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x2 Multicap RTX , muse es/kz, FM, and those lovely paper in oils...

double post..

i styled this after the other threads out there. I though the horrible grammar would attract more hobbyists. The reason I left out the ps3 is because that is my first choice. I was just curious if there's anything out there that would do a better job without costing much more..

that is not a ps3.... i'm thinking sharp aquos or any of the sony bdp500 but are there things to look for if i want good price/performance or something? thanks.

SO WE CAN CATCH ASSHATTRY IN THE ACT LOL. [edit:] have an auricap

Is that first thing a cryo vat?

They remind me of ceiling light innards...

ALL HAIL KG DOWN WITH THE FAILSAURUS

'pressions now.

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I think they are primarily meant for use as transports, since there was already a line of cd players that they made (ADC 1, 2, 3) This thing was introduced only a few years after the Sony player came out so it it's not like they were stuffing a 15 dollar thrift shop thing inside- the sony was most likely 1/3 the cost of the DDS. The only reason they had rca outs was because of the integrated nature of the Sony cd player- the one pcb performed all the functions, and since it was already there, why not include the analog out function?

I hear Audio Alchemy will be there. Funny. I thought they went belly up.

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I just enjoy the experience of the bubbling and filtering and the burning and the smoke. Just like how I love to make coffee, have a sip, then forget about it.

I cannot do that because of the following reasons: -I love the word Monolithic. -He was a former member of the holy audio company. -The case design and font is just beautiful imo. -Lot's of dual mono on everything. As an aside, Steve Temmel who was an AA tech is selling off sweet gear on ebay- DDS Pro, DTI Pro32, DDE3, and the OM150 power amp. For probably ~1000usd the three box source would be an awesome treasure. The DDE3 really need new opamps though..

The display is exactly the same, and so is the remote I believe. The logo seems to be added on where it probably says Sony before. The remote function buttons are labeled exactly the same as the front panel buttons on the 291. Both the pcb and the power section pcb are typical Sony style- green with almost industrial strength solder for the main board and sand colored 70's era board for the power. I'm tempted to get pissed because I remember the Goldmund/Pioneer jip, but in this case and price point I think it was a good implementation of existing technology. Well now at least I can hoard parts too I think the DDS Pro with the Pioneer Stable Platter was designed ground up as an i2s output transport which should be the epitome of transport purity- reflected in modern reference transports such as the North Star one. In the future I may get a DDS Pro followed by a DTI Pro32 and finally another DDE3 powered by a sigma22 Right now I'm happy with my setup though, and don't foresee that maximum rig coming my way till maybe next year

It's the only way I can stand cigs once in awhile.

Yea I emailed both ci and monolitic and got only a terse reply back from monolithic.

$285

About three or four years ago, I laid eyes on this cute(at that time) disc transport and thought of how expensive and useless it was- yet there was something in me that yearned for it ever since. I finally found a mint one in original box with remote and literature and could no longer resist finishing my digital rig. The thing is not cute. It is much bigger than I had ever imagined. It was made before I began middle school. It is just shy of 15 lbs, and is about 14" wide, 6" high, and 9.75" deep. The front panel is clean, with power button, red fluorescent display and buttons made of "flexible aluminum membrane." The controls are very unique feeling. They are light and snappy- in between a touch sensitive button and a regular mechanical one. Transport drawer is quiet and precise and what suprised me is how fast the unit actually recognizes, indexes, and begins playing- roughly six seconds after I press the close button the music arrives on a "typical" cdr with mild scratches across the whole disc. Unfortunately the thing does not read cd-rw which is only fair because the thought of owning a cd recorder in your personal computer was a dream back then, if the thought even crossed anyone's mind. On to the internals. As you can see, vibration dampening is used liberally. The front panel is 1/4" thick and the metal chassis is very dense heavy, and rigid in construction. The transport in the isolated lower half of the unit is the reputable Sony CDM14 which is common in this class of transport. More vibration dampening spotted down here. Notice there are rca line outs. There is a 1-bit dac inside for "emergency" cd player duty. The sound out of the machine is very smooth quite detailed but lacks dynamics. Midrange is full and the the whole musical presentation is natural and palpable. Extension is good for what it is- but with the external processors (DTI2 -> DDE3/Entech 203.2) the bass is very low and impactful and does the CKKIII justice. Here are shots of the pcb. The power section: "Needs upgrades." I bet some new and better caps, diodes, or a whole new acutally-a-power-supply with rectifiers and the such would be nice. It would certainly benefit the included dac and analog out...or not... In action! All in all a ludicrous bang-for-the-buck deal, especially since the supposedly pos included analog out does not disappoint. It does not sound like pcdps or other low end irritating digital sources. The sound is thick, huge, and fairly detailed, but then again it was born a transport, and will serve me well in that regard for as long as I can find those Sony replacement ribbon cables that supposedly snap now and then

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Has anyone tried the monolithic sound ps2? If I were to buy it would be between either the ci audio and monolithic ones for obvious reasons