[net.audio] Digital disk kit

norskog (03/21/83)

#N:fortune:1400001:000:276
fortune!norskog    Mar 20 18:17:00 1983

Does or will anyone offer a digital (CD) disk play kit?
Heathkit would be the number 1 choice, of course.
An optional digital output port would be very nice to play
around with; as would the ability to input data to the D/A circuitry.

				Lance Norskog
				Fortune Systems

jeff (03/28/83)

The Sony CDP101 contains four (4) servo-motors, plus a couple of PC boards
that just about cover the top and bottom plates of the cabinet.  Plus, of
course, the laser/detector unit.  To be truthful, I can`t see how they
can sell them for $700 in Japan, much less $1K here, and recover anything
like their engineering and manufacturing costs.  A CD player kit would
probably not cost any less; what other advantages would it have?
Jeff