Philips cd840 nieuwe snaar, nagekeken, remote aanw, 100% ok

Philips cd840 nieuwe snaar, nagekeken door een specialist, remote aanw, 100% ok.

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Review:

The Philips CD840 is Basically a CD624 with more options, (read later on), 2 x SAA7321GP SAA7220P/B (Filter) CDM-4/19-
The recent launch of the £350 CD840 provides the first opportunity to assess the new Philips technology in a formal Philips application.

From the outside, and from the point of view of operating features and facilities, the Cd840 is 'at first sight' the spitting image of the £100 cheaper Cd630. That means you get everything including the kitchen sink, not to mention a rather natty line in computer driven alphanumeric display technology, tied in with a demo disc you can play with in the shop.

⬆️ Extra's on the CD840 are a volume control for the headphone socket, gold plated phono sockets, an optical as well as an electrical digital output. There's a remote volume control, limited or otherwise. This tends to confirm that this machine is aimed more towards the audiophile sector than its cheaper and more conventional brother.⬆️

Controls are extensive, though nicely laid out, while the neat, slim handset has some intelligent colour coding.

Inside the honeycomb plastic tray box there are a number of differences, and some surprising similarities too. There’s a nearly standard 16-bit mother board, including the 7220P/B digital filter, and this is wire-connected to the bitstream board carrying dual SAA7321GP DACs in a separate compartment. There are signs of some post-production extra decoupling around the bitstream DAC, and other indications that it’s more sound quality oriented than the CD630.

Sound Quality

⬆️ In happy contrast, the sound quality proved rather better than the CD630, more than sufficiently so to justify the price premium. However, the bitstream DAC certainly creates a different overall character from the familiar Philips multi-bit sound. Whether this is perceived as better or otherwise is probably a matter of personal taste at this juncture.
The kernel of the difference seems to be that the bitstream decoding creates a more polite sound, with minimal treble grain or edge and fine detail resolution, but at some expense in terms of pace, timing and excitement. The bass is solid and detailed enough, while the mid is convincingly pure and natural, if a shade thin and with slight glare. Stereo images are very stable, with strong focus.⬆️

Conclusions

Philips’ first low-bit exposition is probably its best ever machine, and is priced competitively enough to deserve Best Buy status. It does sound different from the multi-bit machines, but not necessarily superior to similarly priced alternatives from Arcam and Marantz. Those contemplating buying a mid-priced CD player should certainly audition the CD840, but also some of its rivals, before making up their own minds on the subject.

Conclusie: De 840 heeft meer opties, en ook een betere klank volgens deze 'reviewer'. Dwz dat heel deze tekst overbodig was, want klank is erg persoonlijk. Gelukkig zullen de prijzen van een hele mooie niet zakken.

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