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In Reply to: My completed Toshiba 3950 Mods... posted by Vinnie R. on March 7, 2004 at 11:43:03:
I was stocking up on consumables at the big box store yesterday and saw a Toshiba player that I first mistook for a 3950; but saw it was called a SD-K730. It looked identical and was only $55, so I thought what the heck. Got it home and opened it up...same BB 1751 chip and the boards have "3950" printed on them. I put a disc in, put it on repeat, and let it play for 24 hours before listening to it.I have not yet owned a nice CDP, but was planning to get a Jolida JD-100. The problem is that money is just not there for a Jolida this year! So the Toshiba looked like a nice bridge player. My take?
The sound is quite good. My equipment is mid-fi - Denon 3802 in "Direct" mode as a preamp, Parasound HCA-1205A amp, and Tannoy S8 speakers - but I do not hear any obvious wrong-doings on the Toshiba's part. Bass is tight, treble is clean and extended, and the midrange is involving enough. All in all, a nice balanced sound and certainly good enough to make me forget about the Jolida for a while! ;-)
I won an eBay auction a few days ago for (2) working 3950's that had issues - one a disc door that did not close, the other had a non-working LCD. Not too bad for $51 shipped. I'm going to have to try Vinnie's mods on one of them and see how much better the 3950 can get!
Aaron
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- Costco has the SD-K730, appears to be a 3950... - AaronS 20:14:25 03/07/04 (0)
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