Now I'm jumping the gun here a bit with starting this thread right now because I only bought the player yesterday and it will be at least a week before it gets here, but I needed something to do while I wait.
I've been using some Denon players the last few years (DCD-1290 & DCD-2700), modded and tweaked them, been enjoying them but have been wanting more. And I decided that whatever I buy needs to be SACD capable, which puts it in a much higher price class than the early to mid '90s units that I have.
So last month I picked up a Yamaha DVD-S2700 for a low price, and it left me quite unsatisfied. Then I bought a Denon DCD-1510AE, paid too much for it, and it is leaving me very unsatisfied. Compared to my modded DCD-2700 they both are lacking in the midrange, lacking in depth and lacking in soundstage.
So then I started looking at Yamaha, first the CD-S1000. Found the SM and looked over how it's built and liked what I saw. But then I downloaded the SM for the CD-S2000 and really liked what I saw. So I decided to buy one.
Now I don't know what the CD-S2000 is going for in the States (and don't want this thread to get moved to D&S) but they are commanding very high prices over here, usually 60%+ of the new price, mostly in silver with black face units going for even more.
But yesterday I found one over in the UK for roughly 40% of their original new price and in black, which is what I want. Lol, it seems that silver face has become popular again but I don't really care for it and silver wouldn't match with the rest of my system. Before buying (ebay BIN) I checked the sellers comment backlog and saw that he was universally praised for good packaging, which we all know is worth a lot.
The seller contacted me, assured me of double boxing with styrofoam and that it will ship the day after tomorrow (Tues 20 Nov).
So now I wait. The damn clock is ticking and it seems to be getting louder.
Cheers,
James
edit: The AK database has a very good quality pdf of the service manual...
http://akdatabase.com/AKview/displayimage.php?album=3&pos=78
I've been using some Denon players the last few years (DCD-1290 & DCD-2700), modded and tweaked them, been enjoying them but have been wanting more. And I decided that whatever I buy needs to be SACD capable, which puts it in a much higher price class than the early to mid '90s units that I have.
So last month I picked up a Yamaha DVD-S2700 for a low price, and it left me quite unsatisfied. Then I bought a Denon DCD-1510AE, paid too much for it, and it is leaving me very unsatisfied. Compared to my modded DCD-2700 they both are lacking in the midrange, lacking in depth and lacking in soundstage.
So then I started looking at Yamaha, first the CD-S1000. Found the SM and looked over how it's built and liked what I saw. But then I downloaded the SM for the CD-S2000 and really liked what I saw. So I decided to buy one.
Now I don't know what the CD-S2000 is going for in the States (and don't want this thread to get moved to D&S) but they are commanding very high prices over here, usually 60%+ of the new price, mostly in silver with black face units going for even more.
But yesterday I found one over in the UK for roughly 40% of their original new price and in black, which is what I want. Lol, it seems that silver face has become popular again but I don't really care for it and silver wouldn't match with the rest of my system. Before buying (ebay BIN) I checked the sellers comment backlog and saw that he was universally praised for good packaging, which we all know is worth a lot.
The seller contacted me, assured me of double boxing with styrofoam and that it will ship the day after tomorrow (Tues 20 Nov).
So now I wait. The damn clock is ticking and it seems to be getting louder.
Cheers,
James
edit: The AK database has a very good quality pdf of the service manual...
http://akdatabase.com/AKview/displayimage.php?album=3&pos=78
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