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As Promised, here is my seemingly long awaited comparison of quite a few of the &#39classic&#39 Discmen that us Head-Fi&#39ers seem to crave so badly... I&#39m going to &#39review&#39 the line outs, but I have a feeling that I will concentrate more on the headphone out of the units as time goes on...

Equipment Used:

Discmen:

Sony D50
Sony D555
Sony D25S
Sony D11
Sony D111
Sony D211
Sony D311
Sony D515
Sony D141
Sony D151
Optimus CD3400
Sony D777
Sony D465
Sony D-E905
Sony D-EJ1000
Amplification:
Creek OBH-21SE
(Connected to the units by a &#39generic&#39 $10 3.5mm-two RCA cable)
Headphones:
Sony MDR-CD1700 & Grado RS1(Amplified &#39Line-Out&#39 Use)
Sony MDR-D66SL &#39Eggos&#39 & Koss KSC-35 (Headphone Out Use)
Music
S-Club 7 ~ Reach... Brit pop at its worst, but what a lot of people listen to...
Tori Amos ~ In Your Cloud - A nice breathy mix, typical of Ms Amos
More Music From The Motion Picture &#39Gladiator&#39 ~ Homecoming - Mostly instrumental piece that starts off quite gently, but moves on to a huge roaring crescendo


…And on with the review…

Key To Ratings

I am giving all players facilities here a star rating for what I can perceive as their value to the sound / functionality of the players…

***** ~ Forget it, this is just plain junk – avoid at all costs!
***** ~ Tolerable in very small doses, but still best avoided
***** ~ Below average – listenable / useable for short periods
***** ~ Average – what you’d expect, but nothing more
***** ~ Pretty damned good – above average and well worth a try.
***** ~ Pretty much top of the tree – what I perceive to be very good with extended use
***** ~ A winner! – sterling performance – one of the elite!

The Early Years ~ 1984 - 1990

Sony D5 (D50 in Europe and the Far East) (Manufactured 1984)

This isn&#39t technically a Discman, Sony hadn&#39t invented the name &#39Discman&#39 at that time... This is Sony’s second ever commercially available player, after the CDP-101 full sized unit, and came in at around $450 way back in 1984... It’s built like a tank, being about as square as a CD jewel case, but being about four deep.

Technically, it is portable, if you have the battery pack to fit onto the back (used 4 &#39C Cell&#39 batteries, which would last about 2 hours) but the unit has no internal battery (so its either use the additional battery pack, or docking station with wall wart), no shock protection of any description, no sound EQ settings whatsoever, and you can only fast forward / rewind through a track, by changing the mode of the player from ‘AMS’ to ‘Search’... this unit really is a bare bones player from a technical point of view, but we mustn&#39t forget that this was only Sony&#39s first ever venture into making CD players smaller...

Button layout is very minimal, as is the display on the unit, although you can find out how much CD playtime is left by holding down a &#39Remain&#39 button, which for its day is a pretty cool feature... apart from that button count is very limited, with Play / Pause, < & > (Track Skip), Stop, and &#39Mode&#39 which has some very basic programming options...

Its greatest asset to me, is the amount of volume this unit can push out... I don&#39t have any proper measurements, but it can go louder (if you&#39re insane enough to do the same) than my META42 portable amp!

On the downside though, this players motor (and accompanying wall wart) run very hot with prolonged use, I would strongly advise for this player to be used on a hard surface (table top) rather than say... a bed, just to avoid any potential melt-downs

Power Requirements:
Internal Battery: Not Applicable
External Battery: 4 x C Cell batteries
Mains Power: 9v docking station (9v jack, centre negative)

Main Features
Headphone out power : Undetermined, but VERY loud.
Volume Control: Analogue, rotary
Line Out Options : 3.5mm jack plug if not using docking station, else RCA jacks
Bass Boost: Non Applicable
Disc Retaining method: Overhead Clamp (in the lid)
MultiBit DAC (Oversampling details unknown)


Current Availability: Limited to die-hard fans here on head-fi, and EBay ~ finding a fully working unit is getting harder to do, purely for the age of them - Expect to pay between $50 ~ $100 for a good condition unit

Headphone Output

Wow! - That was the first word that entered my head when I heard this unit a week ago... Something so old shouldn&#39t sound so good, what with old-school DACs, and original lasers (that if you even breathed on them, they broke) and the like... Using the D66 Eggos is a pure revelation!

In operation, this unit is perfectly silent, what you hear is literally what is on the CD, there are no added artefacts like volume hiss, or being able to hear the unit processing commands (a series of squeals and pops can be heard on some units, when you press a button) ~ It appears that Sony were really out to impress with this unit, and eighteen, maybe even nineteen years on, they&#39ve done just that... with me!

Listening to S-Club 7s &#39Reach&#39, there is a nice punchy bass, with instruments placed on top with a seemingly incredible amount of separation, and clarity... and the vocals, Hmm Hmm, these little Eggos really do sound like full sized &#39phones, this is one incredibly deceiving unit!

Moving to a much slower track, Tori Amos &#39In Your Cloud&#39, the instruments are placed deliciously around the headspace, you really do get the impression that Tori is stood in front of the other band members, with some of them stage left, and with the piano being closer, and to the right, and her vocals are so sultry... again, these little Eggos are showing themselves as true, full sized headphones in a small package... true, Tori&#39s vocals aren&#39t the last word in ultimate realism, but that improves dramatically when going up to the Sony CD1700s, so to me is more of a deficiency of the D66 than of the D50 player

Finally, moving to &#39More Music From The Motion Picture Gladiator&#39, Track 4, Homecoming... I&#39m at a total loss for words, this really isn&#39t supposed to sound this good! - huge grinding bass notes replayed with impact, and yet at the same time delicacy, guitars that are plucked but with an air that is more appropriate for a full sized player... The movie inserts aren&#39t of the best sound quality, but I think that could be mastering quality rather than playback, as the music around them sounds very clear, punchy, and concise... also, this is the only player that I’ve heard so far that can reproduce the crescendo at 3:05 cleanly through the headphone out!

Other members here have commented that this player has a bright treble, I must confess that there is a subtle hint of sibilance on certain tracks (seemingly, more often than not modern &#39pop&#39 songs), but that is certainly not enough to detract from the unit, and other instruments appear to be in place, and not splashy ~ on this brief comparison, the S-Club song did exhibit small traces of sibilance, whereas neither Gladiator, or Tori did... So I put the perceived brightness down to recording quality (or lack of it) but what people are hearing with this player is treble extension... something completely different, and highly sort after!

Line Out Output

The first thing that must be noted with the D5, before any ‘review’ gets underway is that it has a much louder output (read that as full sized unit level) than any of the other Discmen here

If the D50 is starting out how the line out comparison means to go on, then I’m highly impressed already! The bouncy S-Club 7 tune has a perfect weight to the bass, sounding amazingly controlled, the midrange, whilst certainly not being classed as rich ~ I would say is well defined, and above all accurate, the vocals do not offend in any way, and the treble is well in check, sounding sparkling, and clean... Separation isn&#39t as good as through the D311s headphone output, but it is certainly acceptable enough, placing instruments in their place with ease, its just that very final "I can hear every instrument separately" factor that is missing, but apart from that, a highly enjoyable listen, one that I&#39m glad to have had the chance to do...

Tori&#39s voice sounds totally captivating through the D50s line out, closing your eyes, you can imagine the sultry songstress to be placed about three feet in front of you, singing her ballad - especially the last word she sings... "Cloooooud", oh wow, that’s good! with the piano player just behind her, the soundstage seems much improved on this track than on the S-Club one, positioning is far improved (CD mastering quality issues??)... The bass is once again kept in check nicely, making this a nice warm listen... Age does not hold this player back, easily to my ears competing with my full sized, current spec CDP-XE570 deck, non-fatiguing is how I’d describe the sound... maybe not the last word in speed, but it is so delicate, so smooth... how could you want for more?

The first word that hits me when once again, when listening to the Gladiator sound track is &#39Clarity&#39, the bass notes sound superbly crisp, and detailed, in actual fact, that’s wrong, the whole frequency range is crystal clear, there is none of the &#39exaggerated treble&#39 that is sometimes apparent through the headphone output, even though this player is as old as they get, it is astounding me with its clarity, depth, soundstage, speed... This player really must have been groundbreaking in its day, seeing that even now, it still does not sound out of place when driving modern headphones, and a modern amplifier... If you want aggression, and attack out of your sound, this probably isn&#39t the player for you, but if you want amazing clarity, with a superb quality bass... I heartily recommend this unit!

Personal Rating

Headphone Output :
*****
Line Output :
*****
Build Quality :
*****
Portability :
*****
Overall Rating :
*****

Only the occasionally noted grainy treble through the headphone out, and the complete lack of portability stops this being a giant killer!

Sony D555 (Manufactured 1989)

Now the fun begins... coming into the equation in 1989 was the flagship D555 (sometimes referred to as D-Z555), this unit is absolutely laden with features, two backlit LCDs, one that contains a peak level meter / Graphic EQ, and the other that shows you track / programming information... There is (for the first time) a digital volume control, a 10 stage bass boost, 10 stage - 5 band graphic EQ, 10 stage DDS (Digital Dynamic Sound - (increases low level detail, making the sound more powerful), and a 10 stage &#39Surround Sound&#39 feature

Build quality is sublime, as you&#39d expect from a unit of this era, it gives you a feeling that you could take it to hell and back, and it would still look as new... Metal construction throughout, exactly the same width and length as a CD jewel case, and just under three deep, although it doesn&#39t appear to be as heavy as would be indicated by its size.

The button count on this unit is high, at 14 (including the eject button), there is also an optional remote control unit, but at this time I cannot offer any insight into its capabilities...

All sound altering functions are completed with four buttons on top of the unit, Mode selects which option you would like to change (Cycles between: EQ -> Surround -> Bass Boost -> DDS -> Off) and only one of these options can be implemented at any one time, so you can&#39t EQ your DDS or anything like that... The volume buttons are the largest buttons on the unit, near to the LCD on the lid, so I have a feeling that Sony was showcasing the digital control on this unit, also you have the obligatory track access / scan, play / pause and stop buttons on the top of the unit, and then on the front you have the programming buttons, also a &#39remain&#39 button which toggles between track time elapsed, track time remaining, and disc time remaining... Very clever stuff for the time!

Power Requirements:
Internal 4v, 600mah Battery: BP2EX, 2 hours playback from 3 hours of charge time (if battery still operational)
Battery life undetermined
External Battery Pack: Non applicable
Mains: 9v jack, Centre Negative

Main Features
Headphone Output: 9mw x 2 @ 32ohms
Volume Control: Digital
Line Output: Standard 3.5mm jack
Bass Boost: 10 stage - variable, digitally controlled
Disc Retaining method: Overhead Clamp (in the lid)
8 Times oversampling multibit DAC

Extra Features
DDS Output: 10 stages - variable, digitally controlled - boosts quiet sounds to make the sound more &#39even&#39
5 band Graphic Equaliser: 63hz, 250hz, 1khz, 4khz, and 10khz - 10 stages, digitally controlled
Surround Sound: 10 stage - variable, digitally controlled
EQ Demo Mode: Hold down &#39Mode&#39, and then press &#39EQ&#39 and effect &#39+&#39 and &#39-&#39 at the same time for the player to cycle through the various different modes available
Peak Level Meters: 10 stage, current level and peak levels shown, two displays per channel
Optical Output: Toslink
Backlit Display: (only when powered by an AC adapter) - Orange

Current Availability: THE gadget lovers Discman, this just has everything you&#39d ever want on a Discman, a rare unit, as it is now 15 years old, EBay is the most likely place to find one, and even there you can expect to pay up to, if not beyond $200, due to their cult following

Headphone Ouptut

The very first thing I noticed with this player on the S-Club track was the soundstage... very wide, and very clearly defined ~ The bass certainly isn&#39t the most prominent amongst the group, but neither is it found to be immediately lacking. Vocals sound very nice, richly defined and convincing and the treble is kept nicely in touch with the rest of this pop based mix without sounding shrill or harsh... a very finely etched middle path is where this player takes you. With this track, that isn&#39t maybe the most exciting path to take, but it is certainly a dependable one... one that won&#39t lead to unwanted sonic blemishes entering into the equation!

The soundstage is immediately apparent on Tori Amos’ track, placing the drum deliciously over to front left within the soundscape, with the vocals positioned right in the centre, considerably closer to the listener. There is not one single part of this track that offends your ears. The bass is perfectly in proportion, sounding punchy and tight, the vocals ~ heaven… I didn’t realise before this review got underway just how good vocals could sound through portable equipment. Airy, close miked, smooth ~ three of many different ways I could term the vocals on this track, yet none of them would be wrong… All portraying the true nature of this track. There isn’t an amazingly large amount of treble on this track, yet this player does not sound dull… It sounds accurate. A very large thumbs up from me for the D555!

The Gladiator track shows how smooth this player can sound, with very little aggression shown throughout, a relaxing listen. The movie excerpts sound the best that I have heard through any of the Discmen… Period, the D555 wins this particular part of the test with ease! The midrange in general is awesome, whilst being a shade too warm for ultimate clarity… It really livens the sound up, adds an air of life that isn’t apparent on any of the other players. The Spanish guitar sounds awesomely clear, and is heard with ease even with the bass notes going on all around.

The final crescendo is also handled with amazing grace, due to this being a smooth sounding player. No fear of distortion setting in here when things get heavy. Again it has to be noted that the treble is lacking when compared to some of the other units here, but this does not affect the enjoyment of listening to music with this player!

Line Out Output

Musicality... That is what the line output of the D555 is all about! The bass of the S-Club track bounces along very quickly, never feeling bloated, or out of control ~ very in check! Soundstage, as with the headphone out is clearly etched into the sonic mix, sounding convincing, yet not overbearing... a nice smooth sound is what you can expect from this players line output. Vocals have an added sense of realism over that of the headphone output, this is inoffensive listening at its very best... Highly recommended for this droll brit-pop sound ~ The D555 makes this track sound good!

The bass on the Tori Amos track sounds very raspy – not as refined to my ears as through the headphone out which really is very impressive for this track, and Tori’s vocals are bordering on too overpowering – sounding a shade too close miked for comfort ~ This is only within the context of being compared to the very best players here though, and is not necessarily a fault of the D555, just that to my ears the midrange is portrayed slightly too richly on this track. Treble is perfectly defined though, which brings the player back from the brink of getting a negative mark here. Soundstage is also, as should now be expected from an older player, well defined and sharply placed… Not a perfect track to show what the D555 can do through its lineout…

This player has me more confused than any other here, how the line out can sound so different from the headphone out. Whilst the headphone out shows how delicate bass can sound, the line out throws it at you full force…. You’re on a roller-coaster ride with this player! This isn’t a bad thing to my ears for the Gladiator track as the air of urgency is once again laid open plainly for all to hear. The vocal excerpts do not sound as crisp, as clear, as lifelike as those from the headphone output, but are still well within the confines of all other players tested. Treble is again shy, but not to the point of coloring the sound, instead keeping all musical instruments nicely portrayed, sharply etched. The Spanish guitar sounds very convincing and are easily heard over the huge rolling bass-lines that lead up to the crescendo at the end of the track, which is handled with the least amount of bloom of any of the players tested… I’m puzzled by that, how a bassy player can keep the largest of bass well in check. However the Sony technicians wired up this unit, they did it pretty much just right, especially considering the limited nature of equipment they had back then! – Well done Sony!

Personal Rating

Headphone Output :
*****
Line Output :
*****
Build Quality :
*****
Portability :
*****
Overall Rating :
*****

Even though the outputs are highly impressive, The D555 doesn&#39t have that final edge with its line out to take it up to the level of the D311, and could be classed as a little too polite for general music listening through its headphone output (if we’re being hyper critical, even though I personally do like it) ~ if it wasn&#39t for that, this player would get a full five out of five as an overall rating!

Sony D25S (Manufactured 1989)

Much has already been said about this player that suddenly re-appeared in large volumes from Silicon Salvage, I’ll surmise here as I’m sure you’re all more than well aware of this players features…

First off though, I must confess that its smaller, and lighter than I thought it would be, even though it is undoubtedly has a full metal body (even the battery cover is made of metal!). It has a little window cut into the metalwork so that you can see the CD spinning, and has an almost identical opening mechanism to that of the D555.

The playback buttons are nicely recessed, being barely visible above the lines of the player, and the programming / display buttons are not that much more exposed. As has been mentioned elsewhere, this player oozes quality with its physical appearance.

The LCD is mounted vertically on the front side of the player, and shows track information and battery performance (if you have a working BP2EX in any case). The LCD is lit by what I would call an amber glow, it is more of a yellowy color than that of the D555, and also does not look so clean, you can definitely see where the LED glow eminates from, and it is also watered down from the vibrancy of the D555s output.

There is no anti-shock, or DSP of any description on this unit, if you don’t like the sound? Tough! Learn to live with it, or buy another player! Simplistic to the extreme, this is the only player I currently have (except for the D50) that has so few features ~ Good for those that favour minimalism over functionality.

On the lid of the unit it proclaims to have ‘4 times oversampling’ which is a reduction in noise shaping from the D555s eight times. A sign that this player is a cheaper sibling to the much higher specified D555 from the same year? Maybe my thoughts on the players sound will tell you, when stacked up against other Discmen (extra especially the D555)

Power Requirements:
Internal 4v, 600mah Battery: BP2EX (if battery still operational)
Battery life undetermined due to dead battery
External Battery Pack: Non applicable
Mains: 9v jack, Centre Negative

Main Features
Headphone Output: 9mw x 2 @ 32ohms
Volume Control: Analog, Rotary
Line Output: Standard 3.5mm jack
Bass Boost: Non-Applicable
Disc Retaining method: Overhead Clamp (in the lid)
Backlit Display: (only when powered by an AC adapter) – Amber
4 Times oversampling multibit DAC

Current Availability: This player surfaced about 18 months ago from Silicon Salvage, who are now unfortunately out of stock. This unit often comes up on Head-Fi though, and can be found for $50 or less normally, although to find one that plays CDs perfectly isn’t always an easy thing to do.

Headphone Output

I think I can safely say that this player is not designed for bass-heads, no ~ it’s not a thin sounding player, but it does play on the lighter side of normal. Accurate to the extreme in the bass could be another way to put it. The bass of the S-Club track bounces along quite happily, never in any fear of sounding overblown but showing its presence nonetheless. Vocals sound a little thick, as if the midrange has been overdone on the headphone out, not having the finesse that is called for to make you believe that the artistes are stood in front of you singing this song. Treble seems to be very well controlled (almost to the point of being dark), with instruments placed in the right places within the soundstage, but sounding a little flat, without the final little sparkle that would make the track enjoyable (if an S-Club track could actually be enjoyable??) ~ Realistic, and fun to listen to? Not this player, not with this track anyway

The perceived lack of bass from the first track seems to do the Tori Amos track a favour, the bass having a nice amount of bite yet being restrained. Vocals appear again slightly thick, soupy maybe ~ but with this very soulful tune that isn’t really a bad thing, although it does appear to compress the soundstage a little ~ with the drum that is normally far to the front left being held much more closely to my left ear, and again the lack of treble can be heard here with a lack of sibilance that is TOO overpowering. Even though sibilance is generally regarded as a bad thing, it is an artefact of how people speak or sing, and the removal of that is slightly off-putting. It appears with this player that you can’t switch off from the real word because your brain is trying frantically to replace the missing pieces of the tune…

With the Gladiator track, the soundscape is very crisp, although loses some definition when things get really busy within the track. Bass is again, tight but a little thin although it does punch quite hard at certain times. The seemingly boosted midrange on this player does itself a favour when the film vocals come into the equation, with them sounding natural, and clear ~ although the Spanish guitar sounds overly rich, and not as if its being plucked, morelike being synthesised. When things get busy at the end of the track, the excitement value that is missing from some of the players here is apparent, and you can almost feel a nervous tension grip you as the crescendo hits its peak. This track actually appeared to sound quite good for casual listening, where you want to just switch off… Completely the opposite of my opinion of the Tori Amos track ~ Strange

Line Out Output

Much improved is how I’d describe the S-Club track, the bass is more apparent through the line out, with a crystal clear midrange that makes vocals enjoyable, and a treble that soars up to the upper limits easily, and with a gloriously clear soundscape that is very enjoyable… No, I’m not going to admit bopping along to S-Club, but it was close. This is a good sound ~ one that I could get used to easily

Tori’s voice sounds beautiful through the line out, the reduction in midrange compared to that of the headphone output is easily apparent. Treble is apparent in a subtle yet clear fashion, sounstage is represented accurately with all instruments easily put in their place, and well defined. Again this is a player that I could happily acclimatise to with this genre of music. Bass is also represented in a smooth, easy to listen to manner. This is the kind of sound that could send you gently off to sleep, and you’d wake up in the morning feeling much refreshed. There is nothing apparent here that I can fault this player on with the reproduction of this track!

The Gladiator track sounds flat, almost lifeless on this player. There is nothing there to grab your attention. Don’t get me wrong, everything is placed into the soundstage, but the overall tone is thin, with very little emphasis on the midrange, unlike that from the headphone out. The dynamics are lacking all the way throughout the track, apart from when the Spanish guitar is playing, that does actually sound very nice, but could you justify the use of this player on this track just for about 8 seconds of audio? I don’t think so!

Personal Rating

Headphone Output :
*****
Line Output :
*****
Build Quality :
*****
Portability :
*****
Overall Rating :
*****

This player appears to be fussy about what it likes to play through the headphone out. It doesn’t give out the energy required to make pop sound enjoyable, but to a certain extent makes ‘classical’ music sound very listenable, yet the tables are reversed through the line out, complimenting simple pop based tracks much more than tracks than complex orchestral pieces – A mixed bag to say the least

Sony D11 (Manufactured 1990)

I’m not too sure about what other Discmen were produced in this year, I have a feeling that the D180K / D800K was also released at this time, seeing that it seems to share the same ‘logic’ within its LCD display, apart from that I have no particular idea if this was a top of the range player or not… Time, and further insight may well allow me to come to a conclusion on this…

A basic unit, having none of the features that can be found further up the ladder. The only feature of note is Sony’s MegaBass, which appears to have started filtering out in this year / vintage. This replaced the ’Bass Boost’ and DDS from players like the D555 (although these two features are still around for a couple more years yet, namely in the D303, D211, D311 and D515)

Size wise, this player is quite a monster, whilst width wise it fits just within the confines of a CD jewel case, the length being a couple of millimetres longer, and the height fitting in at just over three CD cases tall, but a lot of this can be accounted for by the overhead clamp in the lid, and also the provision of space for four AA batteries to be fitted inside… regardless, still a brick in relative terms…

Button count is quite low – seven buttons, and three toggle switches, along with the volume control – One clever idea on this unit is the lid lock, a little toggle that quite simply prevents the ‘open’ button from operating, quite handy for if you press the wrong button whilst the player is in your backpack maybe? – apart from that, the standard provision of buttons for basic programming and track access are provided… All in all a simplistic (albeit large) design, that gets the job done – certainly won’t win any votes for aesthetic design of the year!

Power Requirements:
Internal: 4 x AA batteries - Approx 3 hours life
External Battery Pack: Not applicable
Mains: 9v jack, Centre Negative

Main Features
Headphone Output: 9mw x 2 @ 32ohms
Volume Control: Analogue, rotary on main unit only (no provision for remote control)
Line Output: Standard 3.5mm jack
Bass Boost: 3 levels – MegaBass, Off, Mid and Max
Disc Retaining method: Overhead Clamp (in the lid)
Multibit DAC (from the best of my understanding – Please inform me if this is wrong)

Extra Features
Elna Capacitors (viewable through the gap where the laser is) – sign of a good sound quality perhaps? Time will tell

Current Availability: This is a readily available (and cheap) unit that is easily found on ebay – that being said, the D33 is reportedly of a better grade and can be bought for merely a few dollars – Only avid collectors need apply??

Headphone Output

The S Club track sounds very clean, with a tight bass line that doesn’t interfere with the general music, a wide soundstage, a crisp midrange and a clean (although ‘extended’) treble… In a word this sounds pretty damned good! – The vocals are convincing, with an airy nature that takes them away from just being in front of a microphone. It has been said that the bass isn’t exactly prodigious on this player. I agree in part, using this track as evidence it shows that there isn’t as much as is apparent with other players, but then again what there is, is very tight and well controlled. There is nothing offensive about this CD player playing this track at all. Maybe it lacks the last few words in finesse, but for the bargain price that it can be picked up for on ebay, using this first track as an example… this unit is a steal!

The Tori Amos tracks starts off with bass lines rolling fluidly (albeit maybe a little too heavily for ultimate enjoyment). Soundstage is clean, although not as open as other players in this line-up. Sure, you can tell where everything is supposed to be in the sonic mix, but its just quite as well projected as the best players here. This oversight is soon forgiven after hearing the vocal projection. It is intimate, enveloping. It allows you to almost see deeper than you’re supposed to, allowing a feel of emotion to spring forward. This is depressingly good, seeing that this is afterall a base model. Treble isn’t as apparently extended as on the first track here, but this isn’t processed pop afterall, so that is this players get out clause. Don’t for one second think that this is a dark sounding player, but – I’m simply referring to the fact that on the last track treble was highly noticeable. This track on the D11 almost allows you to close your eyes, and allow you to forget that you’re even listening to a portable. Highly recommended for this track!

The Gladiator track starts with a very clean bass-line again, in the same way as the track before it, but this is a lot tighter sounding, with the instruments swirling around the bass notes with ease. There is little to no feeling of congestion within the beginning of this track. Again, it has to be noted that soundstage is restricted compared to other units here, but it is still satisfyingly believable, and the tonal balance is highly commendable, with once again the treble energy from the first track not showing itself here. When it comes to the vocals, they DO sound convincing, especially when compared to other examples here, only fading out slightly when the Spanish guitar kicks in. That in itself is warm, delicious, crisp. Then, heading on the way to the crescendo, this player doesn’t seem to have quite the speed, or the attack of others here, but it still does an admirable job… and attacks the final crescendo with a fair amount of punch, considering the original value of this player.

Line Out Output

Is there an open fire around here? Warm, that is the first word that springs to mind with the S-Club track. Vocals sound unusually clean, and forward through this player’s line out, allowing them to sound very forward, clear, easy to render / understand. Treble appears to be lacking somewhat, but in the context of this track that really isn’t such a bad thing. Add in a punchy bass-line and you’ve got this player pretty much wrapped up for this track, an enjoyable listen that gets your toe tapping in time to the music, and with no obvious anomalies, this simplistic track really does sound good. Soundstage is not really the key point of this track, as its aimed at a younger audience, and this player doesn’t really deliver, sounding quite flat compared to others in this line-up, but in the context of this track that isn’t such a crime. No real hint of congestion, although if you’re not a lover of rich sounding equipment, this may well prove to be quite a distraction to you, seeing that there is little treble energy on offer…

Tori Amos’ track starts off with a very crisp and clean impression of the cymbal that is playing front of the soundstage, which is pleasingly accurate. Soon this is followed by the bass line which growls away at you almost angrily ~ a very individual bass, probably helped by the multi-bit DAC employed here, a bass that probably wouldn’t be appreciated by all, as it is definitely on the more powerful side of neutral. The vocals to me sound very crisp, and sultry ~ although do have a hint of sibilance which takes away some of the emotion and clarity that you would expect of this slow, inviting track, add in that boosted, growly bass, and things sound a little congested compared to the better units here, although in its own right, if this were your first venture into classic Discmen it would be a very lush sound, one for you to wonder why modern day Discmen really sound so bad. This player doesn’t lose control of the speed of the track, but at the same time doesn’t claim it as its own, doesn’t give you the impression of realism or finesse that would by now be expected… An average listen.

Midrange, and bags of it – that is the first thing that you notice with the Gladiator track. This a seriously rich sounding player. Bass is prodigious – almost bordering on being overdone, this may not be liked by many people, but to me personally it works really well, adding to the sense of foreboding and anticipation that this track attempts to convey. Vocals sound a little recessed, with almost a layer of film over them, for which I hold the soundstage accountable, the soundstage being compressed almost to a two dimensional field, where there is very little perception of forward and back, only left and right so for those die-hard soundstage people, this does not appear to be a player to recommend. Also one thing I noted was that I didn’t even hear the Spanish guitar. Don’t get me wrong, it was definitely there (I don’t think that ANY player could miss out anything so fundamental) but the rest of the track seemed to swallow it up a little. Overall, an easy listen but one that does not convey as much energy or attack as what is shown with other (better) players in this line-up

Personal Rating

Headphone Output :
*****
Line Output :
*****
Build Quality :
*****
Portability :
*****
Overall Rating :
*****

For those of you that love midrange or electronic / processed music, this player may well be your meal ticket to audio nirvana on a portable scale, especially from the line out, but the fact that it seems to miss some of the finer details, and have a boosted bass response may lead to distraction… This doesn’t apply to the headphone out which seems to exhibit similar traits almost to the E905, very clean and crisp… for the bargain price that these can be picked up for, its has to be one of the top 5 to get hold of for a value listen!

The Middle Ages ~ 1991 - 1995

Sony D111 (Manufactured 1992)

This Discman is the bottom of the range unit from the x11 series, this can be felt in both build quality and general functionality. No metal-work on this unit whatsoever, none of the enhanced features such as [digital] Bass Boost, but instead the (to my ears) inferior MegaBass. No DDS output, no remote control (not even a provision for one, having just a standard jack-plug socket, without the extra ‘connector’ for the remotes) and no provision for an external battery pack… basic is the word!

But, what does the player have? – Well, as mentioned it has three stage MegaBass, it has the provision for a Sony proprietary battery (which could then be charged in unit) – and, that’s it really

In terms of size, the D111 is a candidate for Sony’s ‘D’ shaped policy that followed the company around for the best part of a decade. The unit stands approx 2 1/3 CD cases tall, and whilst it fits into the CD case ‘standard’ in terms of width, there is a small level of protrusion in terms of length, this is caused by the ‘D’ shape of the player

Button / switch count is low on this player, having just nine (not including the rotary volume control). Included are the obligatory Open, Play / Pause, Stop / Charge, track access, hold / resume switch, and megabass slider – The buttons are well laid out though, within their own space. Not too much fear here of getting the buttons mixed up in the dark.

The LCD display is nothing to write home about particularly.. with just track number and time, and battery low indicator (and various programming ‘features’ when called into action) being on show. Build quality, despite being plastic throughout is still quite reassuring – I don’t think it could handle being dropped on the floor too many times, but seems sturdy enough for day to day use. The only thing to note (although of little relevance) is that the D111 has a black body, and a grey lid (and is very light, little weight to it considering that it is still ten years away from the ultra slim players)…

Power Requirements:
Internal: 2 x AA batteries (or equivalent stock battery from Sony which can be recharged in unit) – Approx 4 hours life
External Battery Pack: Not applicable
Mains: 6v jack, Centre Positive

Main Features
Headphone Output: 9mw x 2 @ 16ohms
Volume Control: Analogue, rotary on main unit only (no provision for remote control)
Line Output: Standard 3.5mm jack
Bass Boost: 3 levels – MegaBass, Off, Mid and Max
Disc Retaining method: Centre Spindle, Pop-On system
One Bit DAC (Delta / Sigma)

Extra Features
None

Current Availability: This is the most common of the x11 players to be seen on ebay, and due to the limited functionality and its relatively unknown nature (not to mention the low model number, people seem to get surprisingly nervous about that) D111s can be picked up for anything from $30 – A relative bargain!

Headphone Out

One observation with this player, from the offset is that if you’re using batteries only, that the sound muddies, the nearer you are to the batteries faltering. I haven’t experienced this with any other Sony player to the best of my knowledge

The S-Club 7 track seems to lack a little energy. Bass weight is here, but appears a little boomy, slowing the general sense of pace down. This isn’t by any means as bad as is apparent on later generations of players, but considering this units stable-mates, I would’ve hoped for better. Midrange is enjoyable if ultimately a little rich. Vocal projection is crisp and clean, if maybe not the last word in realism. Treble extension isn’t quite as wide as on better players here but is faithful making this track quite enjoyable. Soundstage isn’t the widest I’ve heard, but the panning of the instruments on this track is discernable, you can tell where they are supposed to be, but just feels a little closed in compared to others here.

Soundstage is clear from the outset with this track, maybe not to the level of realism that is apportioned to the better specified units, but still enjoyable and understandable. The bass that this unit produces overpowers the more subtle nature of this track slightly, once again leading to a slightly slow sound. Tori’s vocals are a little too prominent here, normally you could almost envisage her whispering into your ear, but here, you can tell that she is singing. Some of the illusion is shattered here. The drum beats are one thing of note though, despite this players faults the drums do sound very good, and convincing. The backing singer(s) also, with the more delicate nature of the recording are conveyed very well. I think this could be classed as an upfront – in your face kind of player.

The final track sounds once again, a little slow. There just isn’t enough pace in this player to let the full emotion of this track come to the fore. The soundstage sounds once more, compressed, there, but not there… almost masked. The vocals of the track sound convincing, I think due to this players slightly warm tone. It lends them a certain texture which allows them to be conveyed well. The Spanish guitar is crisp, and clean sounding although there is not quite the same level of emotion apparent as what I’ve heard on other units. The crescendo roars away as it should, but feels, once again to be lacking in emotion, you cannot feel the plight that is supposed to be being thrust at you at this point. Listenable, but not immersive is how I would describe this players headphone output.

Line Out Output

Calming, lazy, warm? All of these analogies can seemingly be used for the line out of this player – judging by the first track at least! Bass is crisp, and tight – you definitely could not class this player as overbearing. Soundstage appears to be crippled compared to the best of those on offer within this review, but is certainly still perceivable although on the busier aspects of the track gets a little muddled, and sloppy. Vocals are cleanly projected, sounding natural, although a little set back, and hidden within the more complex parts of the mix. Treble extension is bordering on being over powering, sounding a little sharp on some of the percussion, and allowing a little bit of sibilance to creep in at the peaks of the singers range. Overall this track is pleasing on this player, although by no means exceptional…….

In Your Cloud starts off with a rasping bass that belies this player, it sounds much more authorative than it should. A great start, but then the soundstage once again fails to show up, sounding much more two dimensional than the more elite players here. Toris vocals are lush, maybe a bit too much so, sounding a little plasticky, also that compressed soundstage pushes her voice right into the middle of your head, with the Piano that normally sounds several feet behind her, barely being a few inches away. The overall presentation is warm, and is devoid of energy for which some people will say this is a failing, but for me on this track, if you add any zing it takes away the emotion that is trying to be conveyed. This is a tough track for me to weigh up. Obviously the lack of soundstage is a hindrance, but at the same time the very life blood that feeds most of these players ~ energy really doesn’t do this track that many favours, which is one area where to me this player picks up bonus points.. perplexing.

The Gladiator track roars onto the scene as you might by now expect, the bass is maybe a little slow, slightly less dextrous than you’d ideally want, but it still sounds authorative and convincing, again the soundstage sounds a little compressed, pushed into your head rather than being allowed the full freedom of moving six feet to the left or right. The vocal capabilities for this track are good, sounding a little grey compared to what I conceive as real life ~ regardless they are more convincing than many other players have portrayed. The Spanish guitar sounds very lush, and detailed, although it seems to be a little slower than normal… and the crescendo falls all around you, but doesn’t have the self control of many of the other players here… not bad, but certainly not great either – a mediocre performance…

Personal Rating

Headphone Output :
*****
Line Output :
*****
Build Quality :
*****
Portability :
*****
Overall Rating :
*****

Pretty much as standard and generic as you can get. Nothing is particularly exceptional here, then again nothing is overly bad either… Maybe this player should be the benchmark for all others… I think with me, it might just be!

Sony D211 (Manufactured 1992)

This Discman is the middle of the range unit from the x11 series, which it now transpires were released to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the birth of CD, and shares a virtually completely different set of functions and components to its more costly ‘brother’. Whether they are worse in this cheaper player will soon be revealed…

Even though this was a cheaper unit, it still shares the three stage bass boost and DDS that is found on the very much more expensive units (D555, D303, D311, D515) and it appears that any Discman carrying these features is assured of being a good quality sounding unit, A promising sign…

There have obviously been some compromises on this player compared to its bigger ‘brother’, with the shell being made of plastic rather than metal. Also missing is the internal flat rechargeable battery, and the option for an external battery pack. In its place is a much cheaper option of an AA sized battery pack that can be recharged in-unit. There is no provision for external power, other than the mains adapter.

Other than that, the remote control is also cheaper than that of the D311 & D515, having no LCD display, but that is made up for by the main unit having a larger display showing all standard features, but in a more easy to read size – This is on the front of the unit compared to being on the lid (in the case of the D311) – Where the LCD display of the D311 would be, there is a window for you to be able to see your CD merrily spinning around. One addition to this player is a backlight on the LCD display, having not been seen since the D25S. It is orange as per seemingly all Sony players, and has a very even light distribution across the display. If using battery power, the light remains on for approximately two seconds after any button press (if you’re concerned about the effect of this light on battery life, it can be disabled by a switch on the side of the unit) else with mains power the light remains on permanently.

Power Requirements:
Internal: 2 x AA batteries (or equivalent stock battery from Sony which can be recharged in unit) – Approx 4 hours life
External Battery Pack: Not applicable
Mains: 6v jack, Centre Positive

Main Features
Headphone Output: 9mw x 2 @ 16ohms
Volume Control: Analogue, rotary on both the main unit and remote control
Line Output: Standard 3.5mm jack
Bass Boost: 3 levels, activated on either the remote or the main unit, altered on main unit only
Disc Retaining method: Centre Spindle, Pop-On system
Backlit Display: Permanently on when powered by an AC adapter, else is on for approximately two seconds when accessing features of the player when powered by batteries (can be switched off to conserve battery power)
One Bit DAC (Delta / Sigma)

Extra Features
DDS Output: Three stage sound enhancement, boosts quiet sounds to make the sound more &#39even&#39 ~ activated on either the remote or main unit, changeable on main unit only
Remote Control: Simplistic remote, but all options are separate, no doubling up of button controls (No LCD on this remote).

Current Availability: I’ve only seen one of these so far on EBay, and it’s the one that I’m listening to right now. Grab them whilst they’re cheap! – Expect to pay no more than $50 for a good condition unit now. But, I’m pretty sure the price will sky-rocket once word gets out – As to Head-Fi, I’ve only seen half a dozen references to this player here, so don’t expect one to come up in the For Sale forum anytime soon!

Headphone Output

Instantly (and the Brits here would say, ashamedly) as soon as the S-Club track started on the D211 my head started moving in time with the music. The clarity is supreme. Bass is tight, without any hint of over-saturation. Soundstage is wide, and precise, the air is so… I don’t know, awe inspiring? – Everything just sounds, and feels so free, so effortless. There is no claustrophobic feeling whatsoever with this player. The vocals are very distinctly over the top of the instrumentals of the track. This is potentially bordering on analytical sounding, but to my ears the player holds that feeling in check, enabling a highly enjoyable listen. In a direct comparison to the D311, the D211 sounds cleaner… leaving the D311 sounding somewhat grey and lifeless. I can happily listen to this track on this player without fear of knowing it’s a PCDP, the sound (and the internal amp) are that convincing… A job well done!

I am still amazed at just how clean, clear and powerful this Discman sounds, there really is no real way to describe it, other than being on an even par with my main CD player through the META42… The soundstage of the Tori Amos track is so open and wide that it just doesn’t deserve to be coming from a portable player. Tonally everything appears to be right on the mark, with the bass gently rolling away as an undertone to the track, and Tori’s vocals sit cleanly on top, well infront of the instruments. The air is what impresses me the most overall, that you can feel your way around effortlessly. There is not even the slightest hint of congestion from the internal amp on this player. The sultry nature of the track is captured impeccably, and would not feel out of place on a player costing many times more than what I paid for this unit. At no point through the track does anything feel lost, or out of place. In actual fact one of the best renditions of this track that I think I’ve ever heard!

The Gladiator soundtrack opens up with a swirling soundstage, I’m unaccustomed to this from a portable player, its slightly disconcerting to begin with, making me feel very much that this is a full sized player. Bass is supremely tight and fast, with the strings sat on top, never getting lost in the cornucopia of sound that is the track. Even with the vocal section of the track, the music behind is very atmospheric (another thing that appears to lack from all other players tested so far). As always the vocals from the movie don’t have the last level of realism, but when the Spanish guitar kicks in, it is an emotional experience with a punchy bass just behind it within the soundstage. When things speed up, the internal amp of this player handles it with a complete ease, sounding very comfortable without a hint of strain. Spellbinding!

Line Out Output

The tonal balance is impressive with the S-Club track, but the bass feels a shade bloated. Soundstage is adequate, matching that of the D311s line out, but not being anywhere near as prominent as from this players headphone output. The sound overall is faithful, with the vocals sounding crisp, with the music playing around them still being easily discernable, but to my ears the finesse, the power, the energy… the whole package that makes the headphone out seem so good is sadly lacking from the line out… No, not a let down, but a surprise ~ from this first track I can conclude that the headphone out is better than the line out.. very unusual!

The first second of the Tori Amos track sounds promising, with a very open, breathy intro, but this is followed by a bass that is a little too slow for my liking. Don’t get me wrong, it sounds good, but the exceptional headphone out really does reveal how flawed the line out appears to be. Tori’s vocals are clean and clear but there is a decided lack of energy that makes the overall tone sound a little slow, lethargic. In terms of soundstage, everything is where it should be, but even then, the slow drumming on the left channel appears to be a little too slow, as if the drummer is ready to fall asleep – I ought to say that I’m being a little over-bearing on this player, but then again it deserves it. It promised so much, and delivered it with its headphone output, I thought the line out would be totally out of this world, but it is very much more like the D311 (which as you know isn’t really a bad thing)

The Gladiator track is rich, with a deep rolling bass-line that is hard to ignore. This feels a little slower than on the very best players outputs here, but is still within the realms of acceptability. The midrange is rich, and crisp, allowing the movie vocals to sound almost convincing, with the lush sound of the Spanish guitar just behind. The treble seems to lack slightly on this track, allowing it to sound a little too warm, too comforting, which is not what this track is about… it is supposed to contain anger, and venom, which isn’t quite conveyed even with the crescendo takes a hold. Am I disappointed? – No… Did I expect more? – Yes. This sound is more likely to sooth you into a false sense of security than be able to convey the true emotion that this track has to offer….

Personal Rating

Headphone Output :
*****
Line Output :
*****
Build Quality :
*****
Portability :
*****
Overall Rating :
*****

A different style of sound compared to what I’m used to with Sony portable CD players, there is an aggression, an anger not normally associated with the smooth sounding units, but this is only shown when warranted… A great discovery in the world of all things ‘Discman’ one that I’m happy to say has overthrown the D311 as my personal favourite! – Don’t let the fact that this wasn’t the top of the range model put you off of picking one up! – A player that from its headphone out sounds nearly as good as my full sized setup including the META42 either says there is something chronically wrong with my main system, or else that this players headphone out is a true great… you decide!

Sony D311 (Manufactured 1992)

Considering that this Discman is 11 years old, it is amazingly thin, about 1 1/2 CD jewel cases deep, and about the same size as a jewel case in both width and length... only the external battery pack takes the unit outside of the jewel case size... amazing! Sony’s showcase to the world, of how to make a &#39thin Discman&#39... Only 3000 are reported to have been produced, at an initial retail cost of approximately $450

Things are starting to look a lot more &#39modern&#39 now also, the illuminated LCD is gone... replaced by a very much more common place screen on the main unit, also there is a very simplistic remote control that has five controls, Play / Pause, track scan / access, stop, and &#39DSP&#39, which switches on either the bass boost (NOT Mega Bass) and DDS enhancement ~ there are three levels of each, but that can only be adjusted on the main unit itself.

The remote itself only displays the track number, little markers |<< and >>| depending on which way you&#39re scanning through the tracks, and something that most MD users will be more than familiar with, a spinning &#39disc&#39 that shows you graphically if the unit is paused, playing or scanning, by how fast the disc &#39spins&#39... all clever stuff for all that time ago! This was also the first sighting of Sony’s &#39Micro-Plug&#39 plug, if you don&#39t have a mini to micro jack plug, you&#39re stuck with either the supplied ear buds, or not using the remote control...

On the main unit, there are nine buttons, two switches, and a volume control, all lined up on the outer lip of the player, all are quite self explanatory, and are seemingly ergonomically positioned... The stop button doubles up as a &#39charge&#39 button for the internal battery (3.5v 550mah BP5)... for four hours charge, you would get two hours of playback from that cell, including the external battery pack (two AA batteries) you could get playback up to a seemingly respectable 10 hours or so... unfortunately the D311 that I acquired didn&#39t come with a mains adapter, so I don&#39t know if the internal battery works or not... time will tell

The LCD on the main unit shows track number, time elapsed, three level battery level meter, and Bass Boost / DDS level (if activated)... This LCD wouldn&#39t look out of place, even on one of today’s modern players!

Build quality is up to the usual old school Sony standards, the unit is quite heavy, seemingly having a metal alloy shell, configured into a shallow &#39D&#39 shape, with a quite ingenious locking mechanism for the external battery pack... well done Sony!

Power Requirements:
Internal 3.4v Battery, good for 2 hours playback
External Battery Pack, good for 4 hours on fresh cells
Internal & External batteries combined: Approx 6 hour’s playback
Mains: 6v jack, Centre Positive

Main Features
Headphone Output: 9mw x 2 @ 16ohms
Volume Control: Analogue, rotary on both the main unit and remote control
Line Output: Standard 3.5mm jack
Bass Boost: 3 levels, activated on either the remote or the main unit, altered on main unit only
Disc Retaining method: Centre Spindle, Pop-On system
One Bit DAC (Delta / Sigma)

Extra Features
DDS Output: Three stage sound enhancement, boosts quiet sounds to make the sound more &#39even&#39 ~ activated on either the remote or main unit, changeable on main unit only
Remote Control: Simplistic remote, but all options are separate, no doubling up of button controls.

Current Availability: Very hard to find, Third rarest Discman out there (amongst the &#39elite&#39, only the D515 and D626 are rarer) occasionally sold on by Head-Fi&#39ers, but more often than not its a lucky hit on EBay, due to the rarity, and quality of these units, they have been known to exchange hands for as much as $500 for a mint condition unit!

Headphone Output

With S-Club 7s &#39Reach&#39, this appears to be much more airy than the D50, instruments are placed further out to the left and right of the head-space, bass is taut, and incredibly crisp with a more competent midrange that seems to compliment the Eggos that little bit more, the treble isn&#39t the brightest, or the most extended that you&#39ll ever hear, sadly that is only in the realms of the D50, but what you get is certainly clear enough and doesn&#39t offend your ears, even when played at higher volumes... The fact of how easy it is to pick the mix apart, even on this &#39pop&#39 track is unnerving, you could literally point to an instrument in the sound-stage, and know exactly what its doing, or when its being used, I can safely say this is the only Discman I have that can do that!

Back to Tori Amos &#39In your cloud&#39, the improved midrange of this unit is easily apparent, with Ms Amos&#39 voice being projected much more naturally, both tonally as well as spatially, with the swirling ensemble of instruments to the left, and the piano to the right sounding nothing but smooth, and natural... The bass seems to be a little overdone on this track, it does seem to take a little edge off of the music, but what bass there is, is yet again incredibly well defined, grinding away nicely...

The Gladiator track, homecoming is where things get really good though, Wahoo, the soundstage is magnificent, amazingly wide and well defined... again, you could easily point out exactly where each instrument is within this busy track, again, the film inserts appear to be thin, and not lifelike, so I really do feel that this is a failing on the mastering rather than the players part, but again whilst the speech is going on, there is a delicious guitar solo, where you can almost see the player plucking each string... and then the big bass over the top, its certainly not going to sound as strong or as vibrant as say, a fully optimised DT770 setup, but its damned impressive nonetheless, the 311 very nearly let go at 3:05 though, with the final huge crashing bass note... then again, to most people I probably listen to excess (I am currently listening at volume 7 of 10 on this player)

The separation (soundstage) abilities of this unit do nothing but impress me, yet at the same time everything sounds very smooth, almost contradictory of that... its a very clever thing that Sony pulled off with this player, the ability to have an ultra wide and clean soundstage, but without resorting to thinness, something even a few of today’s players could do with some tips on, and I’m not talking just Discmen!

Line Out Output

Full sized player! - they are the words screaming out of my mouth after the first few seconds of listening to the S-Club track, I can hear fully from first the headphone out, and now the line out why this player is so rare, and highly sort after... Bass weight is absolutely spot on, sounding rhythmic, and again, bouncy, separation is superb, allowing for an immaculate soundstage, vocal clarity is above all I’ve heard so far apart from my (now dead) Aura CD player, and the treble is held seemingly perfectly in check, not a hint of sibilance anyway, yet the sound is anything but dull, the whole sound to be just oozes quality ~ this goes further than just equalling the XE570 I have, it exceeds it, quite happily!

Where with the D50, I can hear a lovely clarity on &#39In Your Cloud&#39, the D311 takes it on to another level. the first thing I can hear is a little triangle being tapped, with a great clarity that I’d barely even registered on the other players, the bass is lovely, and rounded... close to being overloaded, but holding together, and sounding rich, along with Ms Amos&#39 vocals that just seem to hang in the air, she doesn&#39t seem to be tied to the instruments that are playing all around her, and even with the bass rolling around her and the instruments, everything can be located, and isolated with ease, the smile on my face would give away a lot, as to how I like the output of this player!

The orchestral Gladiator track, yet again impresses me on this player, is there nothing it can do wrong? you may be asking ~ and to my ears, the honest answer would be a resolute No!, separation, tonal quality, definition, pace... even those lacklustre quality film inserts sound impressive, and almost realistic... and the guitar, oh... no word of a lie, the clarity has brought a tear to my eye! that might sound very unbelievable, considering that this is just a portable player, but honestly... to my ears, this is well and truly up there with the all time greats, very much a &#39must have&#39... Also, the crescendo at the end of the track is handled with complete ease, yet again this player passes a test with flying colours.

Personal Rating

Headphone Output :
*****
Line Output :
*****
Build Quality :
*****
Portability :
*****
Overall Rating :
*****

As good as I&#39ve personally heard from a portable, it’s not perfect, then again, neither is a $5000 CD player! Only the fact that this unit doesn&#39t have any form of shock protection stops it being my preferred player of choice for out on the road

Sony D515 (Manufactured 1992)

The Sony D515 is the highest specified model of Discman made in 1992, this was more expensive than the D311 at the time of manufacture. The biggest feature that pushes the original cost of this unit to be higher than that of the D311 is that this is the first player to use Sony’s ‘ESP’ (Electronic Shock Protection) this system in the case of the D515 has a three second data buffer, which is maintained by spinning the CD faster than normal, so that the memory can be filled like a reservoir. This allows the player to be bumped just that little bit more than all players before it that had no shock protection other than the laser transport itself.

One very noticeable change on this player is that the laser, instead of running from top left of the unit to centre, actually runs from centre to top right of the chassis. Whether this is a purposeful change or not, I have no idea. But this is the only Discman I have seen so far that has the laser on the opposite side of the unit.

Another clever thing about this player is the battery compartment. It appears that there is no option for an external battery pack, but what you can have is either a BP2EX battery (from the older generation players) or, inside the battery compartment there is a little slider, which when moved flips out a spring connector for fitting two AA batteries into where the BP2EX battery normally sits. Again, this is the only player than I have seen such a function on, and even now in todays modern era, I do think that this was a very well thought out feature by the engineers 11 years ago. One final feature that I have yet to see on any other Discman but this, is that as soon as you enter a CD into the player, whether you hit play or not, it spins the disc up, and stores the track information into memory. This means that the player can spin up ever so slightly quicker when first used… Good stuff!

The LCD on the main unit shows track number, time elapsed, theee level battery level meter, and Bass Boost / DDS level (if activated). It also has an extra section over that of the D311 for when ESP is enabled, a ‘pot’ with water droplets inside. The more droplets there are, the more memory you have in your ‘ESP’ buffer

Build quality from 1992 is again as good as can be expected. The unit is again made of metal as per the D311, but this time instead of being finished in a matte grey, the top of the unit is finished in a glass silvery grey colour. This unit is squarer than the D311, and again fits within the confines of a CD jewel case. The D515 is slightly deeper and heavier than the average portable CD player of this time though, measuring in at about two and a half CD jewel cases deep. This is probably to accommodate for the BP2EX battery. A shaped rubber grip has been added to the top of this player, by the lid hinge to indicate that it can be used whilst being held in the hand. Another one of features never to be repeated it seems…

The enclosed remote is identical to that of the D311 ~ further details can be read in that section of this review.

Button and slider count is relatively high on this player, on its lid (along with the LCD) you have the obligatory play/pause, stop, play mode, enter, and track skip / search (forwards and backwards) buttons… around the sides of the player you have ‘DSP mode’ and ‘Effect’, which are both tied into the same feature… DSP mode activates wither bass boost or DDS… and effect determines how much of that effect you require (three stage). On the front you have a toggle for ESP, one for hold and another for opening the player, and inside you have one final toggle for ‘resume play’

Power Requirements:
Internal BP2EX Battery, good for 2 hours playback
Internal AA Batteries (if BP2EX battery removed, and slider switched across) are good for about 3-4 hours playback ~ considerably less if ESP is used
Mains: 9v jack, Centre Positive

Main Features
Headphone Output: 9mw x 2 @ 16ohms
Volume Control: Analogue, rotary on both the main unit and remote control
Line Output: Standard 3.5mm jack
Bass Boost: 3 levels, activated on either the remote or the main unit, altered on main unit only
Disc Retaining method: Centre Spindle, Pop-On system
One Bit DAC (Delta / Sigma)

Extra Features
ESP – Electronic Shock Protection: Three second data ‘pool’ which enables the sound to be played from memory if the player is knocked, whilst it is trying to recover its location
DDS Output: Three stage sound enhancement, boosts quiet sounds to make the sound more &#39even&#39 ~ activated on either the remote or main unit, changeable on main unit only
Remote Control: Simplistic remote, but all options are separate, no doubling up of button controls.

Current Availability: All but impossible to find. Search for either a needle in a hay-stack, or else hens teeth, either are more likely to come up than this very rare player!

Headphone Output

The first track starts well, air is very evident around the various instruments, with a steady, strong, and accurate bassline. But… whats this? The midrange sounds a little thin, vocals don’t have quite the silky value that they deserve, bordering onto the point of sibilance, this is maybe a slight exaggeration… but I am comparing this player directly to the D311, seeing that it is supposed to one of the best Discmen ever made, so the difference is smaller than say comparing the D141 Discman to the D-E905, nevertheless, it is enough to detract from what is otherwise a very good rendition of this S-Club 7 song. Instrument placement is very good, placing everything where it should be within the soundstage, and the player never feels like its going to trip over itself when things get busy, just a shame about that treble…

The opening bass notes on Tori Amos’ track are as prenounced as you could wish, maybe showing an ever so slight hint of boominess, but not enough to be critical of. Instrument placement is again to my ears perfect, placing the piano and drums behind the singer, with her delicate vocals being projected very much in the middle of the soundstage. Its not all good news though, again there is a slightly recessed nature to the midrange which for this track takes the edge off of the sultry vocals, making them sound slightly anemic, almost sterile. Sibilance is also slightly apparent, not enough to make you run screaming down the road, but just enough for you to know that this isn’t a real performance, merely a recording

Straight away, I think I can sense that this player could be geared more towards classical pieces. Instantly the Gladiator track hits you as sounding good. Instrument location is impeccable. Timing is great, and the slightly withdrawn midrange and peaky lower treble seems to suit the genre perfectly. The drums are well in check, sounding punchy, and articulate. The vocals again, do not sound amazingly accurate, but that has come to be expected now. The Spanish guitar that plays on the second half of the track sounds convincing, and exciting, and when the tempo heats up, this player is there throwing it all at you as fast as needed. Only at the very crescendo does the players amp give way (at high volume) which is a slight let down considering the normal powerful nature of this pedigree of player, but with the volume at a more respectable level, the player handles it with ease… a very enjoyable listen!

Line Out Output

Perfect! – The tonal quality is spot on for the S-Club 7 track, sounding bouncy, rich, clean, smooth… all at the same time. This is full sized CD player material, all in a portable package! Soundstage is crystal clear, and easily defined. Seperation is as good as you could ever want also, and the vocals? Ooh yes. They’re good… no, GREAT. Highly convincing, and in the case of the female singers, highly seductive. This is an enjoyable experience even though this isn’t by any means one of my preferred listening tracks. There aren’t enough words really to describe just how good this unit sounds. I’m sure I can say without a shadow of a doubt that this is one of the best, if not the best Discman line outs I’ve ever heard. Great!

The soundstage is great on this Tori Amos track, with the first few notes coming from behind you it appears, and then moving far out to the front-left is the lone drummer, with his pianist friend sitting slightly closer to the mic on the right hand side. Its not all about soundstage though is it! The tonal quality of this track through the D515 is great, seeming to be perfectly weighted, not too slow, not too fast. Just right in actual fact. Tori’s voice sounds as seductive as you could imagine. To me, it sounds like she is in my room with me, that is how convincing this player is, yet it still manages to play the bass notes behind her without interfering with, or smearing her vocals. A true work of art this track is on this CD player, To say I’m impressed would be an understatement. 1992 was obviously a good year for Sony!

Highly authoritive is the impression I get from this players line out… It means business, and it gives it… by the bucket full! – The Gladiator soundtrack is big, and swirling all around your head, with huge bass at one second, and subtle instruments the next… Soundstage is impeccable, one of the cleanest I’ve heard so far. The on-screen vocals sound compelling, although as is now to be expected fail to share that last trace of intimacy to make them realistic. The bass, and the Spanish guitar that surrounds it both display a certain level of maturity not normally shown in personal CD players. You would expect to hear a sound quality like this on a full sized deck, rather than on a portable unit. And as you can all but expect, the D515 handled the crescendo with an ease only really equalled by the D311. Highly impressive!

Personal Rating

Headphone Output :
*****
Line Output :
*****
Build Quality :
*****
Portability :
*****
Overall Rating :
*****

This is going to be controversial I know, but even though the D515 gets a full five stars for its headphone output, to me it isn’t the best Discman ever made… the sound is too thin in the upper midrange, and too bright in the treble for this to be ‘the best’, but the line out is fantastically solid, and accurate and the unit as a whole is still light years better than 98% of the rest of Discmen out there… An amazing unit if you can find, and then afford to get one!

Pan

Sony D141 (Manufactured 1993)

The D141 is a mid-priced unit from 1993, costing originally about $200, it has the (at the time) newly developed &#39Mega Bass&#39, a three level system (off, mid, or max), also there is for the first time (at least on &#39classic Discmen&#39) AVLS, Auto Volume Limiting System, when engaged, this caps the volume at pre-determined levels, invariably this makes the sound compressed, and disjointed, and is a very poor cousin to the previous feature &#39DDS&#39, but with all the talk of excessive volume levels, and potential hearing damage... something needed to be done, and this appears to have been Sony’s attempt to alert consumers to the situation...

The first thing that can be noticed about this Discman is how flimsy the build is, gone is the rigged metal frame of the Discmen that went before it, and now is the &#39plastic&#39 revolution, it feels cheap. It has a button count of seven, alongside three sliding controls for &#39Hold&#39, three stage Mega bass, and a three stage control for the new feature AVLS...

A simplistic LCD display is on the front of the unit, showing basic track and programming information, and once again the players length and width fit inside the equivalent of a CD jewel case, with the unit being the equivalent height of three cases, battery power is with two internally held AA size batteries, providing approximately 10 hours of playback, there is no option for an external battery pack...

This unit does not come with a remote control, either in box, or as an optional extra.

Power Requirements:
Internal Batteries: 2 x AA Cells, approximately 10 hours of use
Mains: 4.5v jack, Centre Positive

Main Features:
Headphone Output: 15mw x 2 @ 16ohms
Volume Control: Analogue, rotary the main unit
Line Output: Standard 3.5mm jack
Bass Boost: 3 levels, activated via a three stage switch on the main unit
Disc Retaining method: Centre Spindle, Pop-On system
One Bit DAC

Extra Features:
AVLS - Auto Volume Limiting System, user controlled (Off / Medium / Max)

Current Availability: Commonplace on both Head-Fi and EBay, can be picked up for as low as $20

Headphone Output

Uhoh... The beginning of the end for Sony’s reputation for good sound! ~ albeit that this is only a midrange, rather than high end player, but straight away on the S-Club 7 track the music seems slower than before, the bass is too heavy (not forgetting that throughout all of this review, all settings on all players are switched off)... the midrange is too shallow also, really throws the vocals off, making them sound artificial, also with that midrange dip, it seems to push the vocals into levels of sibilance that I’d rather not hear, and the treble... ouch, searing! Also another negative feature is that the soundstage seems to have collapsed compared to that of the D311 ~ before we fully write this player off though, I&#39m listening at the same volume level as the D311 (7 out of 10) which in cheaper Sony units is never a good thing, it really is only the top of the range units that have the extra headroom for increased dynamics...

&#39Your Cloud&#39 is heavily dominated by the bass, this would probably sound good for the average consumer, but for the more seasoned audiophile amongst us, that could spell disaster... separation is less apparent on this unit, yes, you can still determine where instruments are, but there is almost a veil over the mix that obscures the delicacy, and the intimacy a little.

Ms Amos&#39 vocals seem to compliment this player though, her heavy, sultry voice is lightened a little with the lack of midrange that this player offers, making her voice quite listenable, but the bass is unfortunately overbearing for me on this track...

On Homecoming, it almost needs the extra bass that the D141 offers, it adds a certain depth to the music I hadn&#39t realised with the two players before this... a certain feeling of desperation that was trying to be enforced by the composer... a daunting sound, but the lack of midrange again lets this player down, making it sound thin, and uninviting, the movie inserts sound even more detached from the track than on the two players before this... Even with that in mind, the guitar still sounds very crisp, and articulate, but after this, with the heavy rolling bass that has previously thundered through the D66 Eggos... breaks up, it starts off as one huge wall of sound, no separation at all, and ends up distorting... certainly not what I’ve experienced with the two previous players!

Whilst this player is a bit like a mortal amongst the gods, seeming somewhat out of place, the reason I included it, it seems popular on this board... so I am probably being a little harsh on its abilities... for the cost that you can pick it up for on EBay ($20ish) it is certainly worth a listen, even with taking on board what I’ve been saying!

Line Out Output

Stepping down the quality here aren&#39t we? - well, no! The bass on this player is a little slow compared to the others that have gone before it, but it is well in control and very punchy making an enjoyable, although not compelling listen... a lot of the midrange warmth is gone from this player, making it sound a little analytical, and the treble is boosted slightly, but this does not mean its sibilant, the treble on this unit is actually rather well contained... You lose a sense of soundstage on this busy track, everything just seems to come at you from all angles, although if you concentrate on one single instrument it can still be heard throughout the mix, rather than being lost in the oblivion that surrounds it...

The bass is on the warmer side of neutral for &#39In Your Cloud&#39, meaning that the track sounds a little heavy, but not horrendously so... the vocals themselves are warm and airy, almost contradicting my opinion on the previous track of there being a lack of midrange, although I wouldn&#39t be comfortable in saying that you could isolate Tori from the rest of the mix, things do get a little congested, which does detract from the music a little. The soundscape is hearable although not necessarily well defined, not maybe this player’s forte, playing slow music, up-tempo or aggressive material I feel would suit it better...

The aggression I was just mentioning seems to come in aptly for the Gladiator track, the bass weight offers an extra sense of drama or urgency to the mix, although it does appear to get a little out of control, on the quieter passages the air whilst being restricted is still apparent, you can hear where the instruments should be, but they feel a little bit closed in compared to the best players here... The vocals appear to be compressed again (although it looks well established that that is more likely to be a recording issue rather than one of the players)... The final roaring crescendo loses some of its immediacy due to the bass slowing down the mix slightly, but even when things get heavy, this player keeps itself in check, not lowering itself into the realms of distortion.

Personal Rating

Headphone Output :
*****
Line Output :
*****
Build Quality :
*****
Portability :
*****
Overall Rating :
*****

Its a budget player, not one of the &#39true greats&#39, but considering how little you can pick up this unit for, on EBay, it still beats most modern players hands down, although primarily in my opinion only good for rock / dance music - Flimsy build may stop this player from surviving through the ages

Sony D151 (Manufactured 1993)

The D151 is the next model up from the D141 from 1993, costing originally about $230, it has a higher specification version of &#39Mega Bass&#39 ~ ‘Digital MegaBass’, which means that the bass boost is done at DAC level, without the need of a separate circuit in the signal path. As per ‘MegaBass’, Digital MegaBass is a three level system (off, mid, or max), also as on the D141 AVLS, (Auto Volume Limiting System) is included… as mentioned before when engaged, this caps the volume at pre-determined levels

The build quality is slightly better than that of this units cheaper brother, with a more rounded shape ~ although the players lid is, when open only held in place by two thirds of the plastic shell, the lid is more rounded than the player itself, which could be potentially a week point for the longevity of a working unit. The LCD is now in front centre of the player with all major functions to either the left or right of the display (which is identical to that of the D141). The only real functional difference of note on the D151 when compared to the D141 is that the hold switch is also the door open lever. If the player is in ‘hold’ mode, then the CD cannot be ejected. A function I have not seen before on Sony Discmen...

The players length and width fit inside the equivalent of a CD jewel case, with the unit being the equivalent height of three cases, battery power is with two internally held AA size batteries, providing approximately 10 hours of playback, there is no option for an external battery pack...

This unit does not come with a remote control, either in box, or as an optional extra.

Power Requirements:
Internal Batteries: 2 x AA Cells, approximately 10 hours of use
Mains: 4.5v jack, Centre Positive

Main Features:
Headphone Output: 15mw x 2 @ 16ohms
Volume Control: Analogue, rotary the main unit
Line Output: Standard 3.5mm jack
Bass Boost: 3 levels (digitally enhanced), activated via a three stage switch on the main unit
Disc Retaining method: Centre Spindle, Pop-On system
One Bit DAC

Extra Features:
AVLS - Auto Volume Limiting System, user controlled (Off / Medium / Max)
Digital MegaBass – Bass boosting is performed on DAC to limit parts used

Current Availability: Commonplace on EBay, can be picked up for as low as $30

Headphone Output

S-Clubs ‘Reach’ sounds unnatural. Sure, the bass bounces along nicely but the soundstage sounds compressed, and the vocals do not sound convincing in the least. It appears as if there is a boost in the lower midrange on this player, yet at the same time a cut in the upper midrange… making the vocals sound almost honky. There is no sibilance to note which is a good thing, and all the instruments are present, and discernable even if not in their usual positions. Maybe I’m being hard on a player that shouldn’t even technically be in this line up of all time greats… You can excuse it of its faults and listen away quite happily, but the unnatural sounding vocals to me, on this track are very distracting… a turn off.

Tori Amos’ track instantly made me look to see if I’d knocked the bass boost on by mistake. Not to say that the bass is overblown as such, but it is very prominent on this player, with its huge rolling notes… In a funny kind of way the bass is addictive. The more delicate instruments seem to be a little subdued, sure you can still hear them but they’re not in focus as much as they are with the better players in the line-up. Tori’s vocals themselves sound inoffensive, warm, soothing… This player doesn’t seem to have the energy of others here, so I feel that would detract heavily from dance music which appears to be all about treble zing… something this player has very little (if any) of… Smooth, that is the best way to describe the sound that this track offers on this player, but with an extra attention to the bass-line.

The gladiator track sounds rich… TOO rich, with very little energy in the treble area to involve you in its sound. The bass is deep, rich, and tight which is good for this track, but instrument placement seems to suffer as a result, sounding a little too two dimensional for my liking, and that lack of treble seems to blur everything slightly. The vocals do actually sound quite good on this player, only losing the last little bit of accuracy to stop this player doing something barely no other player can… an accurate reproduction. The Spanish guitar has lost a lot of its bite, its immediacy with this player, it seems to get lost in the mix, being hidden in the background, rather than jumping out at you. When the pace speeds up, the player keeps up, but sounds somehow slower than it should. The lack of treble energy really doesn’t help there. But the players amp handles the crescendo with ease.

Line Out Output

Slow bass, ugh. This song is going to take a long time to listen to… thump thump thump, no! – It should be faster than this! On the bright side, vocals sound good, with a good level of integrity and honesty to the sound that won’t offend, but at the same time it won’t necessarily get you into the mood to dance. The midrange is where this unit excels on this track, with the various instruments playing out in a very clearly defined soundstage, but once more the relative lack of treble hinders this player, making it slow, and lazy sounding… A Sunday afternoon listen.

Tori Amos’ track sounds spacious, but at the same time uninvolving, there is a certain level of detail that has been masked by this player. Sure the bass is smooth, and rich, and sure the midrange is lush, making Tori’s vocal sound very sultry and seductive, but there is something missing. The lack of treble is probably one of the reasons, which takes a lot of sparkle out of the percussion on this track. This would be a brilliant player for falling to sleep with, but during the day? – its more likely to send you to sleep!

The Gladiator soundtrack sounds horrendously murky, the loss of both detail and extension are clear to hear from the offset. The bass trundles along rather than striding, and the instruments, no… the whole track, has no life in it whatsoever due to the criminal loss of treble extension. The midrange also sounds unnatural, too syrupy ~ which does nothing to compliment the already bad sounding in-film vocals. The Spanish guitar sounds slow, and has no real authority behind it. This player would sooner send me to sleep than invite me into the musical mix, and in this case that really is not a good thing. Even the crescendo at the end of this track sounds uninteresting. I think that this is the first time that this track has sounded so bad on any of the CD players on test…

Personal Rating

Headphone Output :
*****
Line Output :
*****
Build Quality :
*****
Portability :
*****
Overall Rating :
*****

A real disappointment. No, I wasn’t expecting too much, but this is to my ears far and away the worst player that I’ve listened to so far. Its got plenty of power on tap from its headphone output but both that, and the line output are far too uninvolving, far too… safe, for my liking

Optimus CD3400 (Manufactured 1993)

Whats this? A CD player in my review that isn’t a Sony? – You betcha! – This player has time and time again been held in high regard for its sound quality, so its time to put it to the test!

The original MRSP of this player was around about $179, but to me it doesn’t look like it should have been anywhere near that. This unit is built very cheaply being made purely of plastic from the time when most of Sony’s players were still being cast with metal shells…

Feature count is primeval, with only four different EQ types (presuming that EQ1 is linear, as this is what the player starts up as) and the only other thing of note is a switchable backlight for the LCD display… For those really interested, this is a very nice shade of pale green, and luminescence is spread very evenly across the display… a very good job well done! – That being said, this Disc player reminds me of very much older Sony units. Its motor gets very hot with extended use, which is slightly worrying. How long did the motors run on these older units before failing, if they got this hot?

This player measures up at just very slightly longer than a CD jewel case (by literally only a couple of millimetres), is just under the width of a jewel case, and is approximately the equivalent to 2.5 cases tall. Button count is at medium level, with seven… these are the obligatory track access, play / pause, stop and player open buttons, but also there is a programming button, as well as a selector for the various EQ modes. There is really nothing physically that sets this player apart from much cheaper players on the market… lets hope the sound quality proves the build quality wrong!

Power Requirements:
Internal Battery: 4 x AA batteries. Maximum playing time currently unknown
Mains Power: 6.2v (6.0v powers the unit perfectly) Centre positive jack plug

Main Features:
Headphone Output: Unsure, but has plenty of volume on tap
Volume Control: Analogue, rotary on main unit
Line Output: Standard 3.5mm jack
Bass Boost: None Applicable ~ EQ modes are used instead
Disc Retaining method: Centre Spindle, Pop-On system
One Bit DAC with eight times oversampling

Extra Features:
Four pre-assigned equalisation settings
Digital Output (3.5mm jack)

Current Availability: Virtually non-existant on either head-fi or ebay, this is either because of the poor build quality, and players failing… else is because the unit is held in such high regard, that no-one wants to let it go… The sky is potentially the limit if you’re wondering how much you might expect to pay for one of these classics.

Headphone Output

Yowzers! It sounds like someone has just cleaned my ears out! – boy is this player bright! Don’t get me wrong, bass is clean enough (if a little set back) which allows the S-Club track to race along at full speed without fear of sounding slow, and yes the vocals do sound very clear, but that treble! – Ouch! Imagine sound as like looking through a window, with this player is like that window being missing… You get the good, and bad… extra clarity? Maybe ~ but I interpret it as being bright, and harsh… the instruments sound splashy, and inaccurate and whilst there is no sibilance on the vocals, the instruments completely ruin the sound… a big no no for me on this track

The Tori Amos track sounds much better than the S-Club one, with the bass still being slightly set back compared to other players, but at the same time sounding very credibly rounded. Instrument placement isn’t stellar, you won’t be able to imagine yourself in a concert hall with this CD Player, but the instruments themselves are faithfully reproduced within their own two dimensional soundscape, sounding very crisp, especially the piano, I am impressed by this players ability to reproduce that, and Tori’s vocals themselves, whilst sounding slightly sparkling do actually sound very convincing… I can happily confess to liking this player for this track, where the blatantly obvious overactive treble of this unit does not need to raise its ugly head…

The gladiator track sounds good on this player… The bass rolls along quite happily, sure its not as deep as others here, so bassheads need not apply but what you do get is very faithful to what I assume to be the original. That strident treble that was noted on the first track is not noticed on this track at all. Sure the treble is there, and lots of it, but it is kept in check, and feels much more competent than that of the pop based track. The film vocals sound okay, not great, but not bad… about average from the various CD Players in this lineup. The Spanish guitar sounds very convincing, rich, inviting. And the bass drums, and orchestra that start up around it as the crescendo comes into play are all held in check very nicely, with the crescendo itself passing by effortlessly. This player appears to have lots of energy on tap… maybe too much, as the strident first track may have shown, but on this Gladiator track it works almost perfectly!

Line Out Output

The first track starts with a nice rhythmic bass, which whilst not plumbing the depths, does allow the headphone drivers to flex rather nicely. Gone is the harsh treble that plagued this track through the players headphone out, and what is left is a very clear, yet inoffensive sound which would be good for late night listening. Vocals are crystal clear, if not maybe losing the very last touch of realism in favour of treble extension, but even so there is no sibilance to speak of… The accompanying instruments all sound clear, and accurate within their own portion of the soundstage, although this is slightly compressed compared to the very best in this line-up. I cannot really think of anything to find fault with, with this players interpretation of this track through the line out, I’m highly impressed!

The bass on the Tori Amos track is again smooth, concise, and precise. There is not any sign of bloat at all, with all the instruments fitting very neatly over the top within their (restricted) soundstage. The soundstage itself is slightly flat, but this is excusable when you hear the clarity of this unit, which really is up there with the very best of them. Tori’s vocals are rich, and clean, without a single hint of any form of degradation. This is again a brilliant example of this players line out which, considering it is to all intents and purposes an unknown brand, is now held highly in my mind. A thoroughly enjoyable, and completely infatuating listen.

The Gladiator track sounds great through the line out of this player… I could end it just there and be happy, but I’d better continue… Bass isn’t exactly deep, but to me is weighted almost perfectly… again, bassheads need not apply for this CD player. There isn’t exactly a huge soundstage, but what there is is very apparent, throwing percussion to the left and to the right, and allowing you to pick your way through the mix very easily. The best attribute to this players line out for me is the top-end, the instruments sound crystal clear, and yet again, whilst the in-film vocals don’t have the last word in realism attached to them, the bass that enswirls them, along with the Spanish guitar both sound sumptuous and highly pleasing… I could happily listen to this over and over again, and the crescendo is handled with ease… job well done!

Personal Rating

Headphone Output :
*****
Line Output :
*****
Build Quality :
*****
Portability :
*****
Overall Rating :
*****

Forget this player through its headphone out if you like faster, pop based material. It will give you tinnitus within minutes with all that high frequency sound it would push into your earlobes. Then again, if you’re the kind of person who walks around with a portable amp, this player really could be right up your street… seeming to excel at everything thrown in its direction! This would be right up with the very best of them if there was a larger soundstage on offer, but nevertheless a great (tonal) sound quality from the line out… and to think that the digital output is supposed to sound even better!

Sony D777 (Manufactured 1995)

This player was one of Sony’s first &#39Super-Slim&#39 Discman (although if truth be known, it is barely thinner than the D311 from three years previous and is probably thicker than the D-J50 that was Sony’s signature player from 1991), Physically, it looks very much like a large &#39D&#39 and has, to reduce weight, a carbon fibre shell of which the lid is finished in a grey gloss finish, as is the accompanying remote control.

Mega Bass is once again employed on this Discman, with the very much standard Off -> Mid -> Full cycle, and this Discman also features a form of &#39automatic EQ&#39, if the music gets too loud for the internal amplifier to handle, it cuts back on the bass enough for it to carry on sounding good. This might sound horrific, as if you&#39d have a wall of treble, but this really is not the case, I don&#39t know what Sony used to enable this feature, but it is very well executed!

Super ESP is the showcase feature for this unit, the first Discman to have a full 10 seconds of anti-shock, using probably the same techniques as on the original ESP, which could only hold three seconds of music, but now with the introduction of the latest version, up to ten seconds could be held in a buffer, in case of excess movement of the unit... A real step up towards a truly portable player!

The, controls are around the edge of the unit, There is no LCD unit on the main unit, only on the remote control, this shows: track number, elapsed time, bass boost level, ESP on/off and a battery low indicator, the remote uses the &#39micro connector&#39 mentioned previously for the D311, without an adapter expect either to use the supplied earphones (MDR-E741) else go without the track information on the remote... Sony I believe, scored an own goal with this &#39enhancement&#39

Power Requirements:
Internal Battery: 2 x NH-9WM gum sticks, for 10 hours playback
External Battery Pack: 2 x AA batteries, for 10-15 hours playback
Internal + External combined : Up to 25 hours playback
Mains Power: 4.5v Centre positive jack plug

Main Features:
Headphone Output: 10mw x 2 @ 16 ohms
Volume Control: Analogue, rotary on both main unit and remote
Line Output: Standard 3.5mm jack
Bass Boost: 3 levels, activated on the remote control only, cycles through the available options (off / mid / max) when the &#39Sound&#39 button is pressed.
Disc Retaining method: Centre Spindle, Pop-On system
One Bit DAC (Delta / Sigma)

Extra Features:
&#39Super&#39 ESP Shock Protection : 10 second anti-shock, rather than the &#39standard&#39 3 second protection offered on previous ESP enabled Discmen
AVLS
Remote Control: four buttons on the remote, controlling play mode, play / stop, track skip / back, sound settings... buttons are doubled up, press quickly for one function, or hold down for extra function

Current Availability: One of the easier to find &#39Classics&#39, invariably pops up on EBay, expect to pay anywhere up to $200 for a mint condition unit

Headphone Output

The first thing that crossed my mind with the first track was, midrange... its not the most striking ever, but what there is, is incredibly well etched, making the vocals on the S-Club 7 track a pleasure to listen to, match that with an incredibly tight bass, without a hint of sloppiness, and a well controlled treble, and you have, quite possibly the most accurate rendition of this song i&#39ve heard through a Discman, granted the soundstage isn&#39t quite as clear as that of the D311, and the midrange isn&#39t quite as well focused, but this is a pop-track, its not meant to be accurate, its meant to be something to bop along to... and the smooth treble of this unit allows you to do just that, completely non-fatiguing, and... a must listen!

Bass, smooth, tight, but very nearly bordering on overbearing... that is my first impression of the Tori Amos track, The vocals sound luscious though, there is a certain richness that eludes all but the very best Discmen here, just the lack of treble extension stops this from being a great listen, the soundstage is, as ever ~ impressive, positioning the drummer to front left of the soundstage, and Ms Amos directly in front of you... a warm, but comforting listen is how I would describe this unit, doesn&#39t necessarily offend, but at the same time doesn&#39t excite as much as a couple of the others here...

The smooth treble of this player makes the Gladiator track sound a little subdued, it doesn&#39t have the energy needed to drive the song along, so the bass takes control, making the whole track sound a little slow... the midrange also sounds slightly boosted, which pushes the already poor sounding film inserts even worse, even less realistic, as if someone has put a piece of cloth over the actors mouths, and the guitar also sounds slightly dull, it really needs a little more sheen to make it sound great, which this player cannot provide..

Line Out Output

S-Clubs offering seems to be dominated by a crisp bass, and midrange, lots of it… This isn’t necessarily a bad thing as it sounds well contained and bouncy. Vocals sound clear if maybe failing on the last word in accuracy, and treble, whilst brighter than most other units up to this point, does not detract from this mix. Soundstage is apparent, and well defined… There really isn’t anything that I can fault with this output… A nice, easy thumbs up with this track.

Tori’s vocals are compelling through the D777, they dominate the track as a result of the extra midrange apparent here compared to other units. Bass is smooth and well controlled, and instrument placement is better than most other units on test, soundstage as a result is wide, and believable, tonally the instruments sound on the mark, neither offending, or sounding bland, and the bright, excess treble from the last track is not noticed here, a big improvement just by switching CDs… One of the better moments of this listening experience…

The Gladiator track once again sounds convincing, with a delicious amount of bass that excites, but at the same time doesn’t overpower, with fast paced string instruments being heard concisely, and in their place on the wide soundstage. The vocal section is on a par with most other units on test here, slightly lacking but probably caused by deficient mastering of the CD… The Spanish guitar solo sounds enticing, and correct. There is a good amount of decay with the noise that sounds… correct, once things go full swing, the D777 handles things with ease, even the crescendo at the end of the track… I cannot fault this player with its portrayal of the track

Personal Rating

Headphone Output :
*****
Line Output :
*****
Build Quality :
*****
Portability :
*****
Overall Rating :
*****

This player that started me on the road to portable bliss, eight years ago, and it still holds its own… Maybe not the best out of this collection, but by no means the worst, you won’t go wrong if you get your hands on one of these collectable Discmen!

The Dawning Of The Modern Era ~ 1996 - 2003

Sony D465 (Manufactured 1996)

One year on from the D777, the top of the range unit appears to be very much more mainstream. No slim-line chassis, cheaper construction (although it does still manage to have an aluminium lid) and the (for the time) rare gumstick batteries have been replaced with the somewhat more standard AA batteries (originally Sony rechargables).

On the plus side, what does the D465 have? Well, it has an LCD on the lid which is probably one reason why the US model does not come with a remote. Also, a blast from the past, the LCD display is backlit, gone are the days of the orange LEDs from the D555, D25S or D211 and here is the emergence of the EL bluey green lighting… Practically useless for using in the day-time, but at night is a soft light… Works well!

The new ‘innovation’ for 1996’s flagship model appears to have been 20 second ESP. The model below this, the D365 comes with only 10 seconds worth (the same as the D777). This purely just means that there is a bigger memory buffer inside the unit, rather than using the more aggressively reading techniques of the 10 second ESP2 units from the coming years.

Size wise, this is by no means the smallest unit ever invented. It is made in a similar D shape to that of the D777 and E905 (as is confirmed by the fact of the external battery pack of these two players fitting onto the D465 perfectly) but is wider, being a few millimetres wider than a CD jewel case, just over twice as tall, but approximately half a centimetre shorter in length. The added bulk of this player, to my mind goes to the fact that the gumstick batteries were removed from the design, and replaced with internal AAs. This isn’t such a bad thing in either respect – sure, its big, but its not TOO big, and also it allows for easy battery replacement whilst out and about.

One exceptionally clever / innovative feature of this player is its hold switch, which in fact is simply a big slab of metal that covers over all of the buttons. Very simple, but works well – shame there aren’t more Discmen that have this basic, yet handy feature!

On the flip-side, one (what I perceive to be a) bad feature is that when you install fresh batteries, that ESP automatically comes on, and it is up to you to defeat it. Not so good for battery life if you don’t realise, and are not really into using it in the first place!

Two stage digital Mega-Bass is used also via a button on the main unit… Personally I think it sounds a little cleaner than that of the E905, but as with all mega-bass, in an ideal world its best to leave well alone.

Power Requirements:
Internal Battery: 2 x AA batteries (or Sony Rechargeable variant) for approx 15 hours playback
External Battery Pack: (I am unsure of exactly what battery pack was supplied as standard, but the D777 / E905 part is able to be used) ext 2 x AA batteries, for another approximately 15 hours
Internal + External combined : Up to 30 hours playback
Mains Power: 4.5v Centre positive jack plug

Main Features:
Headphone Output: 10mw x 2 @ 16 ohms
Volume Control: Analogue, rotary on main unit (and remote – see below)
Line Output: Standard 3.5mm jack
Optical Output: via Line Out Jack
Bass Boost: Digital Mega Bass - 3 levels (off / mid / max)
Disc Retaining method: Centre Spindle, Pop-On system
One Bit DAC (Delta / Sigma)

Extra Features:
ESP Shock Protection : 20 second anti-shock, rather than the 10 second ‘Super ESP’ from the previous generation
AVLS
Remote Control: N/A for American version – backlit unit for the rest of the world, although the unit I’m using is an American version, so am currently unable to comment on the remote, other than being aware that it comes with EL backlighting

Current Availability: Seemingly quite readily available on EBay, can be picked up for as low as $60

One ‘issue’ with the Discman that I haven’t noted before on others is a mistracking on the post at its lowest levels.. at Minimum, there is no output whatsoever (can’t say I’ve noticed this before on other Discmen?!) and also, when you take the volume from Min to 0.5, the output is only on the right channel. It clears up very quickly, by the time you get to approx 1 on the dial, the channel balance is linear, as it is all the way up to maximum – but I’ve never heard a Discman with such apparent misbalance in the lower registers before – although I cannot at this time tell if it is a general attribute of this player, or if the one I have here is faulty…

Headphone Output

Starting with the S-Club track, the first thing to note is just how clean the bass is. Some may consider it as light, but I personally consider it as crisp. Bass-Heads need not apply here, but for the rest of us, this is a very detailed sound.. This continues into the midrange, which whilst not being the richest here, is certainly still perceivable. Vocal projection does not maybe have the last word in warmth, or realism, but what it does carry over is a sense of fun. It screams for you to listen to the music, and not the player. Add into this a slightly recessed, but still appreciable soundstage, and a very clean, well extended treble, and to me you have what could be pretty much perceived as a winning combination. A complete surprise – there was me thinking Sony had gone downhill after the D777 – looks like this player could prove me wrong!

Second track, Tori Amos. Straight away, again – this player sounds pretty damned good. Bass has an almost grainy texture (this is mean in a positive light) which allows you to feel your way around the notes, rather than just hearing them. Soundstage is not as wide as the best here, but is still clearly defined, adding a much needed perception of depth to this track. The cymbal can be clearly heard front left of the mix, although just not as far out as others here. Both Tori’s and also her backing singers voices are intimate, smooth, comforting. The D465 isn’t going to scare you, and give you a white knuckle ride, its going to wrap you up in a duvet, and transport you on your way to auditory heaven. This track sounds really good on this CD player, only really losing out on the last level of resolution that the older units here can provide – but, one thing is for sure, its showing other players for this same time period a run for their money!

The Gladiator track instantly shows off that this player has a pretty great soundstage capability through its headphone out (seemingly contrarily to the previous track), with the sound swirling around your head effortlessly. Bass weight appears to be quite precise, not boomy, not weak, just right in fact for this track. When the more delicate part of this track comes along, the atmosphere shines through, allowing for you to feel quite intimate with this track. Vocal projection is, whilst being a little thin as has been seen so often with this track, at the same time very clear, and easy to comprehend. The Spanish guitar doesn’t appear quite as warm, sultry and inviting as other players here have portrayed it, but it is still very listenable. Add into that the effortless way that this player makes its way to the crescendo, and whilst you might not have an award winning performance, to my ears it is still worthy of an accolade!

Line Out Output

Boo-Di-Boo-Da… Erm, sorry – you caught me bopping away there… To S-Club 7 (Eek!) Seriously though, this track is oozing with energy and excitement through the D465 line out. Its great, With a taut, punchy bass-line, clean crisp midrange, and a nicely extended treble that allows all from the bottom bass-notes, through the vocals, and up to the cheesy hand-clapping noises to sound good. Soundstage is good, allowing a wide angle of perception, with every instrument appearing to be in its own little sound-space, this is a great listen. There are critics of this player, and its line out capabilities, but from this test track I really cannot hear anything too fundamentally wrong. As long as you like a warn, and not brittle presentation, this player will do nothing but please, with pop based music. A real bonus to the review!

The Tori Amos track starts off quite delicately, with the cymbal being clearly audible, sounding very sweet. Soundstage, whilst not quite being the largest of them all is easily discernable, allowing the Piano to be perceived far out in front of the mix, with Tori’s vocals being much more closer to the headspace… This is convincing and also pleasing. The vocals themselves are very clean sounding, lacking the last word in emotion, but definetly listenable. The backing singers vocals sound very sultry as they should do. For a more modern unit, I actually find this player to be very good… No, it doesn’t have the last word in refinement, but what it does do is give you its honest opinion of what the music should sound like, and for that in its own right, I have to rank this player quite highly with this track.

The Gladiator soundtrack sounds dark and foreboding. Really sinister through this player, I think that there is a smidge too much bass-weight here to be completely comfortable with ‘classical’ music, as it slows the heavy music down a shade, but nonetheless the soundstage swirls around the mix, inviting instruments to show themselves in front of, and around the head-space. The vocals are a shade subdued here – then again, there have only been a couple of players so far that have handled these cleanly so this isn’t really a criticism against the player. The Spanish guitar sounds luxuriously rich, and the music generally sounds involving, even up to the crescendo which is handled with consummate ease. Some could say that this track displayed a problem with treble attack, sounding a fair bit darker than most others around, but this does not seem to sap the life away from the music too much, playing on a much safer path of warmth, than tearing your ears off with brightness, and sibilance – it’s a tough juggling act, but I think this player has just about pulled it off!

Personal Rating

Headphone Output :
*****
Line Output :
*****
Build Quality :
*****
Portability :
*****
Overall Rating :
*****

Think of the best features of the D777, and then think of the best features of the D-E905, mix them together, and put them in a bigger package, and I think you’ve then found yourself with the D465. Its almost as if the sound designers of the 777 and 905 collaborated for this player. Personally I find it a highly enjoyable listen – tie that in with a usable (20 seconds) level of shock protection, and ignore the arsthetics, and you have a winning player in my mind! – Quite possibly the best all rounder after the D311! – Get yours whilst they’re still cheap on ebay!

Sony D-E905 (Manufactured 1998)

This player shares virtually all of the same features of its high end predecessor, the D777, same body shell (albeit in a better, marble blue finish on both the main unit, and also remote) except now, with the addition of better grade batteries (NH-14WM) the player boasts 14 hours of playback from two gum sticks, or anywhere between 30-40 hours if additional AA batteries are put into the external battery pack.

One new feature of this player is &#39Digital&#39 Mega Bass, for the first time, the DAC controls the bass boost, rather than having a separate circuit in the signal path, also the player now automatically charges the internal batteries (if required) when you plug in the mains adapter... The &#39Charge&#39 button from the D777 is replaced with a &#39Sound&#39 button on the D-E905, this is really just &#39Mega Bass&#39 off / mid / max, and there are no user adjustable values beyond these three default settings

Also, the &#39Super ESP&#39 of the D777 is gone, having been replaced by ESP2, which is still 10 second anti-shock, but has a more aggressive way of reading discs when jogged, and a quicker way of capturing the &#39data&#39 so there is less chance for your music to be interrupted when engaged, but as ever this takes a few hours off of the battery life expectancy when switched into the circuit

The, by now standard controls are around the edge of the unit, There is no LCD unit on the main unit, only on the remote control, which as with the D777 shows: track number, elapsed time, bass boost level, ESP on/off and a battery low indicator, the remote, again uses the &#39micro connector&#39 mentioned previously... the same pitfalls apply as for the D311 and D777...

Power Requirements:
Internal Battery: 2 x NH-14WM gum sticks, for 14 hours playback
External Battery Pack: 2 x AA batteries, for 15-20 hours playback
Internal + External combined : Up to 40 hours playback
Mains Power: 4.5v Centre positive jack plug

Main Features:
Headphone Output: 5mw x 2 @ 16 ohms
Volume Control: Analogue, rotary on both main unit and remote
Line Output: Standard 3.5mm jack
Bass Boost: 3 levels, activated on either the remote or the main unit, cycles through the available options (off / mid / max) when the &#39Sound&#39 button is pressed.
Disc Retaining method: Centre Spindle, Pop-On system
One Bit DAC (Delta / Sigma)

Extra Features:
ESP2 Shock Protection : 10 second anti-shock, better data collection technique than on previous implementations of &#39ESP&#39
AVLS
Remote Control: four buttons on the remote, controlling play mode, play / stop, track skip / back, sound settings... buttons are doubled up, press quickly for one function, or hold down for extra function

Current Availability: Again, hard to find... occasionally pops up on EBay, expect to pay anywhere up to $250 for a mint condition unit

Headphone Output

The first track, &#39Reach&#39, when played through the D-E905 is in a word, sharp... There is a nice crisp sound, with adequate separation for what is essentially a pop song, with a nice bouncing (but well in check) bass-line, but the treble seems to be a little over-keen, especially on the louder passages, which masks the midrange which is the life and soul of this track... on the quieter sections this compliments the poppy sound of the track, but on the louder sections, it gets a little irritating, a distraction.........

Tori Amos&#39 track shows off its delicious soundstage once again, with the opening notes coming from the front left, and staying there, the bass is maybe a shade overloaded, sounding more grating than precise, but its still certainly very listenable, and Ms Amos&#39 vocals are precise, if maybe a little thin, you don&#39t feel like she has swallowed the microphone, how you do with a couple of the other units on test here, This appears to be an &#39easy listening&#39 Discman, the difference between S-Club and this track is startling, this one being a lot more listenable, and enjoyable.

The bass on the Gladiator track is very impressive, a nice rolling sound which doesn&#39t overload your eardrums, with very subtle placement of instruments throughout the soundstage, The vocals from the film on this player quite probably sound more realistic than on any other of the players here, they seem to have an air around them, compared to the other players that play them in a rather two dimensional way, and then when the music starts at full speed afterwards, this unit can handle it with ease, you can place all instruments in their set area of the soundstage, none are lost in the frantic action, although the player does wimp out on the final huge bass note... can&#39t win them all...

Line Out Output

The tone of this player is… ‘correct’, that is how I’d term it whilst listening to the S-Club track, the bass is taut, and perfectly balanced, allowing the track to appear to play at full speed, not over-dominating, and slowing down the music as is apparent on some other players mentioned. The midrange is wide open, maybe it could do with a little extra depth, or resolution to take it that last couple of steps, but as it stands, it is more than adequate for listening through my amp, and with a perfectly controlled treble, this player once again makes listening to this track for the umpteenth time, a pleasure rather than a disappointment. Soundstage once again, whilst limited to the confines of the original recording, is reproduced faithfully… I cannot fault this player playing this track, at all!

The first bass kick of the Tori Amos track sounds very much from front left in the soundstage, instantly I know I’m going to enjoy listening to this track as well, Ms Amos’ vocals are projected with ease, and with a warmth fitting to her tone although not overly so, the piano seems extra especially crisp too, closing my eyes I can easily picture the pianist tapping away just behind Ms Amos, with the drummer just to the left. Yes, this sounds good! Treble energy is again restrained to stop any sibilance that could easily offend the lyrics of this track… again, there is nothing that I can fault this player on!

Straight away on the Homecoming track, I know this player means business, the bass rumbles through the CD1700s in a professional manner that would not seem out of place on a full sized deck, with the more subtle instruments beyond portrayed accurately, and with no sense of loss of detail. As can be anticipated, the soundstage once again proves to be very accurate, but once more the film vocals prove to be a disappointment… sounding thin, and unconvincing… The Spanish guitar sounds a little thinner than what I’ve noticed on some of the other players, slightly more metaillic, but certainly no less enjoyable… and the crescendo at the end of the track is handled with ease, showing this… once again to be a very commendable player through its line out!

Personal Rating

Headphone Output :
*****
Line Output :
*****
Build Quality :
*****
Portability :
*****
Overall Rating :
*****

The headphone out of this unit lets it down a little, but that is more than made up for with a great quality line output, add into that the ESP2 system, and a portable amp, and you have a very good portable system!

Sony D-EJ1000 (Manufactured 2002)

Eighteen years after the birth of the &#39Portable CD Player&#39 we have Sony’s flagship model for 2002, the D-EJ1000, this has a magnesium lid for rigidity, is finished in silver and is barely the same height as a CD jewel case, and if you take into account its oval shape, it is a whole lot smaller in both width and length, an amazingly small unit...

First, let me say how light this unit is, even with the internal batteries installed, it feels barely heavier than a CD jewel case, You can see some compromises though, the internal plastic is incredibly thin, which can be noted when the unit is on charge, by opening the player, and seeing the LED glow from the charge light shining THROUGH the plastic, but that is undoubtedly how Sony got the unit so small, and so light, and doesn&#39t appear to affect the operation of the player...

The CD, once placed on the spindle in actual fact fits inside the players lid, there have been a couple of comments from other people on Head-Fi that they can hear the CDs rubbing the inside of the lid, I myself have not had this, but there could be an issue with either CD quality, or maybe even quality control issues at the Sony factory.

There again, is no LCD display on the main unit (where could they put it?) and only three buttons on the main unit, two of which are rocker switches, have two functions on each button, the final one being a combination Stop and Charge button... You can connect the unit to the mains either by the standard jack plug connection, else with an included charging stand ~ if using the stand, the player automatically charges the internal batteries, or if you use the standard jack connector, you need to press the &#39stop&#39 button to set the unit off...

Externally, two AA batteries are connected via the power jack, in an enclosed pack... this cabled tube is not the most handy device on the planet, hanging limply if you&#39re holding the player in your hand, but if truth be known there is no real need for the extra battery life, not unless you&#39re away from a mains socket for a week or more... such is the efficiency of this unit, with its enclosed batteries!

One step up on this generation of players is the removal of &#39ESP&#39, and the inclusion of the new &#39G-Protection&#39 system, this holds 40 seconds of data, on level one is the standard retrieval system (spin up and spin down the CD) but with level two more aggressive CD reading techniques are used to ensure that even the most energetic runner would be able to listen to their music on the move.

The remote control contains all required playback features, is backlit, and if a suitable disc is used in the player, CD-Text can be displayed - The remote control is also the only place on the unit where you can access the Digital Mega Bass... Finally the unit can read CDR/CDRW media, but is NOT MP3 compatible.

Power Requirements:
Internal Battery: 2 x NH-14WM gum sticks, for 40 hours playback
External Battery Pack: 2 x AA batteries, for up to 68 hour’s playback
Internal + External combined : Up to 115 hours playback
Mains Power: 4.5v Centre positive jack plug

Main Features:
Headphone Output: 5mw x 2 @ 16 ohms
Volume Control: Digital, on both main unit and remote
Line Output: Standard 3.5mm jack
Optical Output: 3.5mm, combined with line out
Bass Boost: 3 levels, activated only on the remote ~ cycles through the available options (off / mid / max) when the &#39Sound&#39 button is pressed.
Disc Retaining method: Centre Spindle, Pop-On system
One Bit DAC

Extra Features:
G-Protection Shock Protection : 40 second anti-shock, more economical on battery life as it spins up, and then spins down the CD, plays music from memory
AVLS
Remote Control: All player functions are obtainable from this remote, track access, track scan, volume, bass boost, and stop / pause - also track time / CD Text data is displayed on the remotes LCD screen

Current Availability: Currently commercially available, expect to pay approximately $200-$250 new (depending on vendor), or anywhere down to about half of that for a second hand unit on either Head-Fi or EBay

Headphone Output

S-Club 7s offering actually sounds not so bad through this player, on a more critical listening stance than normal, I have to say this is probably one of the more easily listenable Discmen for this track, sure its got overloaded bass, but the reduced treble that is painfully apparent actually does this song some good, reducing the onset of sibilance, and also seems to introduce a fun factor to the music... Soundstage is nothing spectacular, but vocals are projected clearly (if not realistically)... Dare I say this, I actually found my head moving in time with the music!

Tori Amos&#39 track, straight away sounded horrifically overloaded, all subtlety has been wiped away in favour of a restricted sound... the soundstage instead of being deliciously open on some of the other players, is now pushed forcefully either left, right, or in-between your ears. Ms Amos&#39 voice is obscured by the overloaded bass, and even when you wade your way through that, her voice seems to be masked by the rich midrange, this is far from enjoyable... The lack of treble extension also seems to detract from this even further, I honestly can&#39t believe how poor this sounds compared to the models passing before it in this review!

With Homecoming, on the Gladiator soundtrack, the first thing that I could hear is just how compressed this player makes the sound compared to that of the earlier generations of Discmen, there is no bass-boost on, but it feels like there is, more so than the slightly oppressive D141, the instruments, rather than being subtly positioned around the headspace, feel very much closer, and ill defined... The guitar though, whilst the film speech is going on, does in actual fact sound quite convincing through the Eggos, but then everything is brought back into focus when the bass kicks off again... Why anyone would need bass boost on this player is beyond me, even with the Eggos, that are regarded by some as being bass light...

One thing that is criminally obvious is the lack of treble on this unit, maybe if there were more treble, it would mask some of the deficiencies in the sound, hide that over zealous bass... or make the midrange sound more natural... It’s a good job that this unit has a line out socket..........

Line Out Output

With a certain amount of horror, I can safely say that the line out of this player sounds very similar to the headphone out in terms of tonal balance, when compared to the older units on offer here… The bass is overdone (although not totally so, it is still listenable afterall). Midrange texture is overdone, making vocals sound less than complimentary to the artistes original tone I would imagine on the S-Club track, and there is a distinct lack of treble which makes the player sound… Dull!

Soundstage is still audible, but in a much more compressed way than with any other player on test (with probably the exception of the D141). Don’t get me wrong, this is listenable, and probably quite enjoyable in the long term, but after just listening to some of the greatest Discmen that Sony has ever produced… I’m not convinced!

The midrange appears to be too strident again on the Tori Amos track, making the vocals sound thick, syrupy, and with that over zealous bass, this is an easy way to get yourself a bass headache! The treble is credible though, hearing the brushing of a cymbal through the left headphone, whilst certainly not sounding realistic, does sound comfortable… You could excuse the treble inaccuracy just for the fact that it is something to distract you from the bass and midrange. Instruments are placed in approximately the right places, which is good, but they also seem at certain points to be gelled into one… hard to differentiate…

The excess bass and midrange of this player seem to compliment the Homecoming track a little, as mentioned before, extra bass lends this track a sense of urgency, of desperation, even if it does blur out some of the more subtle aspects of the track, and the strident midrange adds some warmth to the instruments, so whilst not having a particular level of realism, it does seem to mask some of the more severe problems with this player, namely the severe lack of treble. The Spanish guitar doesn’t sound as enthralling as on other players, but it does sound relatively accurate, but at the same time seems devoid of emotion… and the final bass rush, as the crescendo takes hold, is as ever overloaded… overall, not very impressive.

Personal Rating

Headphone Output :
*****
Line Output :
*****
Build Quality :
*****
Portability :
*****
Overall Rating :
*****

If you like simplistic, and undemanding pop music and want the most convenience from any unit in this review, this player could be your thing, it is by far and away the most portable unit, and has extra bass through its outputs which would suit most modern music down to the ground, but for more complex, or subtle material better can definitely be achieved elsewhere!

Epilogue

My favourite Discman of this collection without doubt is the D211, its ability to be smooth one moment, and aggressive the next is highly impressive, and more akin to a full sized player ~ although I will admit that this might not be to everyone’s taste. If you prefer things slightly smoother, then there is the D311, it has a very natural sound that seems to compliment the Eggos perfectly, ‘hand and glove’ is a phrase that springs to mind right now… Only the D303 could upset my opinion, having read the opinions of others for that player. Hopefully given time, I will be able to obtain a D303, and add my opinions of that player to this collection. The biggest disappointment of all was the D-EJ1000, for a top of the range player, it is very lacking in the audio department, even if it is by far and away the most portable unit.

The biggest surprise of this roundup was the D141, granted its not up there with the best of them here, but considering it was, in its day ~ a standard player, it really has highlighted the degradation of the outputs over time, and for the little amount of cash you can pick one of these players up for.. A bargain!

I think this plainly shows what a lot of us &#39Discman Collectors&#39 already know, that the older generation units are really the ones to look for ~ with one exception (the D-E905) pretty much all players after the D777 from 1995 have been pretty much worthless, certainly not what Sony’s intention started out as ~ bringing good quality to the masses... Sure, you can listen to most modern players quite contentedly with an external amplifier, but is that the point? - The true classics amongst this group don&#39t need an amplifier to sound good!

I think it is clear to see from my review that 1992 was the last year of truly great Discmen… sure others followed, but they were few and far between, and without doubt the exception rather than the rule… If you want a good quality (albeit deskbound) CD source… look for models from 1992 or earlier!

Its with a heavy heart that I know the more that time goes on, the Discmen will get worse, and the old school ones will get harder to find, and less likely to work fully... So, I’m going to listen to them as much as I can now, So I can treasure the memory that is... Good Quality personal audio.

Hopefully someone from Sony will read this thread, and my opinions, as well as those of every other avid collector on this forum, and realise that we don&#39t all want 150 hour battery life, or 200 seconds of compressed anti shock memory, especially with RAM prices being so cheap these days, there is no reason that there couldn&#39t be 128mb of memory in a unit, to provide 15 minutes of uncompressed memory... What we want is sound quality... GOOD sound quality... Listen up Sony, we are your consumers!!

Whilst I know this is quite an established group of Discmen, I know that there are other classics out there that I don&#39t have, namely the D303 and D626... I&#39m on the look out for these players. Whilst this review isn&#39t completely exhaustive, please be assured that as and when I can get my hands on these other &#39rare&#39 Discmen, that I’ll update this post with my opinions...

Disclaimer:
If after reading this review, you can see errors in the technical specs, or you just feel that some of my general information is incorrect, please PM me with the relevant information, and I will update this review ~ I want this to be the most complete review there is for &#39classic Discmen&#39 and your input would be most helpful... Thank You

Admittedly, opinions could change if different headphones are used, but the Sony MDR-CD1700s and MDR-D66SLs are my preferred headphones at this time, so I feel most at home reviewing equipment with them. I could have used more headphones but I’m not sure if this really would have proven anything. If you disagree with me, please tell me which of the headphones within my collection you’d like me to review one of the CD players with (rather than doing a whole new review) and if there is a difference in my opinion, I will add that to this review.

Thank you for reading this review. I hope that it has been informative!

Updates and honorary mentions:

04/28/2003 - Added revised opinions of the Sony D555 Discman now that I have a fully functional one…

05/02/2003 – Added review of Sony D25S Discman and amended a couple of minor technical specification errors

06/21/2003 – Added review of Sony D515 Discman and Optimus CD3400 Personal CD Player – resolved some minor editorial errors

07/08/2003 – Added review of Sony D211 Discman, and tidied up various parts of the review… Have also included ‘gold stars’ for aspects of the players that I find to be above and beyond the call of duty… expect more as time goes on and the review grows

10/05/2003 – Added reviews of Sony D11, D111 & D465 Discmen…

Confirmed for the NEXT update: Sony D88, D20, D180K (D800K) & D33 Discmen

Personal thanks go to Head-Fi member Pappucho for the extended loan of both the Sony D515 ‘Discman’, and the Optinus CD3400, and member Maler23 for the loan of the Sony D465 ~ your help in making this review more complete is valuable to me – Thank You!





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Discman Review: UPDATED 05/10/2003!
D88, D2, D800K, D33 & D303 Updates... All coming ~ Soon!
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依照被許諾, 這&#39 經典&#39 Discmen 的一些我的表面上長的等候的比較我們頭Fi&#39ers 似乎那麼非常熱衷。.. 我&#39 回顧&#39 線出口, 但我有一種感覺我將集中更多耳機在單位外面如同時間繼續。..

設備使用了:

Discmen:

索尼D50
索尼D555
索尼D25S
索尼D11
索尼D111
索尼D211
索尼D311
索尼D515
索尼D141
索尼D151
Optimus CD3400
索尼D777
索尼D465
索尼D-E905
索尼D-EJ1000
放大作用:
小河OBH-21SE
(連接到單位由&#39 普通&#39 $10 3 。5mm-two RCA 纜繩)
耳機:
索尼MDR-CD1700 & Grado RS1(Amplified &#39 線&#39 用途)
索尼MDR-D66SL &#39 Eggos 的& Koss KSC-35 (耳機在用途之外)
音樂
S 俱樂部7 ~ 伸手可及的距離。.. Brit 流行音樂在它最壞, 但什麼很多人民聽。..
花托Amos ~ 在您的雲彩- 好的帶著喘息聲的混合裡, 特點Amos 女士
更多音樂從電影&#39 爭論者&#39 ~ 歸- 主要相當柔和地開始的有助片斷, 但行動向巨大的咆哮漸強


... 和以回顧...

規定值的鑰匙

我給所有球員設施這裡一個星規定值為什麼我能察覺作為他們的價值對球員的聲音/功能...

***** ~ 忘記它, 這是簡單的破爛物- 避免得不惜一切代價!
***** ~ 能忍受在非常小藥量, 但最好仍然避免
***** ~ 在平均之下- listenable/能用短的期間
***** ~ 平均- 什麼您會期待, 僅□什麼更
***** ~ 相當好- 在平均之上和好價值嘗試。
***** 樹的~ 幾乎上面- 什麼我察覺是非常好的以延長的用途
***** ~ A 優勝者! - 純正的表現- 一個精華!

早年~ 1984 年- 1990 年

索尼D5 (D50 在歐洲和遠東) (製造1984)

這技術上不是Discman, 索尼未發明命名&#39 Discman &#39 那時。.. 這是索尼的其次曾經商業可利用的球員, 在CDP-101 充分估量了單位之後, 1984 年並且進來在$450 前後方式。.. 它被修造像坦克, 是一樣方形的作為光碟首飾盒, 但是大約四深。

技術上, 它 是 便攜式, 如果您有電池疊板適合後面(被使用的4 &#39 C 細胞&#39 電池, 會持續大約2 個小時) 但單位沒有內部電池(因此它的或用途另外電池疊板, 或停放站與牆壁疣), 任一個描述的沒有震動保護, 聲音EQ 設置, 和您無法只齋戒今後/倒帶通過軌道, 由改變球員的方式從&#39 AMS&#39 到&#39 查尋&#39 。.. 這個單位真正地是一個基本框架球員從一個技術觀點, 但我們不能忘記這是唯一索尼的第一事業入使光碟播放機更小。..

按鈕佈局像顯示在單位是非常最小的, 雖然您能發現多少光碟娛樂時間由持續留下&#39 保留&#39 按鈕, 為它的天是一個相當涼快的特點。.. 除那個按鈕之外計數是非常有限的, 以戲劇/停留, < & > (軌道跳), 有一些非常基本的編程的選擇的中止, 和&#39 方式&#39 。..

它最偉大的財產對我, 是這個單位可能推出的相當數量容量。.. 我沒有任何適當的測量, 但是它可能大聲去(如果您比我的META42 是足夠瘋狂做同樣) 便攜式的安培!

在下邊雖則, 這球員開汽車(和伴隨牆壁疣) 跑的非常熱以長時期的用途, 我強烈會勸告使這個球員被使用在堅硬表面(臺式) 而不是說。.. 床, 避免任何潛在的熔毀

功率需要量:
內部電池: 不可適用
外在電池: 4 個x C 細胞電池
主權: 9v 停放站(9v 起重器, 集中陰性)

主要特點
耳機在力量之外: 未確定, 但非常大聲。
音量控制: 類似物, 轉臺式
線在選擇之外: 3.5mm 起重器插座如果不是使用停放站, RCA 起重器
低音助力: 非可適用
圓盤保留的方法: 頂上的鉗位(在盒蓋)
MultiBit DAC (Oversampling 選派未知數)


當前的可及性: 對頑固風扇這裡在頭fi, 和EBay ~ 限制發現一個工作單位艱苦充分地得到做, 純淨地為年齡的他們- 準備支付在$50 ~ $100 之間一個好情況單位

耳機產品

哇! - 是進入我的頭的第一詞當我聽見了這個單位一個星期前。.. 很老事不應該聽起來很好, 什麼與老學校DACs, 和的原始的lasers (如果您甚而呼吸了在他們, 他們打破) 並且等等。.. 使用D66 Eggos 是純淨的揭示!

運轉中, 這個單位是完全沈默的, 什麼您聽見是什麼是在CD, 那裡逐字地是沒有增加的人工製品像容量噓聲, 或能聽見單位處理看起來的命令(一系列的尖叫聲和流行音樂能聽見在一些單位, 當您按一個按鈕) ~ 索尼是真正地銘記以這個單位, 並且十八, 可能平衡十九年, 他們做了那。.. 與我!

聽S 俱樂部7s &#39 伸手可及的距離&#39, 有好的有魄力的低音, 與儀器被安置在上面以表面上難以置信的相當數量分離, 和清晰。.. 並且vocals, Hmm Hmm, 這些小的Eggos 真正地聽起來充分大小的&#39 電話, 這是一個難以置信地欺騙的單位!

行動向一條更慢的軌道, 花托Amos &#39 在您的雲彩裡&#39, 儀器可口地被安置在頂部空間附近, 您真正地得到印象花托站立在其它樂隊成員前面, 與有些階段左, 和與鋼琴是更加接近的, 並且在右邊, 並且她的vocals 很悶熱。.. 再, 這些小的Eggos 顯示自己作為真實, 充分的大小的耳機在一個小包裹。.. 真實, 花托的vocals 不是最後詞在最後現實主義, 但是那巨大改善當去由索尼決定CD1700s, 因此我是更多D66 的缺乏比D50 球員

終於, 行動向&#39 更多音樂從電影爭論者&#39, 軌道4, 歸。.. 我是在總損失為詞, 這真正地不應該聽起來這好! - 巨大的研的低音筆記被重賽以衝擊, 仍然同時纖巧, 被採的吉他但與是適當的為一個充分的大小的球員的空氣。.. 電影插入物不是最佳的品質優良, 但是我認為能掌握質量而不是放音, 作為音樂在他們附近聲音非常清楚, 有魄力, 並且簡明。.. 還, 這是我到目前為止聽見的唯一的球員那能再生產漸強在3:05 乾淨地通過耳機!

其它成員這裡評論, 這個球員有明亮的高音, 我必須交代有sibilance 一個微妙的提示在某些軌道(表面上, 多半現代&#39 流行音樂&#39 歌曲), 但那一定不是足夠減去從單位, 並且其它儀器看來是到位, 和不濺潑的~ 在這簡要的比較, S 俱樂部歌曲 陳列sibilance 小蹤影, 但是爭論者, 或花托沒有。.. 如此我投入被察覺的亮光下來對錄音質量(或缺乏它) 但什麼人民是聽力與這個球員是高音 引伸... 完全地不同事, 和高度排序以後!

線在產品之外

必須被注意與D5 的第一事, 在任一&#39 回顧&#39 得到進行中之前是, 它安排更加大聲的產品(讀作為充分的大小的單位水平) 比任何另一Discmen 這裡

如果D50 開始在怎樣之外線在比較之外意味繼續, 我已經高度然後被打動! 有彈性的S 俱樂部7 聲調有完善的重量對低音, 聽起來令人驚訝地受控, 中等長度範圍, 一定不分類當富有我會說的~ 很好被定義, 和高於一切準確, vocals 在任何情況下不觸犯, 並且高音是很好在控制中, 聽起來閃耀, 和清洗。.. 分離不是像通過D311s 耳機產品一樣, 但是它一定是足夠可接受的, 容易地安置儀器在他們的地方, 它正義非常最後"我能分開地聽見每臺儀器" 析因是缺掉, 但除那之外, 一高度令人愉快聽, 一個我是高興有機會做。..

花托的聲音聽起來完全著迷通過D50s 線, 閉上您的眼睛, 您可能想像悶熱songstress 被安置大約三英尺在您前面, 唱她的民謠- 特別是她唱歌的最後詞。.. "Cloooooud", oh 哇, 是好的! 與鋼琴球員在她之後, soundstage 比在S 俱樂部一個, 安置被改進似乎改善在這條軌道(CD 掌握質量發布嗎??)... 低音恰好再次被保留在檢查, 做這一好溫暖聽。.. 年齡不拿著這球員後面, 容易地對我的耳朵競爭與我的充分大小的, 當前的spec CDP-XE570 艙板, 非疲勞是怎麼我會描述聲音。.. 可能不是最後詞在速度, 而且它很精美, 很光滑。.. 您怎麼能要為更多?

擊中我的第一詞當再次, 當傾聽爭論者聲槽是&#39 清晰&#39, 低音筆記雄偉地聽起來油炸馬鈴薯片, 並且選派, 在實際事實, 是錯誤的, 整體頻率範圍透明, 有是有時明顯的通過耳機產品的沒有&#39 被誇大的高音&#39, 即使這個球員是一樣老的像他們得到, 它震驚我以它的清晰, 深度, soundstage, 速度。.. 這個球員一定真正地是開創性在它的天, 看見, 甚而現在, 它仍然不聽起來不恰當當駕駛現代耳機, 和一個現代放大器。.. 如果您想要侵略, 和攻擊在您的聲音外面, 這大概不是球員為您, 而是如果您想要令人驚訝的清晰, 與雄偉質量低音。.. 我熱誠推薦這個單位!

個人規定值

耳機輸出了:
*****
線輸出了:
*****
修造質量:
*****
輕便:
*****
總評:
*****

唯一偶爾地著名的粒狀高音通過耳機, 和完全缺乏輕便停止這是一個巨型兇手!

索尼D555 (製造1989)

現在樂趣開始。.. 1989 年進入等式是旗艦D555 (有時指D-Z555), 這個單位是absolutely 裝載以特點, 二由後面照的LCDs, 一個包含高峰平實米/圖表EQ, 並且其他顯示您軌道/編程的資訊。.. 有(第一次) 數字式音量控制, 一個10 個階段低音助力, 10 階段- 5 條帶圖表EQ, 10 階段DDS (數字式動態聲音- (增量低水平細節, 使聲音更加強有力), 和一個10 個階段&#39 圍攏聲音&#39 特點

修造質量是昇華, 因為您會期望從這個時代單位, 它給您您能採取它對地獄和後面, 並且它更會看像新的感覺。.. 和光碟首飾盒一樣始終, 確切地Metal 建築寬度和長度, 和在三之下深, 雖然像由它的大小不看起來是一樣重的會表明。

按鈕計數在這個單位是高的, 在14 (包括□出按鈕), 那裡並且是任意遙控單元, 但此時我無法提供任何洞察入它的能力。..

所有酣然的改變作用被完成與四個按鈕在單位, 選擇您會想改變的方式頂部選擇(週期在之間: EQ -> 圍攏-> 低音助力-> DDS -> ) 和只這些選擇的當中一個可能隨時被實施, 因此您不能EQ 您的DDS 或任何如此物。.. 容量按鈕是最大的按鈕在單位, 在對LCD 附近在盒蓋, 因此我有一種感覺索尼陳列數字控制在這個單位, 您並且有強制軌道通入/掃瞄、戲劇/停留和停止鍵在單位的上面, 和然後在您有編程的按鈕的前線, &#39 並且保留&#39 再按乒乓鍵在軌道時間之間流逝, 軌道時間餘留, 和圓盤時間餘留的按鈕。.. 非常聰明的材料為時間!

功率需要量:
內部4v, 600mah 電池: BP2.EX, 2 個小時放音從3 個小時充電時間(如果電池操作)
電池壽命未確定
外在電池疊板: 非可適用
扼要: 9v 起重器, 集中陰性

主要特點
耳機輸出了: 9mw x 2 @ 32.ohms
音量控制: 數字式
線輸出了: 標準3 。5mm 起重器
低音助力: 10 階段- 可變物, digitally-controlled
圓盤保留的方法: 頂上的鉗位(在盒蓋)
8 次oversampling multibit DAC

額外特點
DDS 輸出: 10 進行- 可變物, digitally-controlled - 助力安靜的聲音使聲音更&#39 均勻&#39
5 條帶圖表調平器: 63hz 、250hz 、1khz 、4khz, 和10khz - 10 個階段, digitally-controlled
圍攏聲音: 10 階段- 可變物, digitally-controlled
EQ 演示方式: 持續&#39 方式&#39, 和然後按&#39 EQ &#39 和作用&#39 + &#39 和&#39 - &#39 同時使球員循環通過各種各樣的不同的方式可利用
高峰平實米: 10 階段、當前層和高峰水平被顯示, 二顯示每渠道
光學產品: Toslink
後照螢幕: (只當由AC 適配器) - 桔子供給動力

當前的可及性: 小配件戀人Discman, 這有一切您曾經會要在Discman, 一個罕見的單位, 照原樣現在15 年年紀, EBay 是很可能地方發現一, 並且均勻您能那裡準備支付, 如果不是在$200 之外, 由於他們崇拜隨後而來

耳機Ouptut

我注意與這個球員在S 俱樂部軌道是soundstage 的首先事。.. 非常寬, 和非常清楚被定義的~ 低音一定不是最突出的在小組之中, 但是兩者都不是它發現立刻缺乏。 Vocals 聽起來非常好, 富有地定義和說服和高音恰好被保留在接觸以剩餘這流行音樂基於的混合沒有聽起來刺耳或苛刻。.. 一個非常精巧被銘刻的中間道路是這個球員採取您的地方。 與這條軌道, 那不是可能最扣人心弦的道路採取, 但是它一定是一可靠一個。.. 一不會導致不需要的聲波傷疤加入等式!

soundstage 立刻是明顯的在花托Amos 的軌道, 安置鼓可口地到前面左邊在soundscape 之內, 與vocals 被安置在中心, 可觀地離聽者較近。 沒有觸犯您的耳朵這條軌道的一份。 低音完全是在比例, 聽起來有魄力和緊, vocals ~ 天堂... 我沒體會在這回顧之前得到了進行中正義多麼好vocals 能聽起來通過便攜式的設備。 通風, 接近miked, 光滑的~ 我能命名vocals 在這條軌道的三許多不同的方式, 沒有錯誤... 所有刻畫這條軌道的實質。 沒有令人驚訝地很多高音在這條軌道, 這個球員不聽起來愚鈍... 它聽起來準確。 非常大讚許從我為D555!

爭論者軌道顯示多麼光滑這個球員能聽起來, 與很少侵略始終被顯示, 放鬆聽。 電影摘抄聲音最佳, 我聽見了通過任何Discmen... 期間, D555 容易地贏取這測試的特殊部分! 中等長度範圍總之是令人敬畏的, 是陰涼地太溫暖為最後清晰... 真正地它livens 聲音, 增加不是明顯的在任何其它球員生活的空氣。 西班牙人吉他聽起來令人敬畏地清楚, 和容易地聽見以低音筆記去在所有。

最後的漸強並且被處理以令人驚訝的雍容, 由於這是一個光滑的聽起來球員。 對畸變設置的沒有恐懼這裡當事得到重。 它必須再注意到, 高音缺乏當與一些其它單位比較這裡, 但這不影響傾聽的享受音樂與這個球員!

線在產品之外

Musicality 。.. 那是什麼線產品D555 是所有關於! S 俱樂部軌道的低音非常迅速彈起, 從未感覺膨脹, 或出於控制~ 非常在控制中! Soundstage, 和與耳機清楚地被銘刻入聲波混合, 聽起來說服, 不壓倒。.. 好的光滑的聲音是什麼您能期望從這條球員線產品。 Vocals 有的現實主義增加的感覺耳機產品, 這是無礙聽在它最佳。.. 高度推薦為這滑稽可笑brit 流行D555 使這軌道聲音好的酣然的~!

低音在花托Amos 跟蹤聲音非常刺耳- 不是依照被提煉對我的耳朵和通過之外真正地是非常印象深刻的為這條軌道的耳機在, 和花托的vocals 與太擊敗毗鄰- 聽起來陰涼地 也是 這是只在上下文之內與最佳球員比較這裡雖則的關閉miked 為舒適~, 和不一定是D555 的缺點, 對我的耳朵中等長度範圍輕微地太富有地被刻畫在這條軌道。 高音完全被定義得雖則, 把球員帶回從得到一個消極標記邊緣這裡。 Soundstage 是並且, 和應該現在期望從一個更老的球員, 很好被定義和尖銳被安置... 不是一條完善的軌道顯示什麼D555 可能做通過它的lineout...

這個球員比些其他讓我被混淆這裡, 怎麼線可能試探很與耳機不同。 耳機在展示之外多麼精美低音可能聽起來, 線在投擲之外它在您充分的力量.... 您是在過山車乘駕與這個球員! 這不是一件壞事對我的耳朵為爭論者軌道因為緊急空氣簡單地再次是被放置的開放使所有聽見。 聲音節錄像那些不聽起來一樣酥脆, 一樣清楚, 一樣栩栩如生從耳機產品, 而是仍然是在所有其它球員之內區域測試。 高音是再害羞的, 但不是對點顏色聲音, 反而保持所有樂器恰好被刻畫, 尖銳銘刻。 西班牙人吉他聽起來非常說服和容易地聽見在導致對漸強在軌道的末端, 被處理以最少相當數量任何綻放球員測試... 的巨大的輾壓低音線我由那困惑, 怎麼一個bassy 球員能保留最大低音很好在檢查。 然而索尼技術員架線了這個單位, 他們做了它幾乎正確, 特別是就設備而論的有限的本質他們那時有! - 好的做的索尼!

個人規定值

耳機輸出:
*****
線輸出了:
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修造質量:
*****
輕便:
*****
總評:
*****

即使產品是高度印象深刻的, D555 沒有那個最後的邊緣以它的線採取它由D311 決定的水平, 和能分類作為一少許太禮貌為一般音樂聽通過它的耳機產品(如果我們是亢奮重要的, 即使I 個人 像) ~ 如果它不是為那, 這個球員會使充分五脫離五作為總評!

索尼D25S (製造1989)

已經說關於突然再現在大容量從硅搶救的這個球員, 我將推測這裡因為我是肯定的您是全部更多比好明白這球員特點...

首先雖則, 我必須交代, 它小, 和打火機比I 被認為它會是, 即使它是無容置疑地有一個充分的金屬身體(甚而電池蓋子由金屬製成!). 它有一個小的窗口被切開成metalwork 以便您能看光碟轉動, 並且有一個幾乎相同開頭機制對那D555 。

放音按鈕恰好被隱藏, 是幾乎沒有可看見的在球員的線之上, 並且編程/顯示按鈕不是暴露。 和在別處被提及了, 這個球員滲流質量以它的物理出現。

LCD 垂直登上在球員的前面, 和顯示軌道資訊和電池表現(如果您有運作的BP2.EX 在任何情況下) 。 LCD 由什麼比那點燃我會稱琥珀色的煥發, 它是更多一種淡黃色顏色D555, 和還不看很乾淨, 您能確定地看何處LED 煥發eminates 從, 和它並且被澆灌下來從D555s 產品的vibrancy 。

那裡任何描述anti-shock 不是, 或DSP 在這個單位, 如果您不喜歡聲音? 堅韌! 學會與它居住, 或買其它球員! 過分單純的對極端, 這是我當前有的唯一的球員(除了D50) 有那麼少量特點~ 好為那些傾向最簡單派藝術在功能。

在單位的盒蓋它宣告有&#39 4 次oversampling &#39 是對噪聲的減少塑造從D555s 八次。 標誌, 這個球員是更加便宜的兄弟姐妹對更高的指定的D555 從同年? 可能我的想法在球員聲音將告訴您, 何時堆積反對其它Discmen (額外特別是D555)

功率需要量:
內部4v, 600mah 電池: BP2.EX (如果電池操作)
電池壽命未確定由於死的電池
外在電池疊板: 非可適用
扼要: 9v 起重器, 集中陰性

主要特點
耳機輸出了: 9mw x 2 @ 32.ohms
音量控制: 類似物, 轉臺式
線輸出了: 標準3 。5mm 起重器
低音助力: 非可適用
圓盤保留的方法: 頂上的鉗位(在盒蓋)
後照螢幕: (只當由AC 適配器) - 琥珀供給動力
4 次oversampling multibit DAC

當前的可及性: 這個球員浮出了水面大約18 個月前從硅搶救, 不幸地現在脫銷。 這個單位經常出來在頭Fi 雖則, 和可能通常被發現為$50 或較少, 雖然發現一完全演奏CDs 總不是一件容易的事做。

耳機產品

我認為我能安全地說這個球員不被設計為低音頭, 這不是一個稀薄的聽起來球員的沒有~, 但是它演奏在法線的更輕的邊。 準確對極端在低音能是其它方式投入它。 S 俱樂部軌道的低音相當愉快地彈起, 從未在對聽起來過分但顯示它的存在的任一恐懼仍然。 Vocals 聲音一點, 好像中等長度範圍過分了在耳機, 濃厚有叫使您相信的精良artistes 站立在您前面唱這首歌曲。 高音似乎很好被控制(幾乎對點是黑暗的), 與儀器被安置在正確的地方在soundstage, 但聽起來一少許平之內, 沒有會使軌道令人愉快的最後的少許閃閃發光(如果S 俱樂部軌道能實際上是 令人愉快??) ~ 現實, 和樂趣聽? 沒有這個球員, 不是與這條軌道無論如何

被察覺的缺乏低音從第一軌道似乎做Amos 跟蹤厚待的花托, 低音有好的相當數量叮咬被克制。 Vocals 再看上去輕微地厚實, 湯的可能~ 但以真正地不是一件壞事的這個非常深情的聲調, 雖然看起來壓縮soundstage 一點~ 與通常是遠的到前面左邊嚴密舉行與我的左耳朵的鼓, 並且缺乏高音能再聽見這裡以太擊敗的缺乏sibilance 。 即使sibilance 一般被認為一件壞事, 它 是 人工製品怎樣人們講話或唱歌, 和那的撤除輕微地反感。 看起來與這個球員, 您無法轉換從真正的詞因為您的腦子狂熱設法得替換聲調的缺掉片斷...

與爭論者軌道, soundscape 是非常酥脆的, 雖然丟失某一定義當事得到真正地繁忙在軌道之內。 低音是再, 緊緊僅一少許稀薄雖然它相當艱苦猛擊某時。 表面上促進的中等長度範圍在這個球員做自己厚待當影片vocals 進入等式, 用他們聽起來自然, 和清楚的~ 雖然西班牙人吉他過度聽起來富有, 並且不是好像它被採, morelike 被綜合。 當事得到繁忙在軌道的末端, 是缺掉從一些球員這裡的興奮價值是明顯, 和您能幾乎感覺一個緊張的緊張夾子您因為漸強擊中它的峰頂。 這條軌道實際上看上去聽起來相當好為偶然聽, 您想要交換... 的地方花托的我的看法對面Amos 完全地跟蹤~ 奇怪

線在產品之外

被改進是怎麼我會描述S 俱樂部軌道, 低音是明顯的通過線, 以使vocals 令人愉快的一個透明的中等長度範圍, 並且容易地騰飛由上限決定的高音, 並且以是非常令人愉快的... 的一光彩地清楚soundscape 不, 我不承認bopping S 俱樂部, 但是它是接近的。 這是我能容易地習慣的一好酣然的~ 一個

花托的聲音試探美好通過線, 對中等長度範圍的減少與那耳機產品比較容易地是明顯的。 高音是明顯的在微妙清楚的時尚, sounstage 準確地代表所有儀器容易地被投入在他們的地方, 和很好被定義。 這再是我能愉快地適應對以音樂這種風格的球員。 低音並且代表在光滑, 容易傾聽方式。 這是能柔和地派遣您到睡眠的這种聲音, 並且您會醒在早晨感覺刷新。 有□什麼明顯這裡, 我能非難這個球員以這條軌道的再生產!

爭論者軌道聽起來平, 幾乎無生命在這個球員。 有□什麼那裡抓住您的注意。 不要得到我錯誤, 一切被安置入soundstage, 但整體口氣是稀薄的, 以對中等長度範圍的很少重點, 不同於那從耳機。 動力學一直缺乏在軌道過程中, 除之外當西班牙吉他演奏, 實際上聽起來非常精密, 但能您辯解對這個球員的用途在這條軌道大約8 秒音像嗎? 我認為不如此!

個人規定值

耳機輸出了:
*****
線輸出:
*****
修造質量:
*****
輕便:
*****
總評:
*****

這個球員看來是挑剔關於在什麼之外它喜歡演奏通過耳機。 它不給在能量之外必需做流行音樂酣然令人愉快, 而是某種程度上使&#39 古典&#39 音樂聲音非常listenable, 桌被扭轉通過線, 恭維簡單的流行音樂基於的軌道更比軌道比複雜管弦樂隊的片斷- 一個混雜的袋子說最少

索尼D11 (製造1990)

我對什麼不是太肯定的其它Discmen 被生產了在今年, 我有感覺D180K/D800K 並且被發布了此時, 看見它似乎分享同樣&#39 邏輯&#39 在它的LCD 顯示之內, 除那之外我沒有特殊想法如果這是範圍球員的上面... 時間, 和進一步洞察也許湧出允許我走向關於這的一個結論...

一個基本的單位, 有可能被發現進一步梯子的無特點。 筆記唯一的特點是索尼的MegaBass, 看上去開始了過濾在今年/葡萄酒。 這替換了&#39 低音助力&#39 和DDS 從球員像D555 (雖然這兩個特點仍然是為夫婦更多歲月, 即在D303 、D211 、D311 和D515)

估量明智, 這個球員是相當妖怪, 寬度明智它合適在光碟首飾盒的區域內, 長度是兩三毫米更長, 和高度配件在剛好超過三個光碟盒高, 但很多這可能佔由頂上的鉗位在盒蓋, 和並且空間供應嚮四個AA 電池是適合的裡面... 不管怎麼樣, 仍然磚相對上...

按鈕計數是相當低- 七個按鈕, 和三扳紐開關, 與音量控制一起- 一個聰明的想法在這個單位是盒蓋鎖, 相當簡單地防止&#39 打開&#39 按鈕從操作, 相當得心應手的一個小的乒乓開關如果您按錯誤按鈕球員是在您的背包裡可能? - 除那, 按鈕標準供應嚮基本編程和軌道通入之外被提供... 總之一個過分單純的(雖然大) 設計, 那得到工作完成- 一定不會贏取任何表決為年的審美設計!

功率需要量:
內部: 4 個x AA 電池- 大約3 個小時生活
外在電池疊板: 不可適用
扼要: 9v 起重器, 集中陰性

主要特點
耳機輸出了: 9mw x 2 @ 32.ohms
音量控制: 類似物, 轉臺式在主機唯一(嚮遙控的沒有供應)
線輸出了: 標準3 。5mm 起重器
低音助力: 3 個水平- MegaBass, 中間和最大
圓盤保留的方法: 頂上的鉗位(在盒蓋)
Multibit DAC (從最佳我的理解- 請通知我如果這是錯誤的)

額外特點
Elna 好品質優良的電容器(viewable 通過laser 是) 的空白- 標誌或許? 日久見人心

當前的可及性: 這是容易地被發現在ebay - 的一個欣然可利用(和便宜的) 單位是前述, D33 據報導是一個更好的成績, 可能被買為僅僅幾美元- 唯一需要應用的熱中收藏家??

耳機產品

S 俱樂部軌道聽起來非常乾淨, 以不干涉一般音樂、一寬soundstage 、一個酥脆中等長度範圍和乾淨的一條緊的低音線(雖然&#39 延伸了&#39) 高音... 在詞這聽起來相當好! - vocals 令人相信, 以採取他們從正義是在話筒前面的通風自然。 它說, 低音確切地不是巨大的在這個球員。 我同意一部分, 使用這條軌道當證據它表示, 沒有明顯的與其它球員儘量, 但另一方面再什麼那裡是, 是非常緊和好受控的。 有□什麼進攻關於這臺光碟播放機演奏這條軌道根本。 可能它缺乏最後幾個詞在精良, 但為低價, 它可能被拾起為在ebay, 使用這條第一條軌道為例... 這個單位是竊取!

花托Amos 軌道開始以低音線流動性滾動(雖然可能少許太沉重為最後享受) 。 Soundstage 是乾淨的, 雖然不一樣開放像其它球員在這個聯盟。 肯定, 您能告訴何處一切應該是在聲波混合, 僅它正義相當被射出作為最佳的球員這裡。 這失察很快被原諒在聽見聲音投射以後。 它親密, 包圍。 它比您應該對, 允許情感感覺反彈今後允許您幾乎看深。 這是depressingly 好的, 看見, 這是afterall 每基本模型。 高音像在第一軌道這裡不是一樣明顯延長的, 但是這不是被處理的流行音樂afterall, 以便是這球員出去條目。 為一秒不要認為, 這是一個黑暗的聽起來球員, 但- 我簡單地提到在最後軌道高音是高度引人注目的事實。 這條軌道在D11 幾乎允許您閉上您的眼睛, 和允許您忘記, 您是均勻傾聽便攜式。 高度推薦為這條軌道!

爭論者軌道開始以一條非常乾淨的低音線再, 以與軌道在它之前, 但這是很多更緊聽起來相似的方式, 用儀器容易地打旋在低音筆記附近。 有一點對沒有壅塞的感覺在這條軌道之內起點。 再, 它必須注意到, soundstage 是限於與其它單位比較這裡, 但它satisfyingly 仍然是可信的, 並且音調的平衡再次是高度難能可貴的, 以高音能量從第一軌道不顯示這裡。 當它來到vocals, 他們聽起來說服, 特別是當與其它例子比較這裡, 只有輕微地逐漸消失當西班牙吉他踢。 那本質上是溫暖的, 可口, 酥脆。 然後, 朝向在途中對漸強, 這個球員不似乎有相當速度, 或其他人的攻擊這裡, 但是它做一個令人敬佩的工作... 和仍然攻擊最後的漸強以相當相當數量拳打, 就這個球員而論的原始的價值。

線在產品之外

有是開放火在這裡附近嗎? 溫暖, 那是第一詞那春天介意與S 俱樂部軌道。 Vocals 聽起來異常地乾淨, 並且向前通過這個球員的線, 給他們聽起來非常向前, 清楚, 容易回報/瞭解。 高音看上去缺乏有些, 但就真正地不是這樣一件壞事這條軌道的狀況。 增加在一條有魄力的低音線並且您有這個球員幾乎被包裹為這條軌道, 令人愉快聽得到您的腳趾輕拍及時對音樂, 並且沒有明顯的反常現象, 這條過分單純的軌道真正地聽起來好。 Soundstage 作為它真正地不是關鍵這條軌道, 瞄準更加年輕的觀眾, 並且這個球員真正地不交付, 聽起來與其他人相當平展比較在這個聯盟, 而是就不是這樣罪行這條軌道的狀況。 壅塞真正的提示, 雖然如果您不是富有的聽起來設備的戀人, 這也許湧出不被證明是相當分心對您, 看見, 有一點高音能量在提議...

花托Amos 的軌道開始以演奏soundstage 前線, 中意是準確的鐃鈸的一個非常酥脆和乾淨的印象。 很快這被對您幾乎惱怒地咆哮~ 非常單獨低音的低音線跟隨, 由多位元大概幫助DAC 被使用這裡, 由所有大概不會讚賞的低音, 照原樣確定地在中性的更加強有力的邊。 vocals 對我酣然的非常酥脆, 和悶熱~ 雖然有拿走一些情感和清晰您會期待這條慢sibilance 的提示, 邀請的軌道, 增加由於促進, growly 低音, 並且事聽起來一點被充塞與更好的單位比較這裡, 雖然因本身之能力, 如果這是您的第一事業入這會是非常lush 聲音的經典Discmen, 一個使您想知道為什麼現代天Discmen 真正地聲音很壞。 這個球員不丟失軌道的速度的控制, 而是同時沒要求它作為它自己, 不給您現在會被期望... 現實主義或精良的印象平均聽。

中等長度範圍, 和袋子它- 是第一事您注意與爭論者軌道。 這一個嚴重富有的聽起來球員。 低音是巨大的- 幾乎毗鄰與過分, 這不可以由許多人喜歡, 但是對我親自這有效真正地很好, 補充說來這條軌道試圖表達預感和意料的感覺。 Vocals 聲音一點幾乎被隱藏, 以影片層數在他們, 我使soundstage 有責任, soundstage 幾乎被壓縮對一個二維領域, 有很少悟性向前和後面, 只有左右因此為那些頑固soundstage 人民, 這不看來是球員推薦。 並且一件事I 被注意是, 我甚而沒聽見西班牙吉他。 不要得到我錯誤, 它那裡確定地是(我不認為任一個球員能錯過在任何東西因此根本性之外) 但軌道的剩餘似乎吞下它一點。 總之, 容易聽僅一不表達同樣多能量或不攻擊像什麼被顯示與其它(更好的) 球員在這個聯盟

個人規定值

耳機輸出:
*****
線輸出了:
*****
修造質量:
*****
輕便:
*****
總評:
*****

為那些您, 愛中等長度範圍或電子/處理了音樂, 這個球員也許湧出是您的到音像涅磐的膳食票在一便攜式的等級, 特別是從線, 但事實它似乎想念一些更加美好的細節, 和有一個促進的低音反應也許導致分心... 這不適用於之外似乎幾乎陳列相似的特徵對E905, 非常乾淨並且油炸馬鈴薯片... 為低價的耳機在這些可能被拾起為, 它必須是名列前茅5 的當中一個抓住為價值聽!

中部變老~ 1991 年- 1995 年

索尼D111 (製造1992)

這Discman 是範圍單位的底部從x11 系列, 這能感覺在修造質量和一般功能。 沒有metal-work 在這個單位任何, 無改進的特點譬如[ 數字式] 低音助力, 但是反而(對我的耳朵) 下等MegaBass 。 DDS 產品、遙控(不平衡嚮一個的一個供應, 有一個標準起重器插座插口, 沒有額外&#39 連接器&#39 為遙控) 並且嚮外在電池疊板的供應... 基本不是詞!

但, 球員有什麼? - 很好, 因為提及它有三階段MegaBass, 它做好準備為能然後被充電在單位) 的索尼私有的電池(- 和, 真正地是它

根據大小, D111 是一名候選人為跟隨公司達大半十年的索尼的&#39 D &#39 形狀的政策。 單位站立大約2 1/3 CD 盒高, 並且它適合入光碟盒&#39 標準&#39 根據寬度, 有伸進的一個小水平根據長度, 這由球員的&#39 D &#39 形狀造成

按鈕/開關計數是降低在這個球員, 有九(不是包括轉臺式音量控制) 。 包括的是強制開放, 演奏/停留、中止/充電、軌道通入、舉行/簡歷開關, 和megabass 滑子- 按鈕很好被計劃雖則, 在他們自己的空間之內。 沒有許多恐懼這裡對得到按鈕混合了在黑暗。

LCD 顯示是□什麼在家特別寫。. 用正義軌道數字和時間、和電池低顯示(和各種各樣的編程的&#39 特點的當叫入行動) 是在展示。 建立質量, 儘管是塑料相當仍然始終再保險- 我不認為它能處理滴下在地板上許多次, 但似乎足夠健壯至於每日使用。 唯一的事對筆記(雖然一點相關性) 是, D111 有一個黑身體, 和一個灰色盒蓋(和是非常輕的, 一點重量對它考慮這仍然是十年外從超亭亭玉立的球員)...

功率需要量:
內部: 2 個x AA 電池(或等效儲蓄電池從可能被充電在單位) 的索尼- 大約4 個小時生活
外在電池疊板: 不可適用
扼要: 6v 起重器, 集中正面

主要特點
耳機輸出: 9mw x 2 @ 16.ohms
音量控制: 類似物, 轉臺式在主機唯一(嚮遙控的沒有供應)
線輸出了: 標準3 。5mm 起重器
低音助力: 3 個水平- MegaBass, 中間和最大
圓盤保留的方法: 中心紡錘, 流行在系統
一位元DAC (三角洲/斯格碼)

額外特點
無

當前的可及性: 這是最共同x11 球員被看見在ebay, 並且由於有限的功能和它的相對地未知的自然(不提及低模型號, 人們似乎得到驚奇緊張對此) D111s 可能被拾起為任何東西從$30 - 一個相對交易!

耳機

一觀察與這個球員, 從垂距是如果您使用電池唯一, 酣然的muddies, 更近的您是對電池蹣跚而行。 我未體驗這與其他索尼球員據我所知

S 俱樂部7 軌道似乎缺乏一點能量。 低音重量是這裡, 但出現一少許boomy, 減慢步幅一般感覺下來。 這像明顯的在球員的不是通過任何手段一樣壞最新世代, 但就這而論單位stable-mates, 我會盼望更好。 中等長度範圍是令人愉快的如果最後一點富有。 聲音投射是酥脆的和清洗, 如果可能不是最後詞在現實主義。 高音引伸不是相當一樣寬的像在更好的球員這裡而是是忠實的使這條軌道相當令人愉快。 Soundstage 不是最寬的我聽見了, 但儀器的搖攝在這條軌道discernable, 您可能告訴何處他們應該是, 但感覺一少許閉合與其他人比較這裡。

Soundstage 是確切從外邊與這條軌道, 可能不是對被攤分對更好的指定的單位現實主義的水平, 但令人愉快和可理解。 這個單位生產的低音輕微地擊敗這條軌道的更加微妙的本質, 再次導致輕微地緩慢的聲音。 花托的vocals 是一少許太突出的這裡, 您能幾乎通常想像她耳語入您的耳朵, 但這裡, 您能告訴她唱歌。 一些幻覺被打碎這裡。 鼓敲打是筆記一件事雖則, 儘管這球員缺點鼓聽起來非常好, 和說服。 依托singer(s) 並且, 以錄音的更加精美的本質被表達很好。 我認為這能分類作為一upfront - 在您种面孔球員。

決賽軌道再次聽起來, 一點慢。 有不是足夠的步幅在這個球員讓這條軌道的充分的情感來到前部。 soundstage 聽起來更加, 壓縮... 幾乎那裡, 但不那裡掩沒。 軌道酣然令人相信的vocals, 我認為由於這球員輕微地溫暖的口氣。 它借他們給他們被轉達很好的有些紋理。 西班牙吉他是酥脆, 和乾淨聽起來雖然沒有相當作為情感的同樣水平明顯什麼我聽見了在其它單位。 漸強的吼聲如同它應該, 但感覺, 再次缺乏在情感, 您不能感覺應該這時被推在您的境況。 Listenable, 但不immersive 是怎麼我會描述這球員耳機產品。

線在產品之外

鎮定, 懶惰, 溫暖? 所有這些比喻可能表面上被使用為線在這個球員外面- 判斷由第一軌道至少! 低音是酥脆的, 和緊緊- 您不能確定地把這個球員分類像壓倒。 Soundstage 看上去被致殘與最佳那些比較了在提議在這回顧之內, 但一定是可感知雖然在軌道的更加繁忙的方面得到一一點混亂, 並且散漫的。 Vocals 乾淨地被射出, 聽起來自然, 雖然一點設置了, 並且掩藏在混合之內的更加複雜的部份。 高音引伸與是毗鄰供給動力, 聽起來一少許鋒利在一些撞擊聲, 和稍微允許sibilance 漸增音量在歌手範圍的峰頂。 總之這條軌道是中意的在這個球員, 雖然絕不例外.......

在您的雲彩裡比它應該開始與掩飾這個球員的銼低音, 它聽起來authorative 。 一個巨大開始, 但另一方面soundstage 再次不出現, 聽起來二維比更多精華球員這裡。 Toris vocals 是lush, 可能位元太多如此, 聽起來一少許plasticky, 還, 壓縮的soundstage 推擠聲音入您的頭中部, 用通常聽起來幾隻腳在她之後的鋼琴, 幾乎沒有是幾英寸外。 整體介紹是溫暖的, 和是某些人民說的無能量這是失敗, 但為我在這條軌道, 如果您增加任一zing 它拿走設法被表達的情感。 這是一條堅韌軌道使我稱。 缺乏soundstage 明顯地是妨礙, 但同時飼料這些球員~ 能量真正地不最做這條軌道許多厚待, 是一個區域在哪裡對我這個球員拾起獎金點的生活血液。. 使為難。

軌道咆哮場面的爭論者如同您也許現在期望, 低音比您理想地會要是可能一少許慢的, 輕微地較不靈巧, 但它仍然聽起來authorative 和說服, 再soundstage 聲音一點被壓縮, 推擠入您的頭而不是允許移動六英尺充分的自由向左邊或右邊。 聲音能力為這條軌道是好的, 聽起來一少許灰色與什麼比較我設想因為真實生活~ 他們比許多其它球員刻畫了不管怎麼樣是令人相信。 西班牙人吉他聽起來非常lush, 和選派, 雖然它比法線... 和漸強下跌所有在您附近似乎一少許慢的, 但沒有許多的自已控制其它球員這裡... 不壞, 而且一定不偉大或者- 平庸的表現...

個人規定值

耳機輸出了:
*****
線輸出了:
*****
修造質量:
*****
輕便:
*****
總評:
*****

幾乎一樣標準和普通像您能得到。 □什麼是特別例外的這裡, 另外□什麼結束壞或者... 可能這個球員應該是基準為其他... 我認為與我, 它也許是!

索尼D211 (製造1992)

這Discman 是範圍單位的中部從x11 系列, 它現在蒸發被發布慶祝CD 誕生第10 週年紀念, 和分享實際上完全地另外套作用和組分對它的更加昂貴的&#39 兄弟&#39 。 是否他們是壞在這個更加便宜的球員很快將顯露...

即使這是一個更加便宜的單位, 它仍然分享三階段低音助力並且被發現在非常更加昂貴的單位的DDS (D555 、D303 、D311, D515) 並且看起來任一Discman 運載這些特點是確定是一個優良品質聽起來單位, A 有為的標誌...

有明顯地是一些妥協在這個球員與它的更大的&#39 兄弟比較&#39, 與殼由塑料而不是金屬製成。 並且錯過是內部平的可再充電電池, 和選擇為外在電池疊板。 在它的地方是可能是被充電的在單位AA 大小的電池疊板的一個更加便宜的選擇。 沒有嚮外部電力的供應, 除扼要適配器之外。

除那之外, 遙控比那不還便宜D311 & D515, 有LCD 顯示, 但是那被補償由主機有更大的顯示顯示所有標準性能, 但在一更加容易讀大小- 這是在單位的前線與是比較在盒蓋(在D311 情況下) - D311 的LCD 顯示會是的地方, 有一個窗口使您能看您的CD 快活轉動。 一加法對這個球員是一backlight 在LCD 顯示, 被看見從D25S 。 它表面上是橙色正如每所有索尼球員, 和有非常光分佈橫跨顯示。 如果使用電池功率, 輕保留大約二秒在任一則按鈕新聞(如果您關注這光的作用在電池壽命, 它以後可能由一個開關失去能力在單位的邊) 與扼要供給輕動力永久地保留。

功率需要量:
內部: 2 個x AA 電池(或等效儲蓄電池從可能被充電在單位) 的索尼- 大約4 個小時生活
外在電池疊板: 不可適用
扼要: 6v 起重器, 集中正面

主要特點
耳機輸出了: 9mw x 2 @ 16.ohms
音量控制: 類似物, 轉臺式在主機和遙控
線輸出: 標準3 。5mm 起重器
低音助力: 3 個水平, 被激活在或遙遠或主機, 修改了在主機唯一
圓盤保留的方法: 中心紡錘, 流行在系統
後照螢幕: 永久地當由AC 適配器供給動力, 在大約二秒當訪問球員的特點當由電池供給動力(能被交換保存電池功率)
一位元DAC (三角洲/斯格碼)

額外特點
DDS 輸出: 三階段酣然的改進, 助力安靜的聲音做聲音更多&#39 均勻&#39 ~ 被激活在或遙遠或主機, 多變在主機唯一
遙控: 過分單純的遙控, 但所有選擇是分開的, 沒有加倍按鈕控制(沒有LCD 在這遙控) 。

當前的可及性: 我到目前為止只看見了這些的當中一個在EBay, 並且它是那個我傾聽現在。 劫掠他們他們是便宜的! - 準備現在支付沒有比$50 一個好情況單位。 但, 我是相當肯定的價格將扶搖直上一旦詞出去- 至於頭Fi, 我只看了半打參考對這個球員這裡, 因此不盼望你任何時候很快過來在為銷售論壇!

耳機產品

立即(和Brits 這裡會說, 羞愧) 當S 俱樂部軌道開始了在D211 我頭開始的行動及時以音樂。 清晰至尊。 低音是緊的, 沒有在飽和任一個提示。 Soundstage 是寬的, 和寫的大意, 空氣是如此... 我不知道, 敬畏_發? - 一切正義聲音, 和感到很自由, 很不出力。 沒有幽閉恐懼症的感覺與這個球員。 vocals 非常分明地是在軌道的instrumentals 的上面。 這與分析聽起來潛在地毗鄰, 但球員舉行那種感覺在控制中的我的耳朵, 使能一高度令人愉快聽。 在與D311 的直接比較, D211 聽起來乾淨... 留下D311 聽起來有些灰色和無生命。 我能愉快地傾聽這條軌道在這個球員沒有對知道它的恐懼是PCDP, 聲音(和內部安培) 是, 說服... 工作很好完成!

我仍然驚奇在多麼乾淨, 清楚和強有力這Discman 聽起來, 那裡真正地是沒有真正的方式描述它, 除是之外在均勻同水準與我的主要光碟播放機通過META42... 它不該當來自一個便攜式的球員花托Amos 軌道的soundstage 是很開放和寬。 一切音調看來是不錯在標記, 用低音柔和地滾走作為低音對軌道, 並且花托的vocals 乾淨地坐在上面, 儀器的好的infront 。 空氣是什麼打動我最整體, 那您能感覺您的方式不出力。 沒有壅塞最輕微的提示從內部安培在這個球員。 軌道的悶熱本質無缺點被奪取, 和不會感覺不恰當在球員花費許多時間更比什麼我支付了這個單位。 決不通過軌道做任何東西感受丟失, 或不恰當。 在實際事實我認為我的這條軌道最佳的翻譯的當中一個曾經聽見了!

爭論者電影配樂開放與一打旋的soundstage, 我是不習慣的對這從一個便攜式的球員, 它輕微地困惑開始與, 非常做我意識到, 這是一個充分的大小的球員。 低音是至尊緊和快速的, 與串坐在上面, 從未得到丟失在是軌道聲音的聚寶盆。 以軌道的聲音部分, 音樂後邊是非常大氣的(看上去缺乏從所有其它球員到目前為止測試) 的其它事。 因為vocals 從電影總沒有現實主義的最後水平, 但是當西班牙吉他踢, 這是情感經驗與有魄力的低音在它之後在soundstage 之內。 當事加速, 內部安培這個球員把柄它以完全舒適, 聽起來非常舒適沒有張力提示。 迷住!

線在產品之外

音調的平衡是印象深刻的與S 俱樂部軌道, 但低音感覺陰涼地膨脹。 Soundstage 是充分的, 匹配那D311s 線, 但是任何地方幾乎一樣突出的像從這球員耳機產品。 酣然的總體是忠實的, 用vocals 聽起來酥脆, 用音樂演奏在他們附近容易地仍然discernable, 但對我的耳朵精良, 力量, 能量... 做耳機似乎的整體包裹很好哀傷地缺乏從線外面... 不, 不是讓下來, 僅驚奇~ 從我能認為的這條第一條軌道, 耳機是 更好 比線。. 非常異常!

花托的第一秒鐘Amos 跟蹤聲音許諾, 以一個非常開放, 帶著喘息聲的介紹, 但這被是一少許太慢的為我喜歡的低音跟隨。 不要得到我錯誤, 它聽起來好, 但例外耳機真正地顯露怎麼破裂線看來是。 花托的vocals 是乾淨和確切但有使整體口氣聲音一點慢, lethargic 的被決定的缺乏能量。 根據soundstage, 一切是它應該是的地方, 只是然後平衡, 緩慢打鼓在左渠道看來是小的 也是 減慢, 好像鼓手準備好睡著- 我應該說我是一點壓倒在這個球員, 但另一方面它再該當它。 它許諾了非常, 和交付了它以它的耳機產品, 我認為線完全會是在這個世界外面, 但它非常是更多像D311 (哪些作為您知道真正地不是一件壞事)

爭論者軌道是富有的, 以是困難忽略的一條深刻的輾壓低音線。 這比在最佳的球員產品這裡感覺一少許慢, 但仍然是在可接受性之內領土。 中等長度範圍是富有, 和酥脆的, 允許電影vocals 聽起來幾乎說服, 以西班牙吉他的lush 聲音後邊。 高音似乎輕微地缺乏在這條軌道, 允許它聽起來一少許太溫暖, 太安慰, 不是是什麼這條軌道對... 此應該包含憤怒, 並且毒液, 不相當被轉達以漸強作為舉行。 我失望嗎? - 沒有... 我期待更多嗎? - 是。 這聲音比能表達這條軌道必須提供.... 的真實的情感是可能的對sooth 您入假的安全感

個人規定值

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聲音另外樣式與什麼比較了我被用於與索尼便攜式的光碟播放機, 有侵略, 憤怒不通常與相關光滑的聽起來單位, 但這只被顯示當擔保... 一個巨大發現在世界所有事&#39 Discman &#39 一個, 我愉快說推翻了D311 作為我的個人喜愛! - 不要讓事實這不是範圍模型的上面推遲了您採摘一個! - 從它的耳機在聲音之外像我充分的大小的設定一樣包括META42 或者幾乎說在那邊的球員是某事慢性地錯誤以我的主系統, 或者這副球員耳機是一真實偉大的... 您決定!

索尼D311 (製造1992)

考慮, 這Discman 11 歲, 這是令人驚訝地稀薄, 大約1 1/2 光碟首飾盒深深, 和大致同樣的大小作為一個首飾盒在寬度和長度。.. 唯一外在電池疊板採取單位在首飾盒大小外面。.. 驚奇! 索尼的陳列室對世界, 怎樣做&#39 稀薄的Discman &#39 。.. 只3000 被報告被生產了, 在最初的零售費用的大約$450

事開始看更大量&#39 現代&#39 現在還, 被闡明的LCD 去。.. 由一個非常更加共同的地方屏幕替換在主機, 有並且有五控制、戲劇/停留、軌道掃瞄/通入、能只被調整在主機。的中止, 和&#39 DSP &#39, 開關在或者低音助力的非常過分單純的遙控(不兆低音) 並且DDS 改進~ 那裡是每個的三個水平, 但

遙控只顯示軌道數字, 一點標誌|<< 並且>>| 根據哪個方式您掃描通過軌道, 和某事, 多數MD 用戶更比知交將是與, 一個轉動的&#39 圓盤&#39 那展示您圖解如果單位是停留, 演奏或掃描, 由怎樣圓盤&#39 快速地轉動了。.. 所有聰明的材料為所有那時候前! 這並且是第一看見索尼的&#39 微插座&#39 插座, 如果您沒有一微型對微起重器插座, 您被困住與或由供應的耳朵芽, 或不是使用遙控。..

在主機, 有九個按鈕, 二個開關, 並且音量控制, 所有排隊在球員, 全部的外面嘴唇是相當自已說明, 和表面上符合人體工程學地被安置。.. 停止鍵加倍作為一個&#39 充電&#39 按鈕為內部電池(3.5v 550mah BP5) 。.. 四個小時充電, 您會得到二個小時放音從那個細胞, 包括外在電池疊板(二個AA 電池) 您能得到放音由一個表面上可敬的10 個小時決定或如此。.. 我獲取的D311 不幸地沒有來與扼要適配器, 因此我不知道如果內部電池運轉。.. 日久見人心

LCD 在主機顯示軌道數字, 時間流逝了, 三平實電池水平米, 並且低音助力/DDS 成水平(如果激活) 。.. 這LCD 不會看起來不恰當, 在今天現代球員的當中一個!

修造質量是由通常老學校索尼標準決定, 單位是相當重的, 表面上有金屬合金殼, 被配置入淺&#39 D &#39 形狀, 以相當巧妙鎖的機制為外在電池疊板。.. 井做的索尼!

功率需要量:
內部3 。4v 電池, 好2 個小時放音
外在電池疊板, 好4 個小時在新細胞
內部& 外在電池結合了: 大約6 個小時的放音
扼要: 6v 起重器, 集中正面

主要特點
耳機輸出了: 9mw x 2 @ 16.ohms
音量控制: 類似物, 轉臺式在主機和遙控
線輸出了: 標準3 。5mm 起重器
低音助力: 3 個水平, 被激活在或遙遠或主機, 修改了在主機唯一
圓盤保留的方法: 中心紡錘, 流行在系統
一位元DAC (三角洲/斯格碼)

額外特點
DDS 輸出了: 三階段酣然的改進, 助力安靜的聲音做聲音更多&#39 均勻&#39 ~ 被激活在或遙遠或主機, 多變在主機唯一
遙控: 過分單純的遙控, 但所有選擇是分開的, 沒有加倍按鈕控制。

當前的可及性: 非常艱苦發現, 最罕見的Discman 在那裡之外(在&#39 精華之中&#39, 唯一D515 和D626 是更加罕見的) 偶爾地第三賣了由Head-Fi&#39ers Fi&#39ers, 但多半它幸運的命中在EBay, 由於這些單位的稀有, 和質量, 他們為人所知交換手為儘量$500 為一個薄荷的情況單位!

耳機產品

以S 俱樂部7s &#39 伸手可及的距離&#39, 這比D50 看來通風, 儀器是被安置的更加進一步對頂部空間的左右, 低音是拉緊, 和難以置信地酥脆的以似乎恭維Eggos 少許位元更, 高音不是最明亮的, 或最延長您曾經將聽見的一個更加能幹的中等長度範圍, 那哀傷地是只在D50 的領土, 但什麼您得到一定是足夠確切和不觸犯您的耳朵, 既使當演奏在更大的容量。.. 事實怎樣容易它將分開採摘混合, 在這條&#39 流行音樂&#39 軌道失掉勇氣, 您能逐字地指向一臺儀器在聲音階段, 和確切地知道什麼它做, 或它被使用, 我可能安全地認為這是我有能做那的唯一的Discman!

回到花托Amos &#39 在您的雲彩裡&#39, 這個單位改善的中等長度範圍容易地是明顯的, 與Amos 女士的聲音更加自然地被射出, 兩個音調並且空間地, 與儀器到左邊, 和鋼琴打旋的合奏在右邊聽起來□什麼但使光滑, 和自然。.. 低音似乎是一點過分在這條軌道, 它似乎採取一個小的邊緣音樂, 但什麼低音有, 再是難以置信地好定義, 恰好研。..

爭論者軌道, 歸是事得到真正地好雖則的地方, Wahoo, soundstage 壯觀, 令人驚訝地寬和很好定義。.. 再, 您能確切地容易地指出何處各臺儀器是在這條繁忙的軌道之內, 再, 影片插入物看來是稀薄, 和不栩栩如生的, 因此我真正地認為這是失敗在掌握而不是球員分開, 但再講話繼續, 有一把可口吉他獨奏, 您能幾乎看球員採各串的地方。.. 並且然後大低音在上面, 它一定不去聽起來一樣強或一樣充滿活力像言, 一個充分地優化DT770 設定, 但它印象深刻仍然, 311 非常放棄在3:05 雖則, 以最後的巨大的碰撞的低音筆記。.. 另外, 多數人民我大概傾聽剩餘(我當前聽□在容量7 的10 在這個球員)

這個單位的分離(soundstage) 能力做□什麼但打動我, 一切同時聽起來非常光滑, 幾乎矛盾那。.. 它索尼成功與這個球員, 能力有一超寬和乾淨的soundstage 的一件非常聰明的事, 但沒有依靠對薄, 某事甚而一些今天球員能做以一些要訣, 並且我不談正義Discmen!

線在產品之外

充分的大小的球員! - 他們是詞尖叫在我的嘴外面在最初的少數秒鐘傾聽以後S 俱樂部軌道, 我能首先充分地聽見從耳機, 和現在線為什麼這個球員是很罕見的, 並且高度排序以後。.. 低音重量absolutely 是斑點, 聽起來節奏性, 並且再, 有彈性, 分離是雄偉的, 考慮到一潔淨soundstage, 聲音清晰是我到目前為止高於一切聽見了除我的(現在死的) 氣氛光碟播放機之外, 並且高音表面上完全不舉行在控制中, 沒有提示sibilance 無論如何, 聲音是並不愚鈍, 這進一步去的整體聲音是滲流質量~ 比合計我有的XE570, 它相當愉快地超出它,!

那裡與D50, 我能聽見可愛的清晰在&#39 在您的雲彩裡&#39, D311 採取它對其它水平。 我能聽見的第一事是一個小的三角被輕拍, 以我幾乎沒有會平衡登記在其它球員的偉大的清晰, 低音是可愛的, 和環繞。.. 緊挨被超載, 而是相連, 和聽起來富有, 與似乎垂懸在空氣Amos 的女士的vocals 一起, 她不似乎被栓對演奏所有在她附近的儀器, 並且以低音輾壓在她和儀器附近, 一切可能被找出, 並且容易地隔絕, 微笑在我的面孔會給去很多, 至於怎樣我喜歡這個球員產品!

它可能做錯誤的管弦樂隊的爭論者軌道, 再打動我在這個球員, 那裡是□什麼? 您也許要求~ 並且對我的耳朵, 誠實的答復會是剛毅沒有!, 分離, 音調的質量, 定義, 步幅。.. 甚而那些無光澤質量影片插入酣然印象深刻, 和幾乎現實。.. 並且吉他, oh 。.. 謊言的詞, 清晰未帶來淚花給我的眼睛! 那也許聽起來非常難以相信, 考慮, 這是正義的一個便攜式的球員, 但誠實地。.. 對我的耳朵, 這是好的並且真實地那裡以所有時間greats, &#39 必須非常有&#39 。.. 並且, 漸強在軌道的末端被處理以完全舒適, 再這個球員通行證一個測試以大獲成功。

個人規定值

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像我親自聽見了從便攜式一樣, 它不是完善, 另外, 兩者都不是$5000 光碟播放機! 唯一事實這個單位沒有任何震動保護的形式停止它是選擇的我的更喜歡的球員為路

索尼D515 (製造1992)

1992 年索尼D515 比D311 是Discman 最高的指定的模型被做, 這昂貴的在製造之時。 比那D311 推擠這個單位的原置成本高級的最大的特點這是第一球員使用索尼的&#39 特別是&#39 (電子震動保護) 這個系統在D515 情況下有三秒資料緩衝區, 由轉動維護光碟快速比法線, 以便記憶可能被填裝像水庫。 這允許球員被碰撞少許位元更多比所有球員在它之前沒有震動保護除laser 運輸之外。\n
一非常引人注目的變動在這個球員是, laser, 而不是跑從單位的頂面左邊到中心, 實際上運行從中心到底盤的最高權利。 不管這是有目的變動或不是, 我沒有想法。 但這是我到目前為止看見了有laser 在單位的反面的唯一的Discman 。

其它聰明的事關於這個球員是電池盒。 看起來, 沒有選擇為外在電池疊板, 但什麼您能有是或者一個BP2.EX 電池(從更老的世代球員) 或, 在電池盒裡面有一個小的滑子, 當被移動的輕碰在春天連接器之外為配件二AA 電池入在哪裡BP2.EX 電池通常坐。 再, 這比我看了這樣作用, 和現在平衡在今天現代時代, 我認為是唯一的球員這是很好認為在特點之外由工程師11 年前。 我有看見在其他Discman 的一個最後的特點僅這, 是當您進入CD 球員, 不管您擊中戲劇或不是, 它轉動圓盤, 和存儲軌道資訊入記憶。 這意味著, 球員能轉動非常輕微地更快當首先使用... 好材料!

LCD 在主機顯示軌道數字, 時間流逝了, theee 平實電池水平米, 並且低音助力/DDS 成水平(如果激活) 。 它並且有D311 的額外部分當特別是使能, 一個&#39 罐&#39 與水滴裡面。 更多小滴有, 更多您有在您的&#39 特別是&#39 緩衝的記憶

修造質量從1992 年再是像能被期望一樣。 單位再由金屬製成正如每D311, 但這時候代替被完成在表面無光澤的灰色, 單位的上面被完成在玻璃銀色灰色顏色。 這個單位比D311, 和再適合方形的在光碟首飾盒的區域之內。 D515 比這時間的一般的便攜式的光碟播放機輕微地深和重的雖則, 測量在大約二和一半光碟首飾盒深深。 這大概將容納為BP2.EX 電池。 一個形狀的橡膠夾子增加來這個球員上面, 由盒蓋鉸鏈表明, 它可能被使用舉行在手。 另外特點的當中一個被重覆它從未似乎...

附上的遙控與進一步細節可能讀由於區分這回顧的那是相同的D311 ~ 。

按鈕和滑子計數是相對地高的在這個球員, 在它的盒蓋(與LCD 一起) 您有強制play/pause, 中止, 戲劇方式, 進入, 並且軌道跳/查尋(批轉和落後) 按... 在您有&#39 DSP 方式&#39 球員附近的邊並且&#39 影響&#39, 兩個被栓入同樣特點... DSP 方式激活枯萎低音助力或DDS... 和作用確定多少那個作用您需要(三階段) 。 在前線您有一個乒乓開關為特別是, 您有一個最後的乒乓開關為&#39 簡歷戲劇&#39 的一個為舉行和另為打開球員, 和裡面

功率需要量:
內部BP2.EX 電池, 好2 個小時放音
內部AA 電池(如果BP2.EX 電池被去除, 和滑子被交換) 可觀地是好的大約3-4 個小時放音~ 較少如果特別是被使用
扼要: 9v 起重器, 集中正面

主要特點
耳機輸出了: 9mw x 2 @ 16.ohms
音量控制: 類似物, 轉臺式在主機和遙控
線輸出: 標準3 。5mm 起重器
低音助力: 3 個水平, 被激活在或遙遠或主機, 修改了在主機唯一
圓盤保留的方法: 中心紡錘, 流行在系統
一位元DAC (三角洲/斯格碼)

額外特點
特別是- 電子震動保護: 使聲音被演奏從記憶的三秒資料&#39 水池&#39 如果球員被敲, 它設法恢復它的地點
DDS 輸出了: 三階段酣然的改進, 助力安靜的聲音做聲音更多&#39 均勻&#39 ~ 被激活在或遙遠或主機, 多變在主機唯一
遙控: 過分單純的遙控, 但所有選擇是分開的, 沒有加倍按鈕控制。

當前的可及性: 幾乎不可能發現。 尋找或者一根針在乾草堆, 或者母雞牙, 或者比這個非常罕見的球員是可能過來!

耳機產品

第一軌道開始很好, 空氣是非常顯然的在各種各樣的儀器附近, 與一平穩, 強, 和準確bassline 。 但... 這是什麼? 中等長度範圍聽起來一點稀薄, vocals 有不相當他們該當的柔滑的價值, 毗鄰問題的sibilance, 這是可能輕微的誇大... 但我直接地與D311 比較這個球員, 看見它應該到一個最佳的Discmen 曾經被做, 因此區別小比說比較D141 Discman 與D-E905, 然而, 它是足夠減去從什麼是否則這首S 俱樂部7 歌曲的非常好翻譯。 儀器安置是非常好的, 安置一切它應該是在soundstage 之內的地方, 並且球員從未感覺像它去絆倒在本身當事得到繁忙, 羞辱對此高音...

開頭低音筆記關於花托Amos 的軌道是和prenounced 因為您能祝願, 可能顯示boominess 一個非常輕微的提示, 但不足夠重要對。 儀器安置再是對我的耳朵完善, 安置鋼琴和鼓在歌手之後, 與她的精美vocals 非常被射出在soundstage 中間。 它的沒有所有好消息雖則, 那裡再是輕微地被隱藏的自然對為這條軌道採取邊緣悶熱vocals 的中等長度範圍, 做他們酣然輕微地貧血, 幾乎不育。 Sibilance 並且是輕微地明顯的, 不是足夠使您跑尖叫在路下, 但剛夠使您知道, 這不是真正的表現, 僅僅錄音

立刻, 我認為我能感覺這個球員能適應更多往古典片斷。 爭論者軌道立即擊中您像聽起來好。 儀器地點是無缺點的。 時間是偉大的, 並且輕微地被撤出的中等長度範圍和peaky 更低的高音似乎完全適合風格。 鼓是很好在控制中, 聽起來有魄力, 和體節動物。 vocals 再, 不聽起來令人驚訝地準確, 但是那逐漸現在被期望。 演奏在軌道的第二個一半的西班牙吉他聽起來說服, 和激發, 和當拍子加熱, 這個球員一樣快速地那裡投擲它全部在您像必要。 只在漸強做是輕微的讓在考慮球員這部家譜的正常強有力的本質下, 的安培讓路的球員(在大容量) 但以容量在一個更加可敬的水平, 球員處理它... 一非常令人愉快容易地聽!

線在產品之外

完善! - 音調的質量斑點打開為S 俱樂部7 軌道, 同時聽起來有彈性, 富有, 乾淨, 光滑... 所有。 這充分是大小的光碟播放機材料, 所有在一個便攜式的包裹! Soundstage 透明, 和容易地定義。 Seperation 是像您能並且曾經要一樣, 並且vocals? Ooh 是。 他們是好... 沒有, 偉大。 高度說服, 和在女歌手情況下, 高度誘人。 這是令人愉快的經驗即使這不是通過任何手段我的更喜歡的聽的軌道的當中一個。 沒有真正地足夠的詞描述多麼好這個單位聽起來。 我是肯定的我能說沒有疑義的陰影這是一個最佳, 如果不是最佳的Discman 線我曾經聽見了的出口。 偉大!

soundstage 是偉大的在這條花托Amos 軌道, 用最初的少數筆記來自後面您看起來, 並且然後行動遠向前面左是孤立鼓手, 用他的鋼琴演奏家朋友輕微地坐離mic 較近在右邊。 它不所有關於soundstage 雖則是它! 這條軌道的音調的質量通過D515 是偉大的, 似乎完全被衡量, 不太慢, 不太快速。 正權利在實際事實。 花托的聲音聽起來一樣誘人像您能想像。 對我, 聽起來她是在我的屋子裡與我, 是怎麼說服這個球員是, 它仍然設法演奏低音筆記在她之後沒有干涉與, 或抹上她的vocals 。 一件真實的藝術作品這條軌道是在這臺光碟播放機, 說我被銘記會是謹慎的陳述。 1992 年明顯地是一好年為索尼!

高度authoritive 是我得到從這條球員線外面... 的印象它意味事務, 並且它充分給它... 由桶! - 爭論者電影配樂是大, 和打旋所有在您的頭附近, 與巨大的低音在一秒, 和微妙的儀器下... Soundstage 是無缺點的, 一個最乾淨我到目前為止聽見了。 在屏幕vocals 像現在期望的失敗分享聽起來強制, 雖然前追蹤親熱使他們現實。 低音, 和圍攏它兩個的西班牙吉他顯示成熟的某一水平不通常被顯示在個人光碟播放機。 您會準備聽見品質優良像這樣在一個充分的大小的艙板, 而不是在一個便攜式的單位。 並且因為您能所有除了期望, D515 處理了漸強以舒適由D311 真正地只合計。 高度印象深刻!

個人規定值

耳機輸出:
*****
線輸出:
*****
修造質量:
*****
輕便:
*****
總評:
*****

這是有爭議的我知道, 但即使D515 得到充分的五個星為它的耳機產品, 對我這不是最佳的Discman 曾經被做... 聲音是太稀薄在上部中等長度範圍, 和太明亮的在高音使這是&#39 最佳&#39, 但線是意想不到地堅實, 並且準確和單位整體上是光年更好比98% 剩餘Discmen 在那裡之外... 一個令人驚訝的單位如果您能發現, 和然後能得到一!

Pan

索尼D141 (製造1993)

D141 是一個中間定價的單位從1993 年, 花費最初大約$200, 它有(當時) 最近被開發的&#39 兆低音的, 三個水平系統(, 中間, 或最大), 那裡第一次並且是(至少在&#39 經典Discmen &#39) AVLS, 自動容量限制系統, 當參與, 這加蓋容量在被預先決定的水平, 這不變地做聲音被壓縮, 和被弄亂, 和是一個非常可憐的表兄弟對早先特點&#39 DDS 的, 但以過份容量水平, 和潛在的聽力損傷所有談話。.. 某事必要做, 和這看來是索尼的企圖使消費者警覺對情況。..

可能被注意關於這Discman 是的第一事怎麼薄紙修造是, 去是去在它之前Discmen 的被裝配的金屬框架, 並且現在是&#39 塑料&#39 革命, 它感覺粗劣。 它有按鈕計數七, 沿著三滑的控制為&#39 舉行&#39, 三階段兆低音, 和三階段控制為新特點AVLS 。..

過分單純的LCD 顯示是在單位的前線, 顯示基本的軌道和編程資訊, 並且再次球員長度和寬度適合在光碟首飾盒的等值裡面, 用單位是等效高度三個案件, 電池功率是與二個內部被拿著的AA 大小電池, 提供大約10 個小時放音, 那裡是沒有選擇為外在電池疊板。..

這個單位不來以遙控, 或在箱子裡, 或作為任意額外。

功率需要量:
內部電池: 2 個x AA 細胞, 大約10 個小時用途
扼要: 4.5v 起重器, 集中正面

主要特點:
耳機輸出: 15mw x 2 @ 16.ohms
音量控制: 類似物, 轉臺式主機
線輸出: 標準3 。5mm 起重器
低音助力: 3 個水平, 被激活通過一個三階段開關在主機
圓盤保留的方法: 中心紡錘, 流行在系統
一位元DAC

額外特點:
AVLS - 自動容量限制系統, 用戶被控制(/中等/最大)

當前的可及性: 普遍在頭Fi 和EBay, 能被拾起為一樣低像$20

耳機產品

Uhoh 。.. 末端的起點為索尼的名譽在好聲音上! ~ 雖然那這是唯一中等長度範圍, 而不是高的末端球員, 但在S 俱樂部7 軌道音樂比前面, 低音太重的立刻似乎慢(不忘記那在所有這回顧過程中, 所有設置在所有球員被交換) 。.. 中等長度範圍並且是太淺的, 真正地投擲vocals, 做他們酣然人為, 還以那個中等長度範圍垂度, 它似乎推擠vocals 入我寧可不聽見sibilance, 並且高音的水平。.. ouch, 枯萎! 並且其它消極特點是, soundstage 和一樣D311 (似乎崩潰了與那D311 ~ 比較在我們充分地把在更加便宜的索尼單位從未是一件好事的這個球員描寫描寫雖則之前, 我聽□在容量水平7 喪失10), 它真正地是唯一有額外淨空高度為增加的動力學範圍單位的上面。..

&#39 您的雲彩&#39 由低音沉重控制, 這大概會聽起來好為一般的消費者, 但為更加經驗豐富audiophile 在我們之中, 能拼寫災害。.. 分離是較不明顯的在這個單位, 是, 您可能仍然確定何處儀器是, 但有幾乎面紗在遮暗纖巧的混合, 並且親熱一點。

Amos 女士的vocals 似乎恭維這個球員雖則, 她重, 悶熱聲音被照亮一點以這個球員提供的缺乏中等長度範圍, 使她的聲音相當listenable, 但低音不幸地壓倒為我在這條軌道。..

在歸, 它幾乎需要D141 提供的額外低音, 它增加有些深度來我沒體會與二個球員在這之前的音樂。.. 設法由作曲家強制執行失望的某一感覺。.. 嚇人的聲音, 但缺乏中等長度範圍再使這個球員失望, 做它酣然稀薄, 並且不吸引人, 電影插入酣然更加分隔從軌道比在二個球員在這之前。.. 與那在頭腦裡, 吉他仍然聽起來非常酥脆, 和體節動物, 但在這以後, 與早先打雷了通過D66 Eggos 的重的輾壓低音。.. 破壞, 它開始作為聲音一巨大的牆壁, 根本的沒有分離, 和結束變形。.. 一定不是什麼我體驗了與二個早先球員!

這個球員是像一臨死在神之中, 似乎有些不恰當, 原因I 包括它, 它似乎普遍在這個委員會。.. 如此我大概是一點苛刻在它的能力。.. 為費用, 您能帶走它為在EBay ($20ish) 它一定是價值聽, 以採取在什麼上我說!

線在產品之外

跨步在質量下這裡不是我們? - 很好, 沒有! 低音在這個球員是一少許慢的與其他比較去在它之前, 但它是很好在控制和非常有魄力做令人愉快, 雖然不強迫聽。.. 很多中等長度範圍溫暖去從這個球員, 做它聽起來一點分析, 並且高音輕微地促進, 但這不意味它sibilant, 高音在這個單位實際上是相當好的包含。.. 您失去知覺soundstage 在這條繁忙的軌道, 一切似乎來自在您所有角度, 雖然如果您集中一臺唯一儀器它能仍然聽見在混合過程中, 而不是丟失在圍攏它的忘卻。..

低音是在中性的更加溫暖的邊為&#39 在您的雲彩裡&#39, 意味, 軌道聽起來一點重, 但不可怕地如此。.. vocals 溫暖和通風, 幾乎抗辯我的關於早先軌道的看法那裡是缺乏中等長度範圍, 雖然我不會是舒適的在說您能隔絕花托從混合的剩餘, 事得到一一點充塞, 減去從音樂一點。 soundscape hearable 雖然不一定井被定義, 不可能這個球員的長處, 演奏緩慢的音樂、拍子或我感到的進取的材料會適合它改善。..

我是正義提及的侵略似乎易於進來為爭論者軌道, 低音重量為混合提供戲曲或緊急額外感覺, 雖然看起來使一點脫離控制, 在更加安靜的段落空氣是限於是明顯的, 您能聽見何處儀器應該是, 但他們感覺稍微閉合與最佳的球員比較這裡。.. vocals 看上去再被壓縮(雖然它看起來源遠流長那是可能是錄音問題而不是球員的當中一個) 。.. 最後的咆哮漸強丟失一些它的直接由於低音輕微地減速混合, 但既使當事得到重, 這個球員保留在控制中, 不降低入畸變領土。

個人規定值

耳機輸出:
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線輸出:
*****
修造質量:
*****
輕便:
*****
總評:
*****

它預算球員, 沒有一個&#39 真實的greats 的, 但考慮怎麼一點您能拾起這個單位為, 在EBay, 它仍然壓低多數現代球員手, 雖然主要以我所見只好為岩石/舞蹈音樂- 脆弱修造也許停止這個球員從生存通過年齡

索尼D151 (製造1993)

D151 是下個模型從D141 從1993 年, 花費最初大約$230, 它有&#39 兆低音的~ &#39 數字式MegaBass 的一個更高的規格版本, 意味低音助力完成在DAC 水平, 沒有一條分開的電路的需要在信道。 正如每&#39 MegaBass 的, 數字式MegaBass 和在D141 AVLS, (是三個水平系統(, 中間, 或最大), 還自動容量限制系統) 像以前被提及當包括的... 參與, 這加蓋容量在被預先決定的水平

修造質量比那這個單位更加便宜的兄弟, 以一圓形~ 雖然輕微地好球員盒蓋是, 當開放由塑料殼的三分之二只舉行到位, 盒蓋比球員是環繞, 能潛在地是星期點為工作單位的長壽。 LCD 現在是在球員的前面中心以所有主要作用對或者與那是相同的D141) 的左邊或右邊顯示(。 筆記唯一的真正的功能區別關於D151 當與D141 比較是, 舉行開關並且是門開放槓桿。 如果球員是在&#39 舉行&#39 方式下, CD 無法然後□出。 我以前未看在索尼Discmen 的作用。..

球員長度和寬度適合在光碟首飾盒的等值裡面, 用單位是等效高度三個案件, 電池功率是與二個內部被拿著的AA 大小電池, 提供大約10 個小時放音, 那裡是沒有選擇為外在電池疊板。..

這個單位不來以遙控, 或在箱子裡, 或作為任意額外。

功率需要量:
內部電池: 2 個x AA 細胞, 大約10 個小時用途
扼要: 4.5v 起重器, 集中正面

主要特點:
耳機輸出了: 15mw x 2 @ 16.ohms
音量控制: 類似物, 轉臺式主機
線輸出了: 標準3 。5mm 起重器
低音助力: 3 個水平(數字式地被提高), 被激活通過一個三階段開關在主機
圓盤保留的方法: 中心紡錘, 流行在系統
一位元DAC

額外特點:
AVLS - 自動容量限制系統, 用戶控制了(/中等/最大)
數字式MegaBass - 低音促進執行在DAC 限制零件被使用

當前的可及性: 普遍在EBay, 能被拾起為一樣低像$30

耳機產品

S 俱樂部&#39 伸手可及的距離&#39 聽起來不自然。 肯定, 低音彈起沿恰好僅soundstage 聲音被壓縮, 並且vocals 不聽起來說服在最少。 看起來好像有一個助力在更低的中等長度範圍在這個球員, 裁減在上部中等長度範圍... 做vocals 幾乎同時聽起來白人。 沒有sibilance 注意哪些是一件好事, 並且所有儀器是存在, 和discernable 既使不是在他們的通常位置。 可能我是堅硬的在不應該技術上平衡是在所有時間greats 這個聯盟... 的球員您能辨解它它的缺點和相當愉快地聽, 但不自然的聽起來vocals 對我, 在這條軌道非常分散... 一個輪。

花托Amos 的軌道立即做我神色看如果我會錯誤地敲了低音助力。 不說, 低音過分, 僅它是非常突出的在這個球員, 以它巨大的輾壓筆記... 在一种滑稽的方式低音是致癮的。 更加精美的儀器似乎是一點被制服, 肯定您能仍然聽見他們但他們不是在焦點儘量他們是以更好的球員在聯盟。 花托的vocals 聽起來無礙, 溫暖, 安慰... 這個球員不似乎有其他人的能量這裡, 因此我感到沉重會減去從舞蹈音樂看來是所有關於高音zing... 某事這個球員有很少(若有)... 使光滑, 那是最佳的方式描述這條軌道提供在這個球員的聲音, 但以對低音線的額外關注。

爭論者軌道聽起來富有... 太富有, 以很少能量在高音區域涉及您在它的聲音。 是好的為這條軌道的低音是深的, 富有, 並且緊緊, 僅儀器安置似乎遭受結果, 聽起來一少許太二維為我喜歡, 並且那缺乏高音似乎輕微地弄髒一切。 vocals 實際上聽起來相當好在這個球員, 只有丟失最後一點準確性停止這個球員幾乎沒有做某事沒有其它球員罐頭... 一個準確再生產。 西班牙吉他丟失了很多它的叮咬, 它的直接與這個球員, 它似乎得到失去在混合, 掩藏在背景, 而不是跳出在您。 當步幅加速, 球員比它應該跟上, 但聽起來以某種方法慢。 缺乏高音能量真正地不幫助得那裡。 但球員安培容易地處理漸強。

線在產品之外

慢低音, ugh 。 這首歌曲需要久時間傾聽... 重擊重擊重擊, 沒有! - 它應該快速的比這! 在光明面, vocals 聽起來好, 以正直和誠實的一個好水平對不會觸犯的聲音, 但是它必要同時不會讓您進入心情跳舞。 中等長度範圍是這個單位擅長在這條軌道的地方, 用各種各樣的儀器演奏在一非常清楚被定義的soundstage, 但相對缺乏高音更加妨害這個球員, 使它緩慢, 和懶惰聽起來... 星期天下午聽。

花托Amos 的軌道聽起來寬敞, 但同時uninvolving, 有由這個球員掩沒了的某一詳細程度。 肯定低音是光滑, 和富有的, 並且中等長度範圍肯定是醉漢, 使花托的聲音聲音非常悶熱和誘人, 但有某事錯過。 缺乏高音大概是原因的當中一個, 採取很多閃閃發光出於撞擊聲在這條軌道。 這會是一個精采球員使下落睡覺與, 但日間? - 它更加可能派遣您到睡眠!

爭論者電影配樂聽起來可怕地黑暗, 細節損失並且引伸是確切聽見從垂距。 低音移動沿而不是大踏步走, 和儀器, 沒有... 整體軌道, 沒有生活在它任何由於高音引伸犯罪損失。 中等長度範圍並且聽起來做□什麼恭維已經壞聽起來在影片vocals 的不自然, 太密糖~ 。 西班牙人吉他不聽起來慢, 和有真正的當局在它之後。 這個球員寧可會派遣我到睡眠比邀請我入音樂混合, 並且那真正地在這種情況下不是一件好事。 漸強在這條軌道的末端聽起來無興趣。 我認為, 這第一次是這條軌道聽起來很壞在任何光碟播放機在測試...

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耳機輸出了:
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線輸出了:
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修造質量:
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輕便:
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總評:
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真正的失望。 不, 我沒有期待太多, 但是這是對我的耳朵和最壞的球員我傾聽到目前為止。 它的被得到的大量力量在輕拍從它的耳機太輸出了僅兩個, 和線產品是遠太uninvolving... 保險櫃, 為我喜歡

Optimus CD3400 (製造1993)

這是什麼? 一臺光碟播放機在不是索尼的我的回顧? - 您betcha! - 這個球員反覆被拿著在極其尊重為它的品質優良, 因此它的時刻投入它對測試!

這個球員原始的MRSP 是大約大約$179, 但對我它不看如它應該是任何地方在那附近。 這個單位是被修造的純淨地非常便宜地由塑料製成由時候當大多索尼的球員仍然扮演與金屬轟擊...

特點計數是原始的, 用只四種不同EQ 類型(假定EQ1 作為這線性, 是什麼球員開始和) 並且唯一筆記其它事是一可轉換的backlight 為LCD 顯示... 為那些真正地感興趣, 這是一塊非常好的陰涼地淡綠色, 並且發光學非常被傳播橫跨顯示... 一個非常好工作很好完成! - 是前述, 這個圓盤球員提醒我非常更舊的索尼單位。 它的馬達得到非常熱以延長的用途, 輕微地擔心。 多久馬達運行了在這些更舊的單位在失敗之前, 如果他們得到了這熱?

這個球員比光碟首飾盒測量在非常輕微地長期(由逐字地唯一兩三毫米), 是正義的在首飾盒的寬度之下, 和近似地是等值到2 。5 個案件高。 按鈕計數是在中等水平, 與七... 這些是的強制軌道通入, 演奏/停留、中止和球員開放按鈕, 而且有一個編程的按鈕, 並且一臺選擇器為各種各樣的EQ 方式。 有完全真正地□什麼設置這個球員除更加便宜的球員之外在市場上... 讓希望品質優良證明修造質量錯誤!

功率需要量:
內部電池: 4 個x AA 電池。 最大值當前演奏時間未知數
主權: 6.2v (6.0v 完全供給單位) 中心正面起重器插座動力

主要特點:
耳機輸出了: 缺乏信心, 但有大量容量在輕拍
音量控制: 類似物, 轉臺式在主機
線輸出了: 標準3 。5mm 起重器
低音助力: 無可適用的~ EQ 方式改為被使用
圓盤保留的方法: 中心紡錘, 流行在系統
一位元DAC 以八次oversampling

額外特點:
四個前被分配的平衡設置
數字輸出(3.5mm 起重器)

當前的可及性: 實際上non-existant 在或頭fi 或ebay, 這是或者由於粗劣的修造質量, 並且球員失敗... 是因為單位被拿著在這樣的極其尊重, 沒人想要讓它是... 天空潛在地是極限如果您想知道多少您也許盼望支付這些經典之作的當中一個。

耳機產品

Yowzers! 聽起來某人清除了我的耳朵! - 男孩是這個球員聰慧! 不要得到我錯誤, 低音是足夠乾淨的(如果一點設置了) 允許S 俱樂部軌道全速賽跑沒有對聽起來的恐懼慢, 並且vocals 是聽起來非常清楚, 但那高音! - Ouch! 想像聲音和像看通過一個窗口, 與這個球員是像那個窗口錯過... 您得到好, 和壞... 額外清晰? 可能~ 但我作為是解釋它明亮的, 並且苛刻... 儀器聽起來濺潑, 並且不精確和沒有sibilance 在vocals, 儀器完全地破壞酣然... 大沒有沒有為我在這條軌道

花托Amos 跟蹤聲音好比S 俱樂部一個, 與低音輕微地仍然被設置與其它球員比較, 但同時聽起來非常可信環繞。 儀器安置不星, 您不會能想像自己在一個音樂廳裡與這臺光碟播放機, 但是儀器忠實地被再生產在他們自己的二維soundscape 之內, 聽起來非常酥脆, 特別是鋼琴, 我由這球員能力再生產那, 和花托的vocals 打動, 聽起來輕微地閃耀實際上聽起來非常說服... 我能愉快地交代對喜歡這個球員為這條軌道, 這個單位大膽地明顯的overactive 高音不需要培養它醜惡的頭...

爭論者軌道聽起來好在這個球員... 低音像其他人相當愉快地滾動, 肯定它不一樣深這裡, 因此bassheads 不需要申請但什麼您得到對什麼是非常忠實的我假設是原物。 是著名在第一軌道的那刺耳高音不被注意在這條軌道根本。 肯定高音是那裡, 和許多它, 但它被保留在檢查, 和感到能幹比那流行音樂基於的軌道。 影片vocals 聽起來好, 不了不起, 但不壞... 平均從各種各樣的光碟播放機在這個聯盟。 西班牙人吉他聽起來非常說服, 富有, 邀請。 並且起動在它附近的大鼓, 和樂隊當漸強產生效果全部非常恰好被拿著在控制中, 用漸強不出力通過。 這個球員看上去有許多能量在輕拍... 可能太多, 因為刺耳第一條軌道也許顯示了, 但在這條爭論者軌道這幾乎完全有效!

線在產品之外

第一軌道開始與好的節奏性低音, 不測量深度深度, 允許耳機司機寧可恰好屈曲。 去困擾這條軌道通過球員耳機的苛刻的高音, 並且什麼被留下是會是好的為夜間聽的非常清晰, 無礙聲音。 Vocals 透明, 如果不可能丟失現實主義最後接觸傾向於高音引伸, 但即使如此那裡是沒有sibilance 講話... 伴隨的儀器全部聽起來確切, 和準確在他們soundstage 之內的自己的部份, 雖然這是輕微地壓縮的與最佳比較在這個聯盟。 我無法真正地認為任何東西發現缺點與, 以這條軌道的這個球員解釋通過線, 我高度被銘記!

低音在花托Amos 軌道再是光滑, 簡明的, 和寫的大意。 沒有所有標誌膨脹根本, 用所有儀器非常整潔地適合在上面在他們的(有限的) soundstage 之內。 soundstage 是輕微地平的, 但這可寬恕當您聽見這個單位清晰, 真正地上升那裡與最佳他們。 花托的vocals 是富有的, 和清洗, 沒有任一個退化的形式一個唯一提示。 這是一個精采例子這球員再排行在哪些之外, 就這是對於所有意圖一個未知的品牌而論, 高度依我所見現在舉行。 一周到地令人愉快, 和完全地infatuating 聽。

爭論者軌道聽起來偉大通過線在這個球員外面... 我能結束它那裡和愉快, 但我應該繼續... 低音確切地不是深的, 但對我幾乎完全被衡量... 再, bassheads 不需要申請這臺光碟播放機。 沒有確切地一巨大的soundstage, 但什麼有是非常明顯, 投擲的撞擊聲到左邊和對右邊, 和允許您非常容易地採摘您的方式通過混合。 最佳的屬性對這球員排行為我是上面結束, 儀器聲音透明, 仍然再, 在影片vocals 沒有最後詞在現實主義附有他們, enswirls 他們, 與西班牙吉他聲音一起奢侈和高度喜歡... 的低音我能多次愉快地傾聽這, 並且漸強是容易地被處理的... 工作很好完成!

個人規定值

耳機輸出了:
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線輸出了:
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修造質量:
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輕便:
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總評:
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忘記這個球員通過它的耳機如果您快速地喜歡, 流行音樂基本材料。 它在幾分鐘內將給您耳鳴與所有高頻率聲音它會推擠入您的earlobes 。 另外, 如果您是走動以一便攜式的安培的這种人, 這個球員能真正地是權利您的街道... 似乎擅長在一切被投擲在它的方向! 這會是不錯以最佳他們如果有一更大的soundstage 在提議, 但然而巨大(音調的) 品質優良從線外面... 和會認為, 數字輸出應該聽起來更好!

索尼D777 (製造1995)

這個球員是一個索尼的第一&#39 超級亭亭玉立的&#39 Discman (雖然如果真相為人所知, 它比D311 比是索尼的署名球員從1991) 的D-J50 幾乎沒有稀薄的從三年前和大概厚實的, 完全, 它非常看起來像大&#39 D &#39 和有, 減少重量, 盒蓋像伴隨的遙控被完成在灰色光澤結束的碳纖維殼, 。

兆低音再次被使用在這Discman, 與非常標準-> 中間-> 充分的週期, 和這Discman 並且以&#39 自動EQ 為特色的&#39 形式, 如果音樂得到太大聲為內部放大器對把柄, 它削減在低音足夠使它繼續聽起來好。 這也許聽起來可怕, 好像您會有高音牆壁, 但這真正地不是實際情形, 我不知道什麼索尼使用使能這個特點, 但它很好被執行!

超級特別是陳列室特點為這個單位, 第一Discman 有充分的10 秒anti-shock, 大概使用技術和一樣在原物特別是, 能只舉行三秒音樂, 但現在以最新的版本的介紹, 十秒能舉行在緩衝, 在單位的剩餘運動的情況下。.. 真正爬上往一個真實地便攜式的球員!

, 控制是在單位的邊緣附近, 那裡是沒有LCD 單位在主機, 只有在遙控, 這顯示: 跟蹤數字, 流逝的時間, 低音助力水平, 特別開關並且電池低顯示, 遙控用途&#39 微連接器&#39 早先被提及為D311, 沒有適配器期望或者使用由供應的耳機(MDR-E741) 去沒有軌道資訊關於遙控。.. 索尼I 相信, 被計分的擁有目標以這種&#39 改進&#39

功率需要量:
內部電池: 2 根x NH-9WM 膠棍子, 10 個小時放音
外在電池疊板: 2 個x AA 電池, 10-15 個小時放音
內部+ 外部被結合: 25 個小時放音
主權: 4.5v 中心正面起重器插座

主要特點:
耳機輸出了: 10mw x 2 @ 16 歐姆
音量控制: 類似物, 轉臺式在主機和遙控
線輸出: 標準3 。5mm 起重器
低音助力: 3 個水平, 被激活在遙控唯一, 週期通過可利用的選擇(/中間/最大) 當&#39 酣然的&#39 按鈕被按。
圓盤保留的方法: 中心紡錘, 流行在系統
一位元DAC (三角洲/斯格碼)

額外特點:
&#39 超級&#39 特別是震動保護: 10 秒anti-shock, 而不是&#39 標準&#39 3 秒保護提供了在早先特別是使能Discmen
AVLS
遙控: 四個按鈕在遙遠, 控制戲劇方式, 戲劇/中止, 軌道跳/後面, 酣然的設置。.. 按鈕被加倍, 迅速按為一個作用, 或持續為額外作用

當前的可及性: 一更加容易發現&#39 經典之作的, 不變地突然出現在EBay, 準備支付任何地方$200 一個薄荷的情況單位

耳機產品

我想到與第一軌道的第一事是, 中等長度範圍。.. 它不是最醒目曾經, 但什麼那裡是, 是難以置信地好銘刻, 做vocals 在S 俱樂部7 軌道樂趣聽對, 比賽與難以置信地緊的低音, 沒有泥濘提示, 和井控制高音, 和您很可能有, 我聽通過Discman 這首歌曲的最準確的翻譯, 被授予soundstage 不是相當一樣清楚像那D311, 並且中等長度範圍相當不被聚焦, 但是這是流行軌道, 它沒被認為是準確的, 它被認為是某事bop 。.. 並且這個單位光滑的高音允許您做那, 完全地非疲勞, 和。.. a 必須聽!

低音, 光滑, 緊, 但非常毗鄰與壓倒。.. 那是花托Amos 軌道, vocals 聲音的我的第一次印刷色情雖則, 有逃避所有的有些豐厚除了最佳的Discmen 這裡, 這從是偉大的聽的缺乏高音引伸中止, soundstage 曾經是, 作為~ 印象深刻, 安置鼓手朝向左soundstage, 和Amos 女士直接地在您前面。.. 溫暖, 但安慰儘量聽是怎麼我會描述這個單位, 不一定觸犯, 但同時不激發兩三其他這裡。..

這個球員光滑的高音做爭論者軌道聽起來一點被制服, 它沒有能量必要駕駛歌曲, 因此低音作為控制, 做整體軌道聽起來一點慢。.. 中等長度範圍並且聽起來輕微地促進, 推擠已經惡劣的有聲電影插入物更壞, 不太現實, 好像某人投入了布在演員嘴, 並且吉他並且聽起來輕微地愚鈍, 它真正地需要少許更多光澤做它酣然偉大, 這個球員無法提供。.

線在產品之外

S 俱樂部提供似乎由酥脆低音, 和中等長度範圍, 許多它控制... 這不一定是一件壞事因為它聽起來很好包含和有彈性。 Vocals 酣然的明白如果可能無法在最後詞準確性, 和高音, 明亮比多數其它單位由這點決定, 不減去從這混合。 Soundstage 是明顯的, 和很好定義... 有真正地不是任何我能非難以這產品... 好, 容易的讚許與這條軌道。

花托的vocals 是強制通過D777, 他們控制軌道由於額外中等長度範圍明顯這裡與其它單位比較。 低音是光滑和好受控的, 並且儀器安置比多數其它單位好在測試, soundstage 結果是寬, 和可信的, 儀器音調聽起來在標記, 兩者都不觸犯, 或聽起來平淡, 並且明亮, 剩餘高音從最後軌道由交換不注意這裡, 大改善CDs... 這聽的經驗的當中一個更好的片刻...

爭論者軌道再次聽起來說服, 以激發的可口相當數量低音, 但同時不擊敗, 與快速的踱步的弦樂器簡明地聽見, 和在他們的地方在寬soundstage 。 聲音部分是在同水準以多數其它單位在測試這裡, 輕微地缺乏但由短少掌握光碟大概導致... 西班牙吉他獨奏聽起來誘惑, 和改正。 有好相當數量朽爛以噪聲那聽起來... 改正, 一旦事是充分的搖擺, D777 容易地處理事, 甚而漸強在軌道的末端... 我無法非難這個球員與軌道的它的寫照

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耳機輸出了:
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輕便:
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開始我在路對便攜式的極樂的這個球員, 八年前, 和它仍然舉行它自己... 可能不是最佳在這彙集外面, 而且絕不最壞, 您不會變錯誤如果您得到您的手在這些的當中一個可收回的Discmen!

破曉現代時代~ 1996 年- 2003 年

索尼D465 (製造1996)

一年從D777, 範圍單位的上面看來是非常更加主流。 亭亭玉立線底盤、更加便宜的建築(雖然它仍然設法有鋁盒蓋) 並且(為時間) 罕見的gumstick 電池用有些更加標準的AA 電池(最初索尼rechargables) 未替換。

另一方面, D465 有什麼? 很好, 它有LCD 在大概是一個原因的盒蓋為什麼美國模型不來與遙控。 並且, 疾風從過去, LCD 顯示由後照, 去是橙色LEDs 的天從D555 、D25S 或D211 和這EL bluey 綠色點燃的誕生... 實際無用的至於使用在白天, 但在晚上是軟的光... 工作湧出!

新&#39 創新&#39 為1996&#39s 旗艦模型看來特別是是20 秒。 模型在這之下, D365 來以只10 秒價值(同D777 一樣) 。 這純淨地意味, 有更大的記憶緩衝在單位裡面, 而不是使用特別是更加進取地讀的技術10 秒2 單位從來年。

估量明智, 這絕不是最小的單位曾經被發明。 它比光碟首飾盒被做在相似的D 形狀對那D777 和E905 (像由外在電池疊板的事實證實這兩個球員完全適合D465) 但是更寬的, 幾毫米寬, 兩次一樣高, 但近似一半每厘米更短長。 增加的大多數這個球員, 對我的頭腦去事實gumstick 電池從設計被去除了, 和用內部AAs 替換。 這不是這樣一件壞事在或者方面- 肯定, 它大, 但它不太大, 和它並且考慮到容易的電池替換和。

你格外這個球員聰明/創新特點是它的舉行開關, 簡單地實際上是金屬一塊大平板蓋全部按鈕。 非常簡單, 但工作得很好- 羞辱那裡不是有這基本的更多Discmen, 得心應手的特點!

在翻轉邊, 一個(什麼我察覺是a) 壞特點是當您安裝新鮮的電池, 自動地特別是來, 並且它由您擊敗它。 不那麼好在電池壽命如果您沒體會, 和真正地不要是入使用它首先!

兩階段數字式兆低音並且被使用通過一個按鈕在主機... 親自我認為它聽起來一小的擦淨劑比那E905, 但作為與所有兆低音, 在一個理想的世界它最好留下好單獨。

功率需要量:
內部電池: 2 個x AA 電池(或索尼可再充電的變形) 大約15 個小時放音
外在電池疊板: (我是缺乏信心的確切地什麼電池疊板作為標準被供應了, 但D777/E905 部份能被使用) ext 2 x AA 電池, 其它大約15 個小時
內部+ 外部結合了: 30 個小時放音
主權: 4.5v 中心正面起重器插座

主要特點:
耳機輸出: 10mw x 2 @ 16 歐姆
音量控制: 類似物, 轉臺式在主機(和遙控- 參見下面)
線輸出: 標準3 。5mm 起重器
光學產品: 通過線在傑克之外
低音助力: 數字式兆低音- 3 個水平(/中間/最大)
圓盤保留的方法: 中心紡錘, 流行在系統
一位元DAC (三角洲/斯格碼)

額外特點:
特別是震動保護: 20 秒anti-shock, 而不是10 秒&#39 超級&#39 特別是從早先世代
AVLS
遙控: N/A 為美國版本- 由後照的單位為世界其他地方, 雖然我使用的單位是美國版本, 如此上午當前無法評論對遙控, 除知道之外, 它來以EL 後照光

當前的可及性: 表面上相當欣然可利用在EBay, 能被拾起為一樣低像$60

一個&#39 問題&#39 與我以前未注意關於其他人的Discman 是一錯誤跟蹤在崗位在它的最低的水平。. 在極小值, 那裡產品不是(不能說我以前注意了這在其它Discmen?!) 和還, 當您採取容量從分鐘到0 。5, 產品是只在正確的渠道。 它非常迅速清理, 當您得到到大約1 在撥號盤的時候, 渠道平衡線性, 照原樣一直由最大值決定- 僅我從未聽見了Discman 與這樣明顯的misbalance 在更低的記數器前面- 雖然我無法此時告訴如果這是這個球員一個一般屬性, 或如果那個我有這裡是有毛病的...

耳機產品

從S 俱樂部軌道開始, 第一事對筆記是正義的多麼乾淨低音是。 一些也許它把光視為, 但我親自它把油炸馬鈴薯片視為。 低音頭不需要申請這裡, 但是為我們其餘的人, 這是非常詳細的聲音。. 這繼續入中等長度範圍, 是最富有的這裡, 一定是可感知的。 聲音投射可能沒有最後詞在溫暖, 或現實主義, 但把什麼轉入它是樂趣感覺。 它尖叫為您傾聽音樂, 和不是球員。 增加入這一輕微地被隱藏的, 但看得出的soundstage, 並且非常乾淨, 很好被擴大的高音, 和對我您有什麼能幾乎被察覺作為一個贏取的組合。 完全驚奇- 有我想法的索尼下坡去在D777 - 之後看起來像這個球員能證明我錯誤!

第二條軌道, 花托Amos 。 立刻, 再- 這個球員聽起來相當好。 低音有(的幾乎粒狀紋理這是卑鄙的在正面光) 允許您感覺您的方式在筆記附近, 而不是正義聽力他們。 Soundstage 像最佳不是一樣寬的這裡, 而是清楚地仍然被定義, 增加深度的大量需求的悟性來這條軌道。 鐃鈸像其他人可能是混合的清楚地聽見的前面左邊, 雖然不一樣這裡。 兩個花托的和她的依托歌手聲音並且親密, 光滑, 安慰。 D465 不驚嚇您, 和給您白色指關節乘駕, 它去包裹您在鴨絨墊子, 和運輸您在您的途中對聽覺天堂。 這條軌道聽起來真正地好在這臺光碟播放機, 只有真正地丟失在更舊的單位這裡可能提供決議上的最後水平- 但, 一件事肯定是, 它的陳列其它球員為這同樣時期每奔跑為他們的金錢!

軌道立即顯示那個這個球員的爭論者有相當巨大soundstage 能力通過它的耳機(表面上相反地對早先軌道), 用聲音不出力打旋在您的頭附近。 低音重量看來是相當精確, 不boomy, 不微弱的, 實際上為這條軌道。 當這條軌道的更加精美的部份到來, 大氣發光通過, 考慮到您感到相當親密與這條軌道。 聲音投射和那麼經常被看見了與這條軌道, 同時非常清楚, 和容易領會是, 是一點稀薄。 西班牙吉他不看上去相當作為溫暖, 悶熱和邀請像其它球員這裡刻畫了它, 但它仍然是非常listenable 。 增加入那不出力的方式, 這個球員做它的方式對漸強, 並且您也許沒有褒獎贏取的表現, 對我的耳朵它是值得的讚譽!

線在產品之外

作噓聲二作噓聲Da... Erm, 抱歉- 您捉住了我bopping 那裡... 對S 俱樂部7 (Eek!) 嚴重雖則, 這條軌道滲流以能量和興奮通過D465 線。 它偉大, 以一個拉緊, 有魄力的低音線、乾淨的酥脆中等長度範圍, 和允許所有從底下低音筆記, 通過vocals, 和由低賤手拍的噪聲決定聽起來好的恰好延長的高音。 Soundstage 是好的, 允許廣角悟性, 用每臺儀器看來是在它自己的一點聲音空間, 這是偉大的聽。 有這個球員的評論家, 和它的線在能力之外, 但從這條測試軌道我不能真正地聽見什麼太根本上錯誤。 只要您喜歡警告, 和不易碎的介紹, 這個球員將做□什麼但請, 以流行音樂基於的音樂。 真正的獎金對回顧!

花托Amos 軌道相當精美地開始, 用鐃鈸是清楚地可聽見的, 聽起來非常甜。 Soundstage, 不相當是最大的他們全部容易地discernable, 允許鋼琴是被察覺的遠的在混合前面, 用花托的vocals 是更多離頂部空間較近... 這令人相信和並且喜歡。 vocals 是非常乾淨聽起來, 缺乏最後詞在情感, 但definetly listenable 。 依托歌手vocals 聽起來非常悶熱當他們應該做。 為一個更加現代的單位, 我實際上找到這個球員是非常好的... 不, 它沒有最後詞在提煉, 但什麼它做將發表您什麼的它誠實的意見音樂應該聽起來, 和為那因本身之能力, 我必須相當高度排列這個球員與這條軌道。

爭論者電影配樂聽起來黑暗和預感。 真正地陰險通過這個球員, 我認為, 有smidge 許多低音重量這裡是完全地舒適的以&#39 古典&#39 音樂, 因為它減慢重的音樂在陰涼地下, 但仍然soundstage 打旋在混合附近, 邀請儀器顯示自己在, 和在頂部空間附近前面。 vocals 是陰涼地被制服這裡- 另外, 有到目前為止只是處理了這清潔這真正地不如此是批評反對球員的兩三個球員。 西班牙人吉他聽起來豪華地富有, 並且音樂一般聽起來介入, 由被處理以完善舒適的漸強決定。 一些能認為, 這條軌道比多數其他顯示了有高音攻擊的一個問題, 聽起來公正的黑暗, 但這比撕毀不似乎對樹汁生活從音樂太多, 演奏在溫暖一個更加安全的道路, 您的耳朵以亮光, 和sibilance - 這是一次堅韌玩雜耍的行動, 但我認為這個球員有關於成功它!

個人規定值

耳機輸出:
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線輸出:
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修造質量:
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輕便:
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總評:
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認為D777 的最佳的特點, 和然後認為D-E905 的最佳的特點, 一起混合他們, 和投入他們在一個更大的包裹, 並且我認為您然後找到自己與D465 。 它幾乎好像酣然的設計師777 和905 合作了為這個球員。 親自我發現它一高度令人愉快聽- 栓那以震動保護的一個能用的(20 秒) 水平, 和忽略arsthetics, 並且您依我所見有一個贏取的球員! - 很可能最佳所有圓在D311 以後! - 得到你的他們是便宜的在ebay!

索尼D-E905 (製造1998)

這個球員分享實際上所有它高的末端前輩, D777, 同樣身體殼同樣特點(雖然在更好, 大理石藍色結束在兩個主機, 和並且遙控) 除了現在, 增加更好的成績電池(NH-14WM) 球員吹噓14 個小時放音從二根膠棍子, 或任何地方在30-40 個小時之間如果另外的AA 電池被投入入外在電池疊板。

這個球員一個新特點是&#39 數字式&#39 兆低音, 第一次, DAC 控制低音助力, 而不是有一條分開的電路在信道, 球員自動地現在並且充電內部電池(如果必須) 當您接通扼要適配器。.. &#39 充電&#39 按鈕從D777 用一個&#39 酣然的&#39 按鈕替換在D-E905, 這真正地公正&#39 兆低音的/中間/最大, 並且沒有用戶可調整的價值在這些三缺省設置之外

並且, &#39 超級&#39 特別是D777 去, 由ESP2 被替換, 仍然10 秒anti-shock, 但有讀圓盤一個更加進取的方式當跑步, 並且奪取&#39 資料&#39 一個更快的方式那麼那裡是較少機會使您的音樂被中斷當參與, 但是當這曾經需要幾個小時電池壽命預期當交換入電路

, 標準控制現在是在單位的邊緣附近, 那裡是沒有LCD 單位在主機, 只有在遙控, 和與D777 顯示: 跟蹤數字, 流逝的時間, 低音助力水平, 特別開關並且電池低顯示, 遙控, 再使用&#39 微連接器&#39 早先被提及。.. 同樣陷阱申請至於D311 和D777 。..

功率需要量:
內部電池: 2 根x NH-14WM 膠棍子, 14 個小時放音
外在電池疊板: 2 個x AA 電池, 15-20 個小時放音
內部+ 外部結合了: 40 個小時放音
主權: 4.5v 中心正面起重器插座

主要特點:
耳機輸出: 5mw x 2 @ 16 歐姆
音量控制: 類似物, 轉臺式在主機和遙控
線輸出: 標準3 。5mm 起重器
低音助力: 3 個水平, 被激活在或遙遠或主機, 週期通過可利用的選擇(/中間/最大) 當&#39 酣然的&#39 按鈕被按。
圓盤保留的方法: 中心紡錘, 流行在系統
一位元DAC (三角洲/斯格碼)

額外特點:
ESP2 震動保護: 10 個秒anti-shock, 更好的搜集資料技術比在早先實施&#39 特別是&#39
AVLS
遙控: 四個按鈕在遙遠, 控制戲劇方式, 戲劇/中止, 軌道跳/後面, 酣然的設置。.. 按鈕被加倍, 迅速按為一個作用, 或持續為額外作用

當前的可及性: 再, 艱苦發現。.. 偶爾地突然出現在EBay, 準備支付任何地方$250 一個薄荷的情況單位

耳機產品

第一軌道, &#39 伸手可及的距離&#39, 當演奏通過D-E905 是在詞, 鋒利。.. 有好的酥脆聲音, 以充分分離為什麼根本上是流行音樂歌曲, 以一條好的彈起的(但很好在控制中) 低音線, 但高音似乎是一少許在敏銳的, 特別是對更加大聲的段落, 掩沒中等長度範圍是這條軌道生活和靈魂。.. 在更加安靜的部分這恭維軌道的鴉片聲音, 但在更加大聲的部分, 它得到一少許惱人, 分心。........

花托Amos 的軌道再次顯示它的可口soundstage, 以開頭注意來自前面左邊, 和呆在那裡, 低音比精確是可能陰涼地被超載, 聽起來刺耳, 僅它的平靜一定非常listenable, 並且Amos 女士的vocals 是精確, 如果一點可能變薄, 您不感覺如她吞下了話筒, 怎麼您做以兩三個其它單位在測試這裡, 這看來是&#39 容易的聽的&#39 Discman, 區別在S 俱樂部並且這條軌道之間震驚, 這一個是更大量listenable, 和令人愉快的。

低音在爭論者軌道比在些其他球員這裡, 他們似乎有空氣在他們附近, 與演奏他們用一個相當二維方式的其它球員相當大概是非常印象深刻的, 不超載您的鼓膜的好的輾壓聲音, 以非常儀器在soundstage 過程中, vocals 的微妙的安置從影片在這球員聲音現實比較, 並且然後當音樂之後全速開始, 這個單位可能容易地處理它, 您可能安置所有儀器在soundstage, 無的他們的集合區域丟失在狂熱行動, 雖然球員軟弱無力在最後的巨大的低音筆記。.. 不能贏取他們全部。..

線在產品之外

這個球員口氣是... &#39 改正&#39, 那是怎麼我會命名它傾聽S 俱樂部軌道, 低音是拉緊的, 並且完全平衡, 允許軌道看上去全速演奏, 不在控制, 和減速音樂像明顯的在其它球員被提及。 中等長度範圍大開, 它能可能做以一點額外深度, 或決議採取它步前對夫婦, 但是當它站立, 它是更比充分為聽通過我的安培, 並且用完全受控高音, 這個球員再次做傾聽這條軌道在好多次的時間, 樂趣而不是失望。 Soundstage 再次, 對原始的錄音的區域限制, 忠實地被再生產... 我無法非難這個球員演奏這條軌道, 根本!

花托的第一低音反撞力Amos 非常跟蹤聲音從前面左邊在soundstage, 我立即知道我喜歡傾聽這條軌道, Amos 女士的vocals 容易地被射出, 並且以溫暖適合對她的口氣雖然不過度如此, 鋼琴似乎額外特別酥脆, 閉上我能容易地生動描述鋼琴演奏家輕拍在Amos 之後女士的我的眼睛, 與鼓手到左邊。 是, 這聽起來好! 高音能量再被克制停止能再容易地觸犯這條軌道抒情詩... 的任一sibilance, 那裡是□什麼, 我能非難這個球員!

立刻在歸軌道, 我知道這球員手段事務, 低音隆隆響通過CD1700s 以不會似乎不恰當在一個充分的大小的艙板, 與更加微妙的儀器在準確地刻畫之外, 和沒有細節損失感覺的專業方式。 和能被期望, soundstage 再次證明非常準確的, 但影片vocals 更加被證明是失望... 聽起來稀薄, 和令人不信服... 西班牙人吉他聽起來少許稀釋劑比什麼我注意了在一些其它球員, 輕微地metaillic, 但一定較不令人愉快... 和漸強在軌道的末端容易地不被處理, 再次顯示這... 是一個非常難能可貴的球員通過它的線外面!

個人規定值

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耳機在這個單位外面讓它在一點下, 但那更比被補償是以一條了不起的質量線產品, 增加入那ESP2 系統, 和一便攜式的安培, 並且您有一個非常好便攜式的系統!

索尼D-EJ1000 (製造2002)

十八年在&#39 便攜式的光碟播放機的&#39 誕生我們有索尼的旗艦模型在2002 年之後, D-EJ1000, 這有鎂盒蓋為堅硬, 被完成在銀裡和幾乎沒有是高度和光碟首飾盒一樣, 並且如果您考慮到它的卵形形狀, 它是很多小在寬度和長度, 一個令人驚訝地小單位。..

首先, 比光碟首飾盒讓我說怎麼光這個單位是, 與內部電池被安裝, 它感到幾乎沒有重, 您能看一些妥協雖則, 內部塑料是難以置信地稀薄的, 可能是著名當單位是在充電, 由打開球員, 和看見LED 發光從充電輕發光通過塑料, 但那是無容置疑地怎麼索尼得到了單位很小, 並且很輕的, 和不看上去影響球員的操作。..

CD, 一次被安置在紡錘在實際事實適合 裡面 球員盒蓋, 那裡是兩三個評論從人民在頭Fi, 他們能聽見CDs 摩擦盒蓋的裡面, I 沒有這, 但那裡能是一個問題以或者光碟質量, 或可能平衡質量管理問題在索尼工廠。

There again, is no LCD display on the main unit (where could they put it?) 和只三個按鈕在主機, 二是搖擺物開關, 有二個作用在各個按鈕, 最後一個是組合中止和充電按鈕。.. 您能連接單位到扼要或者由標準起重器插座連接, 與一包括的充電的立場~ 如果使用立場, 球員自動地充電內部電池, 或如果您使用標準起重器連接器, 您需要按&#39 中止&#39 按鈕設置單位。..

Externally, two AA batteries are connected via the power jack, in an enclosed pack... 這支被縛住的管不是最得心應手的設備在行星, 軟綿綿地垂懸如果您拿著球員在您的手裡, 但如果真相為人所知沒有對額外電池壽命的真正的需要, 不是除非您是去從一個扼要插口一個星期或更多。.. 這樣是這個單位效率, 與它附上的電池!

你爬上在這個球員的世代&#39 特別是&#39 是, 和包括新&#39 G 保護&#39 系統撤除, 這舉行40 秒資料, 在水平你上是標準檢索系統(旋轉和旋轉在CD 下) 但以水平二更加進取的光碟讀書技術使用保證甚而最精力充沛的賽跑者能傾聽他們的音樂在進展中。

遙控包含所有必需的放音特點, 由後照, 和如果一個適當的圓盤被使用在球員, CD 文本可能被顯示- 遙控並且是您能訪問數字式兆低音的唯一的地方在單位。.. 最後單位可能讀CDR/CDRW 媒介, 但不是MP3 兼容。

功率需要量:
內部電池: 2 根x NH-14WM 膠棍子, 40 個小時放音
外在電池疊板: 2 個x AA 電池, 為68 個小時的放音
內部+ 外部結合了: 115 個小時放音
主權: 4.5v 中心正面起重器插座

主要特點:
耳機輸出了: 5mw x 2 @ 16 歐姆
音量控制: 數字式, 在主機和遙控
線輸出了: 標準3 。5mm 起重器
光學產品: 3.5mm, 與線結合
低音助力: 3 個水平, 被激活只在遙遠的~ 循環通過可利用的選擇(/中間/最大) 當&#39 酣然的&#39 按鈕被按。
圓盤保留的方法: 中心紡錘, 流行在系統
一位元DAC

額外特點:
G 保護震動保護: 40 秒anti-shock, 經濟在電池壽命當它轉動, 和然後轉動在CD, 戲劇音樂下從記憶
AVLS
遙控: 所有球員作用是可獲得的從這遙控、軌道通入、軌道掃瞄、容量、低音助力、和中止/停留- 並且跟蹤時間/光碟文本資料被顯示在遙控LCD 屏幕

當前的可及性: 當前商業可利用, 準備支付大約$200-$250 新(依靠販賣者), 或任何地方下來對大約那的半第二隻手單位在或頭Fi 或EBay

耳機產品

S 俱樂部7s 提供實際上聽起來不是那麼壞通過這球員, 在更加重要的聽的姿態比法線, 我必須說這更加容易地大概是一個listenable Discmen 為這條軌道, 肯定它得到被超載的低音, 但痛苦地是明顯的被減少的高音實際上做這首歌曲某一好, 減少sibilance 起始, 和並且似乎介紹樂趣因素給音樂。.. Soundstage 是□什麼壯觀, 但vocals 清楚地被射出(如果不現實地) 。.. 我這想, 我實際上發現我的頭行動及時以音樂!

花托Amos 的軌道, 立刻聽起來可怕超載, 所有微妙被抹了傾向於有限的聲音。.. soundstage 而不是是可口地開放在一些其它球員, 強有力地現在被推擠或者左, 右, 或在您的耳朵之間。 Amos 女士的聲音由被超載的低音遮暗, 並且既使當您趟過您的方式通過那, 她的聲音似乎由富有的中等長度範圍, 這掩沒是離令人愉快很遠的地方。.. 缺乏高音引伸並且似乎減去從這更加進一步, 我無法誠實地相信怎麼貧寒這聽起來與模型比較通過在它之前在這回顧!

以歸, 在爭論者電影配樂, 我能聽見是正義的第一事怎麼壓縮這個球員做聲音與那Discmen 的早期世代比較, 那裡是沒有低音促進, 但它感覺如有, 如此比輕微地壓迫D141, 儀器, 而不是微妙地被安置在頂部空間附近, 感覺非常更加接近, 和不適被定義。.. 吉他雖則, 影片講話繼續, 做在實際事實聲音相當說服通過Eggos, 但另一方面一切被帶來回到焦點當低音再開始。.. 為什麼任何人會需要低音助力在這個球員是在我之外, 與Eggos, 由一些認為是低音 光...

是犯罪顯然的是缺乏高音在這個單位的一件事, 可能如果有更加高音, 它會掩沒一些缺乏在聲音, 結束熱忱低音的皮。.. 或使中等長度範圍聲音更加自然。.. 這是一個好工作, 這個單位有一條線在插口之外。.........

線在產品之外

以某一相當數量恐怖, 我能安全地說, 線在這個球員外面試探非常相似與耳機根據音調的平衡, 當與更舊的單位比較在提議這裡... 低音過分(雖然不完全如此, 這是listenable afterall) 。 中等長度範圍紋理過分, 使vocals 聲音較不比讚美對我會想像在S 俱樂部軌道的artistes 原始的口氣, 並且有做球員聲音... 的分明缺乏高音愚鈍!

Soundstage 是可聽見的, 但用一個更加壓縮的方式比與其他球員在測試(有大概D141 的例外) 。 不要得到我錯誤, 這是listenable, 和大概相當令人愉快的在長期, 但在傾聽索尼曾經生產了... 的一些以後最偉大的Discmen 我不被說服!

中等長度範圍再看來是太刺耳在花托Amos 軌道, 使vocals 聲音厚實, 密糖, 並且與那熱忱低音, 這是一個容易的方式得到低音頭疼! 高音是可信的雖則, 聽見掠過鐃鈸通過左耳機, 一定不聽起來現實, 聽起來舒適... 您能辨解高音不精確性為事實它是某事與低音和中等長度範圍分散您。 儀器近似地被安置在正確的地方, 是好的, 但他們並且似乎在某些點艱苦形成膠凍入一個... 區分...

這個球員剩餘低音和中等長度範圍依照被提及似乎恭維歸軌道一點, 前面, 額外低音借這條軌道緊迫感, 失望, 既使它弄髒在一些軌道的更加微妙的方面之外, 並且刺耳中等長度範圍增加一些溫暖來儀器, 因此有現實主義, 它的一個特殊水平似乎掩沒一些有這個球員的更加嚴厲的問題, 即嚴厲缺乏高音。 西班牙吉他不聽起來一樣吸引人像在其它球員, 但是它聽起來相對地準確, 但同時似乎無情感... 並且最後的低音倉促, 當漸強的作為舉行, 是作為曾經被超載的... 總體, 不非常印象深刻。

個人規定值

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如果您喜歡過分單純, 和undemanding 流行音樂和想要多數便利從任一個單位在這回顧, 這個球員能是您的事, 它是顯然和最便攜式的單位, 和有額外低音通過會適合多數現代音樂下來與地面的它的產品, 但為更加複雜, 或微妙的物質更好的罐頭在別處確定地達到!

收場白

我的喜愛Discman 這彙集沒有疑義是D211, 它的能力是光滑的一片刻, 並且進取下是高度印象深刻, 和如同對一充分的大小的球員~ 雖然我承認這也許不是對大家的口味。 如果您更喜歡事輕微地更加光滑, 那麼有D311, 它有似乎完全恭維Eggos 的非常自然聲音, &#39 手並且手套&#39 是詞組那春天現在介意... 唯一D303 能弄翻我的看法, 讀其他人的觀點為那個球員。 有希望地指定的時間, 我能獲得D303, 和增加那個球員我的看法來這彙集。 全部的最大的失望是D-EJ1000, 為範圍球員的上面, 它非常缺乏在音像部門, 既使它是顯然和最便攜式的單位。

這召集最大的驚奇是D141, 被授予它不那裡不比任何人差這裡, 但就它是, 在它的天~ 一個標準球員而論, 它真正地突出了產品的退化在時間期間, 並且為小的相當數量現金您能拾起這些球員的當中一個為。. 一個交易!

我認為這簡單地顯示什麼很多我們&#39 Discman 收藏家的已經知道, 那單位真正地是那□尋找~ 有一例外的更舊的世代(D-E905) 幾乎所有球員在D777 從1995 是幾乎不值得之後的, 一定沒有什麼索尼的意圖開始了作為~ 帶來優良品質給大量。.. 肯定, 您能相當滿足聽多數現代球員與一個外在放大器, 但是點? - 真實的經典之作在這個小組之中不 需要 放大器聽起來好!

我認為它是確切看從我的回顧1992 年肯定是去年真實地偉大的Discmen... 其他人被跟隨, 但他們之間是少數和, 和無懷疑例外而不是規則... 如果您想要一個優良品質(雖然deskbound) 光碟來源... 尋找模型從1992 年或更加早期!

它以重的心臟, 我知道時間更繼續, Discmen 將得到更壞, 並且老學校一□艱苦將得到發現, 和充分地較不可能運作。.. 如此, 我傾聽他們儘量我罐頭現在, 因此我能珍惜是的記憶。.. 優良品質個人音像。

有希望地某人從索尼以及那些將讀這條螺紋, 和我的看法, 其他熱中收藏家在這個論壇, 和意識到, 我們全部不想要150 個小時電池壽命, 或200 秒被壓縮的反震動記憶, 特別是以RAM 價格是很便宜的那些日子, 沒有理由那裡不能是記憶128mb 在單位, 提供15 分鐘未壓縮的記憶。.. 什麼我們想要是品質優良。.. 好品質優良。.. 聽索尼, 我們是您的消費者!!

我知道這是相當一個建立的小組Discmen, 我知道有其它經典之作在那裡那之外我沒有, 即D303 和D626 。.. 我是在神色為這些球員。 這回顧不是完全地詳盡的, 請是確定當我時候可能得到我的手在這些其它&#39 罕見的&#39 Discmen, 我將更新這個崗位以我的看法。..

聲明:
如果在讀這回顧以後, 您能看錯誤在技術specs, 或您正義認為一些我的總說明是不正確的, 請PM 我以相關的資訊, 和我將更新我要這是最完全的回顧那裡是為&#39 經典Discmen &#39 的這回顧~ 並且您的輸入會是最有用的。.. 謝謝

誠然, 觀點能改變如果不同的耳機被使用, 但索尼MDR-CD1700s 和MDR-D66SLs 是我的更喜歡的耳機此時, 因此我在家感覺多數回顧的設備與他們。 我能使用了更多耳機但我不是肯定的如果這真正地會證明任何東西。 如果您不同意我, 請告訴我哪些耳機在我的彙集之內您會希望我回顧一光碟播放機與(而不是做整體新回顧) 並且如果有一個區別以我所見, 我將合計那個來這回顧。

謝謝讀這回顧。 我希望, 它是情報的!

更新和名譽提及:

04/28/2003 - 索尼D555 Discman 的增加的修改過的觀點即然我有一充分地功能一個...

05/02/2003 - 索尼D25S Discman 增加的回顧和修正兩三個較小技術規格錯誤

06/21/2003 - 索尼D515 Discman 和Optimus CD3400 個人光碟播放機增加的回顧- 解決了一些較小社論錯誤

07/08/2003 - 索尼D211 Discman 增加的回顧, 和回顧的被整理的各種各樣的部份... 並且包括&#39 金星的為在之上我發現是並且在義務之外電話... 期待更多球員的方面如同時間繼續並且回顧增長

10/05/2003 - 索尼D11 、D111 & D465 Discmen 增加的回顧...

證實為下次更新: 索尼D88 、D20 、D180K (D800K) & D33 Discmen

個人感謝去頭Fi 成員Pappucho 為索尼D515 &#39 Discman &#39 延長的貸款, 和Optinus CD3400, 並且成員Maler23 為索尼D465 ~ 的貸款您的幫助在使這回顧更加完全對我有價值- 謝謝!

Pan

http://www4.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?threadid=37854

wilderabc

:confused: :confused: :confused:
文章的英文版感觉更好些……
而且
似乎一些机器也不能称之为经典
单总的来说
不错

烧饼

不错！

sdiy2000

又是英文又是繁体，搞什么啊！！！

gundamv3

还有好多病句……

我爱WLKMAN

帮顶？
怎么这么多星星啊``~~

kjinr

我去看原贴了

只爱陌生人

翻译后的感觉象黑客帝国？