Totoo 'yan. Mas mahal talaga yung Sony ES series - the higher the model number, the better and more expensive - pero pwede namang tawaran depende sa condisyon at sa demand. Pero magandang gamitin nga na reference rate yung P1.5K per unit. Dito sa Davao konti na dumadating, wala nang upscale puro one set connectors na lang at mahal pa -- P1k per unit, kaya mahirap na mangako kay JojoD, ayokong mapahiya!
For newbies: tinitingnan ko muna sa Internet bago ako bumili - ipapa-reserve ko tapos takbo sa bahay. Kung maraming kalaban, under-testing sa shop at maganda ang naririnig, I'll use quick indicators: ang magandang klase (uulitin lang ang original post three years ago): mabigat compared with other available units; with two sets of connectors at the back - variable and fixed; could read CD-R and three-inch discs (magdala ka); mabilis magbasa; at hindi tumatalon pag biglang hinawakan or konting pinalo ang CDP body. Units with faulty drawers are the easiest to fix, just open the unit, find the motor that drives the drawer and replace the rubber belt. For the more adventurous, potentiometers for adjusting lens focus and tracking are also found on the main boards. Yung DAC list, nagkalat na sa web ngayon - pero hindi ko na makita yung original site na parang pinaka kumpleto. Naalala ko nag-post rin ako nyan two or three years ago.
Again, Japan-standard appliances are regarded as superior quality-wise than international-standard appliances. That's because they hardly compromise on quality since Japanese consumers can afford to pay more for the improved quality That's the reason why their best hifi were not sold outside Japan. The bottom line? Japanese standard units with 100 volts (not 110V - hindi yan magtatagal pag 110V transformer ang ginamit) should be priced higher than 220/240 units. The good thing is local traders are quoting those Jap
junks (surplus units) at give-away prices and most local consumers prefer 220/240 units! Guys like me end up as winners, or losers, depende yan -- take note that a surplus unit could be a true junk.
Here's one source again for buyers sensitive to DACs installed in their CDPs (if you're wondering where the Burr-Brown Corp. chips are, they're also coded as PCMs):
http://www.freeweb.hu/mestertuning/dac.php?lang=en Here's a list of Sony ES CDPs with details (use AltaVista translator):
http://cdp101.hp.infoseek.co.jp/esseries-main.htmlHere's a directory of Japanese hifi -- with brands, models, original prices, and details -- some of which you might see at the Pier:
http://www11.plala.or.jp/se_ke5583/
