Philips CD player, DAC, Filter, Decoder, DOBM and Transport List

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1. Thanks for your site. Just a precision about CDC586: European version (/30) has a TDA1543 and NOT a TDA1541A. Check service manual before purchasing one.

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2. Yet another precision about CD380: newer versions, having serial starting by AH01 have a TDA1543 instead of TDA1541A for older versions – check service manual.

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   1. Thanks for the extra info William, I’ve updated the article.

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   2. Thank you! Now I know why my earlier Aristona CD1380 sounds so much better than my later philips cd380!

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3. Hello Christiaan,
   Could you please share your story about:
   Proceed PCD-2 (fully recapped, heavily modded, custom Clock and Dig Out)
   Philips CD614 (fully recapped, heavily modded, custom PS, Clock, and Dig Out)
   Philips CD931 (fully recapped, heavily modded, custom PS, Clock, and Dig Out)

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   1. There’s too much that is done to explain right here. I plan to do an article but always have too many reviews going on and never seem to find time for this. Sometime, hopefully, I will get to it.

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4. CD930 Identical to CD931 except for IR switch
   and CDM9 version….
   PCF3523P (DOBM)

   CD931 Identical to CD930 except for IR switch
   and CDM9 version…
   PCF2705P (DOBM)
   The CD931 service manual states PCF3523P for tis odel too…

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   1. Hi Martin, Service Manuals sometimes contain mistakes or maybe initial designs that I guess were later changed. In this case, while the two service manuals both show the same PCF3532P component for item 7211 in the main schematic, if you scroll down to the last diagram in the Decoder section, you’ll see that the PCF2705P is used for the CD931. I have both machines here and can confirm that the 931 does indeed have the PCF2705P. Nevertheless, thanks for your diligence!

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5. I have the Canadian version of the Philips CD614. The owner’s manual says it has two 16-bit D/A-converters, not one.

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   1. According to the service manual (and confirmed by looking inside), the CD604 and CD614 have one TDA1543 DAC chip. Inside that chip are indeed two converters, one for left and one for right.

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6. Very interesting, since a purchaser might be looking for a CD player with two chips, so that wording is misleading. e.g. I bought a Sony which said it had two Burr-Brown DACs, but since the BBs are single channel it isn’t a misrepresentration.

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   1. Yes, it may be a misprint in the user guide or simply a matter of marketing. Tech brands often tend to label functions of the same chip as individual properties. It’s just the way it is.

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