascam CD-RW-2000 as they both had AES i/o and could slave to word clock  - which since it was the start of a digital chain that included the Neve DTC, TC Finalizer+ and TC M2000 was necessary as otherwise pronounced regular clicks would occur (due to the limitations of the Neve's clocking more than anything else).

fwiw - regarding these two (if you want to include them as options for your consideration) - at Europadisk they both had similar hours on them but the HHB died after a few years of use while the Tascam kept ticking along.

btw - going back a little in this thread I do completely agree with Jerry's criticism of the Denon's fast forward/rewind as being very clumsy (it takes a good bit of stuttering before it kicks in) - so maybe his suggestion of the Marantz instead makes sense as he's tried both.  

Best regards,
Steve Berson

[Rick O'neil]

Jerry Tubb wrote on Wed, 06 October 2010 02:43

Hey Rick, Stirred my curiosity about the Sony CDP-D500, looks like a great machine, I can see many advantages: 1. Balanced Analog Outputs 2. AES Output 3. Reads "Index" Marks 4. Rugged Build 5. Wired Remote More listed here:      http://www.broadcaststore.com/store/model_detail.cfm?id=1763 5 Can they still be serviced? How are the FF/RW functions? Very tempting, can be found on eB*y for a few hundred. On the other hand, it's still just a CD player, modern computers and DAWs in many ways render most of those features "moot". But it still looks pretty sexy. Cheers, JT

can they be serviced ..? well i presume so but i had two from new and we have thrashed them and they are still perfect i bought the third because it was so cheap and its still perfect too  , also they do pitch change , fast slow and super slow rewind, jog  loop etc etc  cd text and they have several digital outs so you can chuck a meter on them as well as send the digital out to a converter  and i am pretty sure it has a bnc clock in and out  but i dont use them

we check everything every day with them , i will be sad to see them eventually break down maybe CD with go extinct first ?
that said i would find it hard to believe any one of these on ebay would have had the work  put through them then ours have so i reckon at the price they are they are well worth the punt if your in the market
oh yeah they sound great too !  

[Rick O'neil]

djwaudio wrote on Wed, 06 October 2010 05:08

Thanks, lots of machines I am considering! I foresee a day when someone walks in the the door with their album mixes on an iPod... Anyone have any experience with this machine? http://www.tascam.com/product/cd-200i

i get guys coming in with ipods a lot actually
"err is it stored on anything else "
"oh yes my usb stick"
- ok gimme that

[TotalSonic]

djwaudio wrote on Tue, 05 October 2010 23:15

Well spotted... It shouldn't be "illegal", as it seems Wadia has iPod to spdif going with this product. http://www.wadia.com/products/transports/170i/

I get folks wanting to play ref tracks off their iPod over my B&W's a good bit - and the Wadia definitely looks like the best solution for this - but at around $380 street price this is just a bit more than I want to pay.  So for now I just suffer with sending out from an 1/8" adapter into a balancing box and then to my controller.

Best regards,
Steve Berson

[Jerry Tubb]

Rick O'neil wrote on Sat, 09 October 2010 20:41

Jerry Tubb wrote on Wed, 06 October 2010 02:43 Hey Rick, Stirred my curiosity about the Sony CDP-D500, looks like a great machine, I can see many advantages: 1. Balanced Analog Outputs 2. AES Output 3. Reads "Index" Marks 4. Rugged Build 5. Wired Remote More listed here:       http://www.broadcaststore.com/store/model_detail.cfm?id=1763 5 Can they still be serviced? How are the FF/RW functions? Very tempting, can be found on eB*y for a few hundred. On the other hand, it's still just a CD player, modern computers and DAWs in many ways render most of those features "moot". But it still looks pretty sexy. Cheers, JT can they be serviced ..? well i presume so but i had two from new and we have thrashed them and they are still perfect i bought the third because it was so cheap and its still perfect too  , also they do pitch change , fast slow and super slow rewind, jog  loop etc etc  cd text and they have several digital outs so you can chuck a meter on them as well as send the digital out to a converter  and i am pretty sure it has a bnc clock in and out  but i dont use them we check everything every day with them , i will be sad to see them eventually break down maybe CD with go extinct first ? that said i would find it hard to believe any one of these on ebay would have had the work  put through them then ours have so i reckon at the price they are they are well worth the punt if your in the market oh yeah they sound great too !

Thanks for the info Rick, I'll put one of these babies on my list.

JT