On Friday, June 6, 2014 8:22:17 AM UTC-4, thekma...@gmail.com wrote:   
   > Gave in and purchased a used Sony CDP-C715(immediate successor to the C705).    
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   > Aside from a HIDEOUS Limp Biskit sticker affixed to the front of the   
   carousel tray by whoever previously owned it, and a few minor scratches, this   
   player is rock solid!  :)   
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   > It has everything the 705 did, including the variable output controlled by   
   the headphone jack.(I promptly calibrated it to 1V peak with a 1Khz full scale   
   sine from my test CD - and it sounds GREAT!)  The seller thoughtfully threw in   
   it's remote control    
   - something one rarely sees when buying *any* electronics second-hand.   
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   > With some gentle shots of compressed air under the hood I got most of the   
   dust out of this thing.   
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   > Additionally, the 715 has half a dozen 'EQ' settings including one for "Live   
   Room"(which I'll try for a while as my listening room has bare polished   
   hardwood floors and shitloads of windows - lol!), and a Reverb knob.   
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   > Externally, this C715 *looks* as though it's had a more rugged life than my   
   C705 changer, but compared to it this 715 seems almost impossible to make skip   
   or 'quit', as did the 705.   The sound is also fuller and not as thin-sounding   
   as the 705, even    
   with the eq thingie set to Flat/off.   
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   > Before purchasing the C715 I did as suggested and cleaned the C705's lens.    
   The problems persisted(skipping, freezing, stopping altogether), so it was   
   time.  That's what you get for $8 in a thrift shop. smh!   
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   > Aside: I have a Sony C545 upstairs(no variable outs), cost me $40 used, and   
   has yet to exhibit any such misbehavior.  I listen to it via Grado headphones   
   and love it.   So it's true: You get what you pay for in this world!   
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   > For around $70/shipping, the C715 was still a bargain, and is a gem to   
   listen on!   
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   UPDATE:   
      
   You know how your mind sometimes plays tricks on you:  You think you see or   
   hear something but you didn't? Or did you?   
      
   Sure enough, this C715 is exhibiting pretty consistent "micro-skips", for lack   
   of better term.   
      
   IE:(sing to yourself)   
      
   It's good to be alive, to be alive, it's good to be alive..   
   It's good to be alive, tobe alive, it's good to be alive..   
   It's good to be alive, to be alive, it's good to be alive..   
   It's good be alive, to be alive, it's good to be alive..   
      
   At first I thought it was someone walking by the stereo rack, or a cat   
   lounging on top of the turntable lid(topmost component) but no: No cats in   
   sight, and the wife is in the kitchen, side porch, or at work.   
      
   Oh well, me and my antique CD players, guess that's what I get.   
      
   I will say though, these Harrison Labs 12dB pads I placed on the CD in of my   
   receiver have translated into lush, silky sound, with solid bottoms and tops.   
      
   Micro-skips be damned!   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)