mik

This is great!

I've still got my Marantz CD-52 mk2 as well, linked via QED interconnect to a NAD 3240PE amp, and bi-wired into Tannoy 609's.

All bought at the same time 12-odd years ago , but I've never felt any desparate need to upgrade (certainly wouldn't class myself as a serious audiophile)

[Edited by mik - 6/4/2003 11:11:11 AM]

TelBoy

Charlie, er.....got all that, i have to admit, although my lounge could ideally be about another three feet wider! Linn Sondek, Lingo, Cirkus, you name it. Oh and don't forget the Ringmat for the turntable, to "make the silences quieter". Oh yes. Oh, and the circular spirit level to make sure it's level to within a nanometer. Oh, and the dedicated earth circuit, with earth spike in the garden. Oh, and the stylus calibration kit. Oh, and the vinyl cleaning solutions. Ahem.

Must be honest though, never bought more than one version of a vinyl disc! Now that *would* be silly....!!

[Edited by TelBoy - 6/4/2003 4:05:46 PM]

Luke

Who remembers the older Marantz cd players ?? CD 52mk2 etc.. Which are the best ones to find S/H.

I remember some are bloody great.

dba

pretty old technology now.I think i saw a CD52 go for £50 on Ebay

I'm no expert but i think its the CD63 SE mrk 2 Bruce Lee version that is the best(a guess )

TelBoy

63SE Kenny Ishiwata version. I remember the hype at the time. And for once, it was justified - terrific CD player.

Kevin Groat

Luke,

Recently bought a CD63 MK2 SE K1 Signature off Ebay and a PM66 SE K1 Signature as well - about £150 each, both mint condition and sounding excellent. Both these items were £500'ish new. Decided to go this route rather than buying new kit for same price.

Kevin.

south-star

Still using my CD41.....

dba

<note to self,its Kenny Ishiwata not Bruce Lee>

I paid £150 for a Rotel RCD951,only 6 months old,hardly used

some great bargains to be had on Ebay,I seem to remember a few CD63s coming up

Ravster

I still have my CD52 mk 2 SE ... after 10 years it's not so sharp but mated to a Marantz amp and B&W speakers it's still adequate for my needs!

Anyone know an easy way of freshening up the sound - do CD cleaners work?

carl

Still got my Marantz CD 52 (original version, not Mk2, not SE), Denon PMA-350 and Tannoy 605s.

ozzy

Still have my Marantz Ki-Sig CD-Player and Ki-Sig Amp. 7yrs on and they're both still going strong and sound fantastic

Stefan

TelBoy

Ravster, yep CD cleaners are worth using.

As a gimmick man, though, there are also a few other things to try. Russ Andrews Accesories do Relees and Reveal, basically a cleaner and an anti-static agent. Their prices are high, but the customer service is excellent and they do deliver next day.

But the thing i think that works best, though not totally sure where to get it from now, or indeed if it's still made, is the Denon DeMagic disc. An awful sound while it's playing, but it certainly does the job. It's a de-magnetiser.

And lastly, rip out the interconnects and clean them. ProGold is good if you can afford it, or a silver jewellery cleaner liquid works well too.

Tel the Mug Punter!

Brun

Marantz here too

RobinSherwood

Marantz CD94 beatifully built piece of kit.

and btw if anyone knows of someoe with the optional seperate CD94 processor for sal let me know!

Cheers Robin

brickboy

Ravster -- it's worth taking the cover off and having a gentle dust around, with one of those squeezy air blowers that photographers use for cleaning prints & negs. Also worth cleaning the lens carefully with a cotton bud and tape head cleaner.

As mentioned, interconnect sockets benefit from a clean up, again, a cotton bud & tape head cleaner leaves them clean and free of deposits etc.

You could clean the pins of the mains plug with metal polish too, but that's getting into the "hifi nutter" zone

The Philips bitstream chips used in the Marantz players are top, my bro-in-law's CD63SE still sounds great.

Ravster

TelBoy and brickboy (are you related?!),

Cheers for the tips, will give them a go (well, maybe except the plug cleaning).

Just thought, after 10 years, maybe it's my ears that are going fuzzy!

south-star

Also still using my Tannoy M20's and Pioneer A400 bought in 1988

Butkus

I still use my Marantz CD52 MkII, with an Arcam Alpha 3 amp and Royd A7II speakers - all bought together in 1992. I haven't listened to any current hi-fi stuff so I've no idea how it compares - no doubt things have moved on.

The amp crackles when you adjust the volume now, and the volumes 'jumps' about a bit when you do this. It's not a smooth change in volume. I presume the **** has been impregnated with dust - any ideas how to remedy this?

Madjay

last year i bought a technics HiFi for 900 so that i could hook it up to my Decks for ultimo sound quality in my shed, 900 seems alot of cash but i'm tellin ya this hifi was worth it. at a bbq at my friends house we hooked up the decks outside for a full blast party and when the bass kicked in from a song by Robbie Rivera - Funk-A-Tron the ground literally shook.
Plus it has a 5 disco dvd changer init (too bad i only got one dvd lol

Luke

Butkus

If you can get to it... Spray some contact cleaner or any other cleaning spray as used by electricians etc. This should do the trick.

TelBoy

Butkus - contact cleaner. ProGold is the best, but De-Oxit works ok too. If you don't want to get involved with hi-fi suppliers, any electrical accessory shop will sell you some sort of contact cleaner. But do try and get ProGold, it's seriously good.

As for polishing mains plugs - only a *complete* nutter would do that. I mean, you'd never catch me doing anything like that, oh no.

south-star

I bet Telboy also has electricity filters to get a cleaner supply...

..

TelBoy

*cough*

Luke

Or Amber pieces layed in nice little formations on the gear...

TelBoy

And Heaven help those people who draw round the edge of their cds with a green pen....

<hides hand behind back>

Butkus

Thank, I'll try it. Other than that, it all works perfectly (touch wood).

TelBoy

Yes, yes, but have you put all your cds in the freezer for a few days..?

Anyone getting worried yet...?

Butkus

Telboy,

Did you make that up or is it supposed to do something?!!

TelBoy

Nope, it's on the list. Supposed to do something to the crystal structure within the cd, so the laser can read the information more clearly. Definitely marginal, but also in the "why not" category if you don't share a freezer with anyone and can sneak them in there at midnight when nodoby's likely to see you doing it...

ProperCharlie

Telboy, I am afraid poncing about with cds and green felt-tips is decidedly at the "toddler" stage of the developing hi-fi nutter. To progress you need to relegate the little silver discs to the back of your collection and get out the big black discs. This is not as easy as it sounds. In order to replay these discs at anythiong like the necessary level of quality you will need:

i) a divorce
ii) a large, detached house
iii) a room at least 20"x12" with a solid (not suspended) floor. You may find it advantageous to demolish your existing house and build another one, incorporating a large listening room designed around "perfect ratio" dimensions.
iv)a power supply for your phono stage
v) a phono stage
vi) a pre-amplifier (separate power supply an advantage)
vii) a power amplifier
viii) a power supply for your turntable
iix) a turntable
ix) a cartridge
x) some speakers

if any of the above items set you back less than a grand, go back and start again - you ain't trying hard enough.

You will then need to exhaustively research the sound quality of various different pressing and labels of the same record. You will then need to eaxhaustively trawl through lists until you own at least three different pressings of each of your favorite record. Now, at last, you can "impress" your friends by attempting to demonstrate how one has more bass weight than the other, the soundstage is wider etc etc etc.

Charlie