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Yamaha
CD-1
(1982 - 1983)
A
MONSTER, in every sense of the word. Short-lived, too - the mechanically
simplified CD-1a
replaced the CD-1
very quickly, parting with the 2nd motorized drawer that was strictly
dedicated to programming. That's right: the CD-1
has two completely separated displays and attendant buttons, one
for play, one for programmed play!
Even better: there's an output balance ring, under the player,
below the front!
A true pain to dismantle and gain access to any of the parts (let
alone the motors), the CD-1
was NOT really meant to be serviced :-) It was, however, the top
player of the 1st generation in Japan, along the Sony
CDP-701ES. A successful fate the CD-1a
and (very different) CD-2
both inherited, gaining respectively the "Component of the
Year" and "Best product" awards in 1984 !
Dual 16bit DACs (yes!), 14kg on the balance, an amazingly complex
disc-drawer arrangements, classy looks almost second-to-none the
CD-1 is
however extremely finicky to adjust. I won't even try to
get mine to play CDs again - I'd need first to un-stuck the program
drawer and that requires a complete dismantling :-)
The
digital-to-analogue ICs are Sony's original 16bit CX-890
DAC ; the rest of the audio-related chips btw is mostly Sony-sourced:
CX-7933, CX-7934, CX-7935...
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