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From: dsj@alice.UUCP (David S. Johnson)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: Mission CD Players shortcomings
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Date: Sun, 18-Aug-85 22:19:21 EDT
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Posted: Sun Aug 18 22:19:21 1985
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My earlier posting lost an initial first line, so I'm retransmitting.

Iwas responding to Greg Paley's account of the differences
he heard between Mission, Meridian, and Magnavox CD-players.
A review of the Mission DAD7000 CD Player in the January 1985 issue of
HI FI NEWS & RECORD REVIEWS (British) would seem to back up his subjective
observation that the player did not have as good a bass response as the
Meridian and the Magnavox.  The measured response curve for the Mission,
in contrast to all other CD curves I've seen, has a substantial roll-off
of the bass starting at about 200 Hz:  Down 2 dB at 50 and 5 at 20 Hz.
There is also a 1/2 to 1 dB droop above 15 kHz, which might account for
its being a tad less bright.

The NEW version of the Mission (DAD7000R with remote control) apparently
alleviates the bass problem (only down 1/2 dB at 20 kHz) although the
droop above 15 kHz remains.  This according to a review in the August 85
issue of the same magazine, which calls the improved version one of the best.

(I haven't heard either player; I'm just reporting the reports, while
staying firmly in the camp of those who say there ARE audible differences
between CD players)

David S. Johnson