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Attention Cary CD Owners

Ok, my Cary 306 just arrived. She's beautiful, and sounds so much better than what I had. I knew about the blue laser lights but never sat in front of them in the near dark. I'm right in front of them and about twelve feet away. What are you people doing to keep your eyes from burning out? You can't help but look into them and it gives me a headache. Not too bad in the daylight though. I don't want to permanetly modify them as I know one day I'll sell it to somebody on acid or Ex who would like the pain. These things are so bright they shined through heavy black paperboard dots that I punched out and taped over them!
I guess I shouldn't bitch. It sure sounds great but any ideas are welcome:-)
acatnthehat
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snook2
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I had a cd 300 player and most of the parts were commercial japanese and was definitely entry level. Have they gotten any better?
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Every CD player will be Asian for the drive mechanism as a minimum. Philips or Sony. Usually Philips for the top players. Regardless of where the final assembly point is. All the top players will be the same in that respect.

What counts is what happens next. Some of the analog section in the Cary is U.S. made. They were able to carve a relationship with one of the world's premier digital engineering firms for the rest.

This had caused quite a stir at CES when another company that specializes in digital (and has been negatively effected by the success of the Cary digital line, including the multi channel) came into the Cary room and was quizzing the Cary principles on how they have made in happen.

The main digital board is so complex they went to the company that could make them in a precision automated manner...which is a computer company. And a major one.

Don't forget the digital section of the CD306/200 has EIGHT digital to analog converters in it.
abecollins
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I never really noticed the super bright blue LED's until now. BTW, they are LEDs and not LASERs or you wouldn't be reading this today. My Cary is still under warranty so I haven't popped the lid yet. You can probably double or triple the value of the series current limiting resistor to each LED to reduce the brightness. Parts cost would probably be a buck or so from Radio Shack.
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