Mackie 0 Report post Posted June 29, 2003 (edited) My new toy, Marantz CD7300 cdp. Here are the specs: - Plays Audio CD's and MP3 CD's - HDAM Modules each channel for high quality audio reproduction - CD Text and MP3 ID3 tag display - 12% Pitch Control - 1-30 seconds Quick Replay function - CD-R and CD-RW playback capability - Cirrus Crystal CS4396 DACs - Display Off function - Choice of analogue and optical/coaxial digital outputs - Marantz D-Bus remote link sockets - Easy Jog Control function - Power Consumption 12W - Dimension (WxHxD) 440 x 89 x 317mm - Weight 5.7kg - Frequency Range CD 2Hz-20 kHz - Signal to noise ratio CD >110dB - Line Output 2.2v rms - Make in Japan Full gallery available at http://sg.photos.yahoo.com/bc/mackiepcm/ls...+CD7300&.view=t Edited July 3, 2003 by Mackie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bummer 0 Report post Posted June 29, 2003 Nice! U just picked it up today? And u've already opened it up? Heh heh! So how does it compare to other CDPs? Any particular reason why u picked this one? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dgps 0 Report post Posted June 29, 2003 MP3 CD playback! nice nice! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blues 0 Report post Posted June 29, 2003 Mp3!! great!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jasonhanjk 0 Report post Posted June 29, 2003 I am drooling!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mackie 0 Report post Posted June 29, 2003 I got it last week..have been using it to burn in lencm's DT880s since then. I've yet to make a full evaluation of its sound but brief initial sessions have been very positive. Warn and laid back sounding but weighty nonetheless......augurs well for acoustic instruments. Why pick this up? The dac and HDAM circuitry. Do a google search of its Cirrus CS4396 dac and U'll know what I mean. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jarthel 0 Report post Posted June 29, 2003 MP3 CD playback! nice nice! mp3 and hi-fi contradicts each other. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jasonhanjk 0 Report post Posted June 29, 2003 Lazy to search. Tell us lah!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rameish 0 Report post Posted June 29, 2003 Mackie, Is that a volume pot next to the headphone out? How does it sound? This is after all a headphone forum. LOL Should be a decent deck if Marantz other CDPs in the old 63/6000 mold. Is this gonna be your new headphone CDP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matbon0013 0 Report post Posted June 29, 2003 Mackie, Did you just void the warranty? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blues 0 Report post Posted June 29, 2003 mackie, maybe you would like to test the mp3 ? burn some mp3s on to the cds and compare them with your pc hehhee.. an idead just popped in my mind. For those who wants to compare their soundcard vs the cdp quality, this is the way to go Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted June 29, 2003 MP3 CD playback! nice nice! mp3 and hi-fi contradicts each other. Likewise, maybe for portable for cramming lots of tunes on the go but not for a good home CDP like that. Defeats the purpose, although it makes the unit more commercially sellable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mackie 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2003 Lazy to search. Tell us lah!!! Well, take the time to peruse this link...in short, the dac is capable of 24-bit 192KHz resolution. http://www.cirrus.com/en/pubs/rdDatasheet/...cdb4396-1B1.pdf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mackie 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2003 (edited) Mackie, Is that a volume pot next to the headphone out? How does it sound? This is after all a headphone forum. LOL Should be a decent deck if Marantz other CDPs in the old 63/6000 mold. Is this gonna be your new headphone CDP. Rameish, Yes, the smaller knob is the volume control for headphone output level. It's pretty decent sounding and capable of driving DT880. I'm pretty impressed by the sound of CD63mkII KI headphone output as well.......just to reveal where my benchmark stands. I've done an A/B comparison with the PD9700-Monarchy-X24K to CD7300. The former still wins by a sizeable margin but so is the cost. A point of note is the 7300 is big sounding and so avoid cables/head amps that reduce them to light weight performers. It's a far fetch hope for CD7300 to replace my current source and proven correct unless I were to relegate it to serve as transport. Therefore, I will follow my initial intention to let it reside by my bed side and drive the Eggos. I may also use it on my main sound system as it's capable of holding its own candle to the MF A3CD, despite the much lower price. Edited June 30, 2003 by Mackie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mackie 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2003 Mackie, Did you just void the warranty? Perhaps but it's not a local set. Anyhow, there's no seal overlapping the cover and chassis to avert intrusion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
