Digital Drive: REVIEW: Dynaco CDV-Pro CD Player/Recorder by Brian L. Chaffins

Model:	CDV-Pro
Category:	CD Player/Recorder
Suggested Retail Price:	$1100
Description:	HDCD Player with 6922 outputs
Manufacturer URL:	Not Available
Manufacturer URL:	Not Available

Review by Brian L. Chaffins on August 11, 2001 at 07:02:31
IP Address: 207.142.97.225

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I am very happy with this unit. It has a warm airy sound that brings the details of acoustic instruments to a level that causes most of my guests to say "wow". My wife even claims "the sound is deeper and I can tell where the musicians sit". *smile* She enjoys the soundstaging actually presented by this CD player. I paid $550 for this unit as a refirbished unit from the current manufacturer and its a shame this unit has been discontinued.
I'm hoping to do the mods explained by the original engineer, John Atwood at http://www.one-electron.com/CDVPro/CDVPro_Page.html soon. I'll update this review after the mods are complete.

Product Weakness: No longer available. Would have been nice to see a stronger transport. (uses Philips transport)
Product Strengths: Clean balanced sound at an afordable cost.

Associated Equipment for this Review:
Amplifier:	Music Referance RM-9 MK-II
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	Denon 4800
Sources (CDP/Turntable):	B&O Beogram TX
Speakers:	Thiel 2.3
Cables/Interconnects:	Home Grown
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	All except RAP and Country
Room Size (LxWxH):	25 x 19 x 12
Time Period/Length of Audition:	1 year
Other (Power Conditioner etc.):	Monster Cable HTS5000
Type of Audition/Review:	Product Owner

Product Weakness:	No longer available. Would have been nice to see a stronger transport. (uses Philips transport)
Product Strengths:	Clean balanced sound at an afordable cost.