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SITE GOT INFECTED
PRONOUNCED DEAD ON OCTOBER 20, 2025 NOW BEING RESURRECTED … ONE PAGE AT A TIME …
Portable CD Players Components Composition
December 5, 2025 PCDP Components Table in MS Excel format: PCDP_components_2025_12.xls PCDP Components Table in PDF format: PCDP_components_2025_12.pdf The original table can be found at www.kaosuncd.com I transferred data into MS Excel, sorted Discmans by the year, and then (for the last ten years now) kept updating and building the list. Some info on Sony … Continue reading Portable CD Players…
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY. CD PRESSING QUALITY
January 22, 2018 When talking about CD quality we usually mean original files used, be it the original master tape (RCA Living Stereo, Mercury), or AAD vs. DDD recordings, and/or mastering engineer: Steven Hoffman, Manfred Eicher, Doug Sax, “Prof” K.O.Johnson, etc, etc… Other-times companies make a name for themselves by paying special attention to CD mastering chain: Esoteric … Continue reading…
Wadia 781: Taming The Beast
\\\\\\\ ART OF GIZMOLOGY /////// January 5, 2018 Wadia 781i was at the end of my long search for SACD player. I started with Krell, then moved to Linn Akurate, then McIntosh, for a few weeks auditioned Ayre but finally fell in love with Wadia. Wadia 781i was used exclusively for SACD replay, Naim CDS3 … Continue reading Wadia 781: Taming The Beast
The most beautiful Discman in the World. Loewe CD-100. Part I: Resurrection
September 11, 2017 Here is the Snow White: It must have been kept in storage until the grease got stiff, then played… once! Sled gears were immediately broken and so the Sleeping Beauty was packed and stashed away for a few decades…. then posted on eBay. I was the one who bought this beautiful paperweight RESTORATION: … Continue reading The most beautiful Discman in the World. Loewe CD-100. Part…
The most beautiful Discman in the World. Loewe CD-100. Part II: Photoshoot
September 7, 2017 and even more photos at vintage-audio-laser.com
Realistic CD-3350
May 9, 2017 Based on its internal schematics, Realistic CD-3350 was made for Radio Shack by Denon. To my eyes, it is the most beautiful Discman in my collection, rivaled only by another “flying saucer” – Philips AZ6892: Philips AZ6892 was restored for me by Kaosun at www.kaosuncd.com, but Realistic was an easy case of … Continue reading Realistic CD-3350
Black Gate capacitors and “snake oil” in home audio
January 14, 2017 Having nothing better to think about, I was trying to remember when and why did I fell in love with Black Gate capacitors. I must have learned about their existence from reading audio-porn at DIY or some audiophile site. Black Gate caps were the top-shelf audio-grade electrolytics produced by Rubycon. Quite expensive … Continue reading Black Gate capacitors and “snake oil” in home…