schley@mmm.UUCP (Steve Schley) (03/28/85)
A friend and I are planning to modify a Philips CD player (Magnavox 2040) along the lines of Meridian and Mission. If all goes according to plan, we will be putting our modifications into an article for Audio Amateur magazine. However, I think that some of the readers of this newsgroup could help us (and ultimately many others) do this up right. If anyone out there in net-land has information on good modifications for CD players, or just some suggestions, please send me mail. I am also interested in contacting someone who has a good understanding of the Philips digital signal processing techniques. Anyone out there fitting this description? I'd sure appreciate your getting in touch with me (via mail, of course). As an aside, the Magnavox 2040 appears to be the answer to the budget audiophile's dream. If you have been reading the net, you are aware that the Philips-based players (4x oversampling, ...) simply sound better than the Sony-based players. What's more, since the Philips-made players are marketed over here by Magnavox and Sylvania, they show up in discount stores at very nice prices. I just bought a Magnavox 2040 for $249 (that's right, two-four-nine!) at a local discount store. Sounds good right out of the box, but just wait until we're through... Thanks in advance for any information you folks send my way. -- Steve Schley ihnp4!mmm!schley