tropicalrips 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2003 the previous CDROM i was using seems to be better, i did not notice any such noise, its a Philips, manufactured in 1997. but that drive is too old, i need to leave it on for abt 1/2 hr before it will play any disc. the new drive is a sony 52x, anyone else hav this unit in their PC? maybe can test and see if it has the results with a headphone amp connected to the soundcard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jasonhanjk 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2003 Mine is also SONY but 48X. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tropicalrips 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2003 Have you checked out DIY Audio, there're some threads in the digital section with regards to using the CDROM as CDP. Those guys there are friendly and helpful too. thanks bro will look into it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tropicalrips 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2003 Here's one example : http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread....?threadid=17910 ok got a start point now...need a microprocessor chip "8051 CDRom Controller" now to figure out where to get it, and learn how to program it hey guys, it looks like there is also a lot of ppl out there looking at the same idea, to hav a cheap, easily replacable CD transport, that hooks up to their amps http://www.diyzone.net/article.php?sid=195 very interesting link above take a look , but its in chinese...i think some interesting pic below, looks cool don't u think no need for expensive CDP anymore DIY amps + CDP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tropicalrips 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2003 top loading CD transport very cool, must see Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blues 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2003 I must say that they look very, very pretty!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tropicalrips 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2003 yes they do there's talk abt external DAC , buffer using supplus EDO ram , mp3 surport , CD-text...going to be a big project i think my problem with the new drive could be its speed, 52x is too fast and that generates noise, the old drive was 8x, so i did not notice the noise Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northern Oak 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2003 Check out CD-PRO2 if you have got a chance, it's one high-end CD transport which I'm planning to get. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tropicalrips 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2003 Check out CD-PRO2 if you have got a chance, it's one high-end CD transport which I'm planning to get. its looks real cool too, anyone in SGH using this? looks like a very good base for a top loading CDP anyone know what is the price for it in S$ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northern Oak 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2003 Probably close to a thousand but there's a catch ... IIRC, only one online website sells/distributes this on behalf of Philips. http://www.daisy-laser.nl/homeoptics/page8.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northern Oak 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2003 This transport is used in some Wadia CD players and ... hmmm can't recall the other hi-end brands. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tropicalrips 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2003 its really nice, but a little off my original idea of having an everyday, cheap/easily replaced CDP its also too expensive for me... and most ppl Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tropicalrips 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2003 i hav switch back to the old drive opened up the drive to clean up the lens a little, seems to do the trick the noise is still there but not as obvious as with the Sony 52x drive. one more interesting thing i observed with my setup ...the noise doesn't show with the ATH-W1000, so i think it may be true some ppl say this headphone can hide inperfections in the source or recording i hear the noise most when using my FC7 (audio technica) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mackie 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2003 one more interesting thing i observed with my setup ...the noise doesn't show with the ATH-W1000, so i think it may be true some ppl say this headphone can hide inperfections in the source or recording I think there's more to it than what U've mentioned about the W1000 sonic trait. I don't think any audio gear can distinguish what is perfect and imperfect and any reduction in signals comes with caveats. For instance, reduced treble extension gives a smooth and analogue sound but soundstaging, ariness and details may be reduced in tandem too. Henceforth, if your findings are indeed true, it's not a virtue for W1000. Could it be the cable that rejects RFI/EMI better? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tropicalrips 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2003 Could it be the cable that rejects RFI/EMI better? could be there's somthing writen on the box about the cable used for the W1000, but its in japanese, here's what i can read that is not japanese " 3.0m6N-OFC + Hi-OFC " "99.99% (4N)" there is also this "8N-OFC" don't know what is this abt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
