Beogram cd5500 DAC

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Leosgonewild
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Leosgonewild
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Posted September 8, 2014 at 21:51 GMT
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Hi everybody,

 

I was at my local dealer today, talking about some parts of my system I might want to sell.

When I told him that I have a Beogram cd5500, he asked me which type of DAC that is in it.

He could inform me that there was used a very high quality DAC in some of the production units, and it was changed to a lower quality one later on.

 

Does anyone knwo if this is a fact?

 

I have to open it to find out which one I have, he said. What should I look for?

 

A quick search told me that the Beogram cd5500 might actually be the best cd-player ever produced by B&O... I am considering to get rid of the Beosystem 5500, since I have a Beosystem 7000 in my "surpice-room", but if the Beosystem 5500´s cd player is in fact better, then that is a no-go..

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chartz (archived2)
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Posted September 9, 2014 at 06:13 GMT
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The CD player in later 6500 and 7000 systems is the same as the 5500. Lower quality? No. Same TDA1541 Sir.

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Puncher (archived2)
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Posted September 9, 2014 at 08:26 GMT
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Wasn't there a question of some "mythical" version of the 1541 that may have found it's way into early CD5500 models?

Leosgonewild
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Leosgonewild
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Posted September 9, 2014 at 08:27 GMT
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I´m guessing that is what he was talking about.

Has anyone ever seen this mythical creature?

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Leosgonewild
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Posted September 9, 2014 at 08:39 GMT
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Here is mine at least

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Johan Östlund
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Posted September 9, 2014 at 09:49 GMT
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Leosgonewild wrote:

I´m guessing that is what he was talking about.

Has anyone ever seen this mythical creature?

Your picture appears to have been cropped.

Here Peter talks about the dacs in these players: /forum/imported-unmapped/beogram-4500-cd-skipping#post-2239730

/  Johan

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Leosgonewild
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Posted September 9, 2014 at 10:01 GMT
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Johan, open the right-clik the picture and open in a new tab. Then you see the original.

Mine is the TDA1541A.

I connected my Beosystem 5500, and I am listening to cd´s from the BG cd5500 now. It beats the hell out of my Beovision dvd player at least :P

 

Anyone knows what DAC is in the BV7´s?

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Johan Östlund
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Posted September 9, 2014 at 10:12 GMT
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Leosgonewild wrote:

Johan, open the right-clik the picture and open in a new tab. Then you see the original.

Duh! Cheers! 🙂

Leosgonewild wrote:

Mine is the TDA1541A.

Mine too. Never seen any other.

Leosgonewild wrote:

I connected my Beosystem 5500, and I am listening to cd´s from the BG cd5500 now. It beats the hell out of my Beovision dvd player at least :P

 

Anyone knows what DAC is in the BV7´s?

Sorry. Too recent for me.
/  Johan
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Puncher (archived2)
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Posted September 9, 2014 at 10:49 GMT
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Leosgonewild wrote:

I´m guessing that is what he was talking about.

Has anyone ever seen this mythical creature?

Apparently it was the TDA1541A S2 or sometimes called "double crown" version.

 

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