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Magnovox CD Model# FD2040SL12
Anybody remember this relic, ca. 1985? I found it on the curb the other
day and picked it up before it rained. 'Picked it up' was a lot more difficult than I expected. This thing weighs more than some receivers.... Saying it's built like a tank is an understatement. The main chassis is *cast* aluminum! The analog ps is pretty massive, with five to220 devices mounted to a 2 1/4" x 8" finned heatsink. Initial tests show that it works fine (even plays burned CDs). Button legends show some wear, and flourescent display is showing its age. I have a DVD player in my home system and don't really need it. Has anyone here had experience with this, and do you think it's worth eBaying? I'd try Craigslist to avoid shipping, but wonder if the benefit of a wider audience would outweigh (no pun intended) the expense of shipping. Any ideas? It was made in Belgium...Phillips? jak |
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Magnovox CD Model# FD2040SL12
It is indeed a Philips player (only one "L"). I still have my Magnavox CDB 650, which was their top of the line player at the time. I still have an old issue of Audio magazine that proclaimed the CDB 650 to be the best CD player they had ever tested, at any price range. Mine still works great and sounds great. I also have a CDB 560, which is also an excellent player. I picked it up a couple of months ago for 10 bucks. The Philips players made in Belgium are among some of the best bargains in home audio. Many of the high-end European players of the day used the same chipset as these old Magnavox players. My honest opinion is that the Magnavox CD player you found can probably stomp your DVD player into the ground, soundwise. Keep it. |
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Magnovox CD Model# FD2040SL12
"EADGBE" wrote in message ... It is indeed a Philips player (only one "L"). I still have my Magnavox CDB 650, which was their top of the line player at the time. I still have an old issue of Audio magazine that proclaimed the CDB 650 to be the best CD player they had ever tested, at any price range. Mine still works great and sounds great. I also have a CDB 560, which is also an excellent player. I picked it up a couple of months ago for 10 bucks. The Philips players made in Belgium are among some of the best bargains in home audio. Many of the high-end European players of the day used the same chipset as these old Magnavox players. My honest opinion is that the Magnavox CD player you found can probably stomp your DVD player into the ground, soundwise. Keep it. I a Magnavox in my garage that I haven't used in about 10 years. It was working when I put it up. I suppose it still does. The build quality was quite good. Inside, the laser positioning uses a voice coil type actuator, like a hard disk. It was one of the original 4X oversampling players (when they could only reliably build 14 bit D/A converters; they used the oversampling to get the two additional bits -- and they were real bits as opposed to the "marketing bits" generated by most 16 bit parallel converters of that vintage). I think the thing weighs about 10 lbs. I finally replaced it with a 1-bit 64X Sony deck. I think the Sony does sound better than the 1984 technology device, although the inside of the Sony is nearly empty, and the disk drive looks like the same lead-screw design that they use in computer drives. |
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Magnovox CD Model# FD2040SL12
There's a reason you found it on the curb.
"jakdedert" wrote in message . .. Anybody remember this relic, ca. 1985? I found it on the curb the other day and picked it up before it rained. 'Picked it up' was a lot more difficult than I expected. This thing weighs more than some receivers.... Saying it's built like a tank is an understatement. The main chassis is *cast* aluminum! The analog ps is pretty massive, with five to220 devices mounted to a 2 1/4" x 8" finned heatsink. Initial tests show that it works fine (even plays burned CDs). Button legends show some wear, and flourescent display is showing its age. I have a DVD player in my home system and don't really need it. Has anyone here had experience with this, and do you think it's worth eBaying? I'd try Craigslist to avoid shipping, but wonder if the benefit of a wider audience would outweigh (no pun intended) the expense of shipping. Any ideas? It was made in Belgium...Phillips? jak |
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Magnovox CD Model# FD2040SL12
I think it is a Phillips cd-204, which has a very good reputation.
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Magnovox CD Model# FD2040SL12
On Apr 23, 2:49*am, "Chronic Philharmonic"
wrote: "EADGBE" wrote in message ... It is indeed a Philips player (only one "L"). I still have my Magnavox CDB 650, which was their top of the line player at the time. I still have an old issue of Audio magazine that proclaimed the CDB 650 to be the best CD player they had ever tested, at any price range. Mine still works great and sounds great. *I also have a CDB 560, which is also an excellent player. *I picked it up a couple of months ago for 10 bucks. The Philips players made in Belgium are among some of the best bargains in home audio. *Many of the high-end European players of the day used the same chipset as these old Magnavox players. My honest opinion is that the Magnavox CD player you found can probably stomp your DVD player into the ground, soundwise. *Keep it. I a Magnavox in my garage that I haven't used in about 10 years. It was working when I put it up. I suppose it still does. The build quality was quite good. Inside, the laser positioning uses a voice coil type actuator, like a hard disk. It was one of the original 4X oversampling players (when they could only reliably build 14 bit D/A converters; they used the oversampling to get the two additional bits -- and they were real bits as opposed to the "marketing bits" generated by most 16 bit parallel converters of that vintage). I think the thing weighs about 10 lbs. I finally replaced it with a 1-bit 64X Sony deck. I think the Sony does sound better than the 1984 technology device, although the inside of the Sony is nearly empty, and the disk drive looks like the same lead-screw design that they use in computer drives.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Cause it is the same drive they use in computers. Doesn't matter why you are getting data off a disk, only how fast you can do it accurately. And the newer drives can do it many times faster and more accurately than a 20+ year old drive. |
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Magnovox CD Model# FD2040SL12
jakdedert wrote:
Anybody remember this relic, ca. 1985? I found it on the curb the other day and picked it up before it rained. 'Picked it up' was a lot more difficult than I expected. This thing weighs more than some receivers.... Saying it's built like a tank is an understatement. The main chassis is *cast* aluminum! The analog ps is pretty massive, with five to220 devices mounted to a 2 1/4" x 8" finned heatsink. Initial tests show that it works fine (even plays burned CDs). Button legends show some wear, and flourescent display is showing its age. I have a DVD player in my home system and don't really need it. Has anyone here had experience with this, and do you think it's worth eBaying? I'd try Craigslist to avoid shipping, but wonder if the benefit of a wider audience would outweigh (no pun intended) the expense of shipping. Any ideas? It was made in Belgium...Phillips? jak It's the U.S. version of the Phillips CD-204 Whether any one would buy it is the question. A collector might use it, I would out of posterity. -- "I have no need to purchase any bulk e-mail software and use it to **** off the Internet community and lose my Internet account. If I want to **** off somebody, I'll do it on a one-to-one basis." - Norman L. De Forest |
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Magnovox CD Model# FD2040SL12
James wrote:
There's a reason you found it on the curb. Because a n00b didn't want it and had no clue how to eBay it. -- "I have no need to purchase any bulk e-mail software and use it to **** off the Internet community and lose my Internet account. If I want to **** off somebody, I'll do it on a one-to-one basis." - Norman L. De Forest |
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Magnovox CD Model# FD2040SL12
On Apr 23, 12:34*pm, "WindsorFoxSS" wrote:
James wrote: There's a reason you found it on the curb. * * Because a n00b didn't want it and had no clue how to eBay it. -- "I have no need to purchase any bulk e-mail software and use it to **** off the Internet community and lose my Internet account. If I want to **** off somebody, I'll do it on a one-to-one basis." - Norman *L. *De Forest No, cause it ain't worth the shipping to ebay it. I threw away several cd players and I ebay lots of stuff. |
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Magnovox CD Model# FD2040SL12
WindsorFoxSS wrote:
jakdedert wrote: Anybody remember this relic, ca. 1985? I found it on the curb the other day and picked it up before it rained. 'Picked it up' was a lot more difficult than I expected. This thing weighs more than some receivers.... Saying it's built like a tank is an understatement. The main chassis is *cast* aluminum! The analog ps is pretty massive, with five to220 devices mounted to a 2 1/4" x 8" finned heatsink. Initial tests show that it works fine (even plays burned CDs). Button legends show some wear, and flourescent display is showing its age. I have a DVD player in my home system and don't really need it. Has anyone here had experience with this, and do you think it's worth eBaying? I'd try Craigslist to avoid shipping, but wonder if the benefit of a wider audience would outweigh (no pun intended) the expense of shipping. Any ideas? It was made in Belgium...Phillips? jak It's the U.S. version of the Phillips CD-204 Whether any one would buy it is the question. A collector might use it, I would out of posterity. Yeah, it's a bit of history to be sure...the only reason I haven't canned it. Me being in Nashville 'might' mean someone here would appreciate the heritage. It's probably too heavy to ship for the money it might bring, so ebay's not a good (but maybe still the best) option. The other drawback; while it's in good working condition, the cosmetics are not really pristine. jak |
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