Playstion one audiophile stereophile review

Dude. The PS1 is a low end 16 bit cheapo DAC that ain't anywhere near the state of any art since about 1986. Agree w/ Sebrok and Missioncoonery. Send some of that Humbolt my way....

LOL...Yea it cracks me up when I read what all these guys are doing spending bucks for mods and upgrades to this THANG..Cant make a silk purse out of a sows ear!!!!

I too have listened to them before, and agree with the above 3 posts.... It sounded soft, lacking in detail and at best, "never harsh" would be its only selling point.
On a scale of 1 to 10, I would give it a "3" only because it is is never bright, forward or edgy. Some of the inexpensive Oppo players out there in the $100-$200 range do things much better. Some people say the PS1 has an "analog" sound to it, but I would disagree, calling it soft and non-detailed.

No argument to all of you. You should read stereophile review and see how they test and compare to other CD players. For me 16 bit still sound better than 24 bit but if you buy cd player more than 2K, maybe they sound great. Depends on your taste, budget, and your system, I like playstation one more than Sony SACD 777ES and enjoy it as brought $50.

Swanny I would think twice about knocking NOS DACs. The DAC in my $15k system uses "cheapo" 16-bit chips as well.

As for the PSX, I happen to find the sound very pleasing, and I do think it's a matter of taste. Some may find it soft, round, and lacking detail, but there are many good and expensive CDPs, DACs, speakers, amps, preamps, etc. that could be recognized as such. I suspect if I listened to the CDP of somebody who thinks the PSX is a 3/10 I would probably find his system to be bright, hard, and thin.

And speaking from experience, mods can make a tremendous difference with this unit and add a LOT of extension.