[byteme]

Just another fact finding question on my part - hopefully not as heated as the last!

Anyway, the title pretty much says it all.  I'm VERY happy with my Sony DVP-S7700 however I've been reading in a couple places lately that a belt drive transport might get me further?  Any truth to this?  If so, why?

thanks!  Fight nice!!

[mcrespo71]

I have a a Parasound belt drive CDP which I have used as a transport (this is made for Parasound by CEC).  I love belt drive transports, but they are not for everyone.  In a nutshell, unbelievaly liquid and palpable midrange, extremely smooth sounding, but bass is a little bit softer than a traditional transport.  In short, super musical but bass freaks need not apply.

[michael w]

I wouldn't get too hung up on belt drive vs. direct etc.

It's the implementation that really matters, not the specific drive type.


cheerio

[Hantra]

B:

You ought to really try and mod the 7700 to get a power cord on there.  Amazing results!  I just got mine modded today, and I am using the Audience PowerChord.  I am amazed at the results, although it will require some break-in with the solder joints and all. .

B

[byteme]

B:

You ought to really try and mod the 7700 to get a power cord on there.  Amazing results!  I just got mine modded today, and I am using the Audience PowerChord.  I am amazed at the results, although it will require some break-in with the solder joints and all. .

B

Really?  You got any pictures you can send of what wires were used and where the IEC cup was put??  I'd love to see it.

[TIC]

Byteme,

I have owned 2 different DVP-S7700's, one stock and the other "transport" mod'd by a well reviewed professional mod'r.  I had hoped to use one of these with an external DAC and replace my expensive dedicated CD player.

Well, it just didn't work for me. With either a Birdland Odeon Lite or Channel Islands VDA-1, it did not sound as good as either of the dedicated CD player I had in house at that time (Theta Miles-Balanced version/Cary CD-308). When I switched to the Cary as the transport, everything improved. The soundstage was again wide and deep like when using the standalone CD player.

Now, I'm not saying that the Sony is a bad transport, it just didn't work for me. Many people have liked the Sony DVP-S7700 as transport or as a standalone CD player. But, for me, using the Cary as transport was easily, noticably better. So, my experiment did not produce the results that I had hoped for. I wanted to lower my overall cost and have a CD transport/external DAC and use the transport as my DVD player.

Ultimately, I ended up selling the DVP-S7700 and buying a Sony DVP-NS315 for $89 and having separate DVD player and dedicated CD player.

YMMV, just relaying my "perception" using my equipment in my room. I'm, uh, "frugal"!!! To spend more money is painful. Obviously, I think my perceptions are valid!

Enjoy,

TIC

[Tonto Yoder]

I wouldn't get too hung up on belt drive vs. direct etc.
It's the implementation that really matters, not the specific drive type.
cheerio

I have been having plenty space on my Moron list for you to be comming on their. Talking Implementation and others that knew nothing about whatever so much, but what the audio mags are been spoonful-feeding to your beaks.  Chirp, chirp, chirp.

And Cheerios are worst cereal in the bunch!
Tonto "Le Chat"

[michael w]

Le chat poo !

   

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