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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 361.1 | You takes you money, | FUTURS::WATSON | Rik Watson | Tue Jun 09 1992 14:17 | 7 |
| 361.2 | | AYOV16::KMCCLELLAND | The Honest Truth | Tue Jun 09 1992 15:44 | 6 |
| 361.3 | Pioneer PD-9700 | NEWOA::SUTCLIFFEJ | | Wed Jun 10 1992 17:06 | 7 |
| Try the Pioneer PD-9700 also.
I went for the Rotel , but its worth a listen and feature packed too!
Regards,
Jonathan
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| 361.4 | Pioneer CD Players | WARHED::LENAGH | | Thu Jun 11 1992 15:34 | 4 |
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Does anybody know how the PD-8700 compares with the PD-9700. The 8700
had some rave reviews in HI-Fi choice and what Hi-Fi?
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| 361.5 | Less but more... | VOGON::NUTLEY | | Thu Jun 11 1992 15:52 | 10 |
| RE -1
The 8700 sits between the 7700 and the 9700 in the Pioneer range,
surprisingly enough! I compared the 8700 to my Rotel 965 when I bought
it and there wasn't much between them (for my ears). The thing that put
me off the 8700 was the cluttered front panel - crammed with buttons and
functions. The 9700 is a purer design with very few buttons and much less
function wise than the 8700, and I read, a better sound.
-Roy
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| 361.6 | New Musical Fidelity | LARVAE::IVES_J | Bad Karma in the UK | Thu Jun 11 1992 21:39 | 8 |
| I read a while back the Musical fidelity are bringing out a second new
CD player (not the CD1) which uses a valve based analogue section as in
the cary player and the CAL tempest. the price was expected to be
around 400.00 I think. You may laugh but some of the stateside player
that use a "tube" output stage have been very well reviewed. It's due
out this month I believe so it may be worth waiting for.
The CD player with the valve based DAC is due out next april :-)
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| 361.7 | Arcam Alpha vs Rotel 965 | BAHTAT::SUMMERFIELDC | Aut Tunc, Aut Nunquam | Mon Jun 22 1992 14:48 | 57 |
| 361.8 | Thanks... | BAHTAT::SALLITT | a legend in his lunchtime | Thu Jun 25 1992 16:28 | 3 |
| A good review, Clive. Where did you audition the two players?
Dave
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| 361.9 | The coffee was good too :-) | BAHTAT::SUMMERFIELDC | Aut Tunc, Aut Nunquam | Thu Jun 25 1992 17:26 | 9 |
| Image Hi-Fi in Headingley. They were really good. Apologised for having
to ask me to bring my own speakers in as they didn't have any
comparable. Then the person (I forget his name) running the audition
just sat there and operated the players as per my instructions. No
pressure, no hassle, just take as long as you want. And he kept his
opinions to himself. I only found his preference after purchasing the
Arcam.
Clive
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| 361.10 | another Rotel vs. Arcam review | MOVIES::ANDREWS | Richard, OpenVMS Writer, Scotland - 824-3261 | Tue Aug 04 1992 16:16 | 32 |
| re. - a few
i too compared the Rotel 965 with the Arcam Alpha, and agree with
much of what has already been said.
the Rotel is a v. good machine but it always jangled a bit on the
ears a bit (poor treble?), and the bass was not well resolved. the
Arcam always sounded in control, producing a much `better' sound.
i'd summarise it by saying that the Rotel sounds like high fidelity
musical equiment; the Arcam sounds like music
The difference was even more noticeable when the amp was upgraded
(see below)
other equipment:
Arcam Alpha 3 amp - later replaced by an Arcam Delta 60
Linn Speakers
music:
Various tracks from the IMP Classical Sampler, Vol. 1
Capercaille - tracks from the Delirium album
Enya - tracks from Shephard Moons album
tests done at Russ Andrews Hi-Fi (no relation - i think!), Edinburgh
I bought the Arcam Alpha (and the Delta amp!)
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