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From: shauns@vice.UUCP (Shaun Simpkins)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: response: Sony CDP-520ES and CDP-302 differences.
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Date: Mon, 7-Oct-85 11:41:09 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct  7 11:41:09 1985
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> re: Sony 520 vs 302
> 
> I  believe  the  520's  remote  also  controls  the line  output  level  via
> servomotor  (very cute to watch, my Sony 610 has this feature).  If like the
> (now obsolete) 610, it does NOT also control the headphone output.
> 

You're confusing the 620ES with the 520ES.  The 520ES is absolutely identical
to the 302 in function.  The ONLY differences are:  hand-picked components,
gold-plated RCA jacks, and a 3-year warranty.  For those who remember my last
posting, the 302 also has a very high speed advance mode like the 520ES.

The 620ES has front panel that duplicates the remote control direct access
buttons and adds such wonderful features as ``shuffle play'', where the unit
randomizes playback so you don't get bored playing the same disc over and over
again during a party.

Wow.

I'd rather have direct time access, since the Sony's high-speed advance moves
a bit too fast to nail a desired time index to the exact second.

Given these differences, the 520ES is not worth the $50-$100 more it costs
unless you're an audiophobe, and the 620ES is ridiculously overpriced for the
addition of a remote line output control.  I bought the 302.

The wandering squash,


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				Shaun Simpkins

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