So a while back I picked up a Pioneer PD-M910 at a thrift store a while back with a busted laser and finally got it operational... When I hooked it up I thought I was crazy at first, but it really did seem like there was better bass, a more dynamic sound if you will, than what I'd been using before. Some research indicates that this uses Burr-Brown PCM58P-K ladder DACs, so I started reading
So I started looking for a player with the Philips TDA1543, or a Burr-Brown PCM1702 or 1704 as those seem to be "crowd favorite" ladder DACs.
Today after a nice meet up at a local high end audio store I stopped by to see a Craigslist seller and walked away with an Adcom GCD-700 looking pretty immaculate for a price that I am embarrassed to relate. Now I think the reason that this didn't sell is that the Dutch site that has the master DAC list doesn't list this model, but I'm guessing that this has PCM1702s.
a) can anyone confirm? I popped the top and the carousel mechanism obscures the DAC chips and it does not appear easy to disassemble.
b) Apparently the GDA-700 DAC only introduced HDCD decoding to Adcom's line. Anyone know if the GCD-700 has it as well? I'm guessing no as I do not see an indicator on the display.
I'd just like to know what I'm actually listening to before I start faking myself out thinking I have something great if I don't.
So I started looking for a player with the Philips TDA1543, or a Burr-Brown PCM1702 or 1704 as those seem to be "crowd favorite" ladder DACs.
Today after a nice meet up at a local high end audio store I stopped by to see a Craigslist seller and walked away with an Adcom GCD-700 looking pretty immaculate for a price that I am embarrassed to relate. Now I think the reason that this didn't sell is that the Dutch site that has the master DAC list doesn't list this model, but I'm guessing that this has PCM1702s.
a) can anyone confirm? I popped the top and the carousel mechanism obscures the DAC chips and it does not appear easy to disassemble.
b) Apparently the GDA-700 DAC only introduced HDCD decoding to Adcom's line. Anyone know if the GCD-700 has it as well? I'm guessing no as I do not see an indicator on the display.
I'd just like to know what I'm actually listening to before I start faking myself out thinking I have something great if I don't.
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