Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: notesfiles Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!prls!amdimage!amdcad!amd!pesnta!hplabs!hp-pcd!hpfcla!mpm From: mpm@hpfcla.UUCP (mpm) Newsgroups: net.audio Subject: Re: Orphaned Response Message-ID: <14700020@hpfcms.UUCP> Date: Mon, 12-Aug-85 19:12:00 EDT Article-I.D.: hpfcms.14700020 Posted: Mon Aug 12 19:12:00 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 20-Aug-85 03:21:00 EDT References: <3339@decwrl.UUCP> Organization: Hewlett-Packard - Fort Collins, CO Lines: 59 Nf-ID: #R:decwrl:3339:hpfcms:14700020:37777777600:3069 Nf-From: hpfcms!mpm Aug 12 15:12:00 1985 Re: Carver DTL-100 CD Player GOOD NEWS I am a satisfied owner of the Carver CD player. I bought one in early April and have been using it EXTENSIVELY since then (about three hours plus PER DAY). What I like best about the Carver CD player is the simple front panel layout. It is simple, functional, easy-to-learn, and elegantly executed. By the way, it is also very light. I was most concerned about features when I was shopping around for CD players - programmability and ability to repeat. Other features of the Carver that I like include the ability to see elapsed time per track and total time for the disc. As with other players, the fast forward kicks into overdrive after holding the button down for about ten seconds. Finally, I admit to being a bit of a technology freak: I wanted a player with oversampling and separate (not multiplexed) D/A converters. Note: The Carver unit does not have a remote control or headphone jack which is a pity but I haven't missed them. BAD NEWS Old problem: I had the player in the shop after about two months because it would not play one of my (Warner Brothers) discs once it had warmed up. The repair folk cleaned and realigned the unit and I have not seen a repeat of the problem. (Strange thing was that the fault only occurred with one disc. I have since heard others talk of problems with tracking Warner discs.) I had a Denon loaner unit while my Carver was in the shop and practically went into withdrawal. I did NOT like the Denon. It was overloaded with buttons and framishes. Also my loaner had a problem detecting discs in the tray. (The Denon was very heavy also.) New problem: occasionally my player fails to respond when I push a button (like PAUSE or STOP). A friend of mine thinks it is a prob- lem with the solenoids. Once I have a better grasp of the problem (like how to consistently duplicate it), I plan on taking it in for repair. Meanwhile the problem is a minor irritant. Despite the problems I love the Carver player. I recommend it highly. By the way, the DTL-100 uses 2x oversampling and as far as I know uses separate D/A converters. One last point: the DTL-100 lists for $649. I have not found any mail order houses that offer it for a discount. However, I was able to buy the unit for $589 (about 10% off). -- Mike "digital crazy" McCarthy (ihnp4!hpfcla!hpfcms!) mpm P.S. The "digital time lens" circuit in the player is NOT the same as the "sonic hologram" in other Carver equipment (preamps I think). The DTL circuit is meant to compensate for some sonic differences that Car- ver (the man) found between CDs and LPs of the same recording. I rarely use it. (In fact I'm not sure I can detect its effect.) I had an audio salesperson switch the circuit in and out without me knowing what set- ting it was in and I couldn't tell the difference. (I listened to the player for most of two to three hours when I was auditioning it, but by no means consider myself a golden-eared audiophile.)