Want a $6000 CD player for £15?

Pug · 14 Sep 2009 at 08:51

Then buy a 1st generation Playstation 1:

http://www.destructoid.com/playstation-1-the-audiophile-s-dream--32269.phtml

During all this audio fun, my pal Pete Riggle stopped by with an audio underground digital favorite, the Sony PlayStation 1 (Model No. SCPH-1001). I had heard rumors of just how good this particular version of the PS1 is when used as a CD player and was curious to give it a listen. This kid's video game player really does have outstanding audio performance. I'm guessing you'd have to spend more than $6000 on a one-box CD player to equal let alone better it

http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/leben2/system.html

http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/zigmahornet/zigmahornet.html

AbsenceJam · 14 Sep 2009 at 09:35

Welcome to the internet.

Pug · 14 Sep 2009 at 09:46

charming. Seeing as i joined OCUK 5 years before you, it seems you may have been premature, and of the 3 colleagues moderately interested in hifi whom i sent this to when i saw it, it was new to them. But hey, not all of us are so friendly and enlightened as you

markop2003 · 14 Sep 2009 at 11:38

Does seem odd but there are a lot of places that echo this and for the cost of a PS1 it's worth trying out just to see if it's true.

johny dolan · 14 Sep 2009 at 15:46

I heard rumours about how good a cd player playstation 1 is sposed to be when i had a new one back in the day.I had the original playstation with rca out so compared it to my marantz 52 through the old pioneer a400 and the marantz was much better.The marantz cost about £300 i think.

-Ad- · 14 Sep 2009 at 15:52

Not really interested as it costs a bit too much. My marantz cd63 cost me £12 delivered and a 20p voltage regulator to fix it. Just couldn't stretch my budget any more

gurusan · 14 Sep 2009 at 15:58

What's a CD? :confused:

MikeHunt79 · 14 Sep 2009 at 16:02

Some people over at DIYaudio have modded the PS1's to soound a little nicer, a lot of the sound it is down to the choice of DAC.

Dangerous Dave · 14 Sep 2009 at 17:09

-Ad- said:
Not really interested as it costs a bit too much. My marantz cd63 cost me £12 delivered and a 20p voltage regulator to fix it. Just couldn't stretch my budget any more

I can beat that got a CD63 MK II KI signature modded to the hilt for nothing

Strife212 · 14 Sep 2009 at 17:20

Yeah, this has been known since just after the PS1 actually came out. Still, a lot of people may not know about it ^^

The resale price of those old ones went quite high at one point, although it sounds like they've come down again.

It also shows you what a complete rip audio gear is. Costs nothing to make

-Ad- · 14 Sep 2009 at 17:49

Dangerous Dave said:
I can beat that got a CD63 MK II KI signature modded to the hilt for nothing

Then I'm going to rob you. How on earth did you get that.

I spent about £250 on my 63, and that includes the 2 players I killed when I started out

Ste · 14 Sep 2009 at 18:00

The transport may be good but there's no way the DAC can match anything worth over a few hundred quid let alone $6k

Dr.EM · 14 Sep 2009 at 18:08

Ste said:
The transport may be good but there's no way the DAC can match anything worth over a few hundred quid let alone $6k

Sounds about right. It needs a quality DAC with it to make it good for audio. DVD players are supposed to make good CD transports generally too.

Ste · 14 Sep 2009 at 18:36

Yes - if it had digital out it might be a good shout, but through those outputs, forget it. There will be a lot of noise etc. too due to so much going on in a small space. External power brick would help, though (iirc it has one)

MikeHunt79 · 14 Sep 2009 at 18:39

Dr.EM said:
Sounds about right. It needs a quality DAC with it to make it good for audio. DVD players are supposed to make good CD transports generally too.

Even tho it's a nasty DAC on paper, it does seem people who own the PS1 as a CD player really like the sound of it. Maybe the DAC even colours the sound in a certain way?

-Ad- · 14 Sep 2009 at 20:02

Maybe it's just the internet hyping it up

MikeHunt79 · 14 Sep 2009 at 21:13

-Ad- said:
Maybe it's just the internet hyping it up

Could be, I'll have to dig mine out, it's one of the reallyold ones with RCA connections on the back...

-Ad- · 15 Sep 2009 at 08:16

MikeHunt79 said:
Could be, I'll have to dig mine out, it's one of the reallyold ones with RCA connections on the back...

You know you want to mod it

I think oil_collett has rubbed off on me a little as well as my job. Now I want evidence and full comparison tests between everything

Dangerous Dave · 15 Sep 2009 at 08:24

-Ad- said:
Then I'm going to rob you. How on earth did you get that.

I spent about £250 on my 63, and that includes the 2 players I killed when I started out

I found it in my girlfriends wardrope/cupboards along with a Audiolab 8000s, 2x 8000a, a standard CD63, Mission Freedom box shelf speakers (think 752 can't remember), Epos ES11 speakers, full Pioneer seprates system with the pro cd player, a very rare make of cd player that I can't remember the brand logo looked like a ohm sign and my prise find a Linn LP12 turntable with a lot of mods. As you can imagine I was like a kid in a candy shop with that lot I just couldn't believe it when she kept on bringing more bits out ! To cut a long story short her uncle was a hifi repair man and her dad bought the lot off the family as a favour when he passed away for £200 not knowing what it was worth.

I sold the kit on for them but got the 8000s/CD 63 Ki Sig/Mission speakers/Es11s/LP12 for free for doing so, I use the system in my pc room and it sounds pretty good. I have a Marantz 6000 KI sig modded for my main system but I have owned that from new.

oli collett · 15 Sep 2009 at 10:03

-Ad- said:
I think oil_collett has rubbed off on me