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From: roy@qvax2.UUCP (Roy Gordon)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Magnavox 2041
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Date: Tue, 4-Feb-86 15:04:07 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb  4 15:04:07 1986
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I recently purchased a Magnavox 2041 CD player and would like to
share my experience with it with people on the net and see how
it relates to the experience others have had.

To set the context, the other relevant equipment I have are KLH-6
speakers (I've had these since 1968!) and a Heathkit AR 29 receiver.
The receiver was built by the same person who will modify the 2041.

Overall, I have been somewhat disappointed in the unit.
On the positive side the dynamic range is certainly great, and
there is no surface noise.  Many passages have a clarity unkown
to me on records.  Hearing different instruments distinctly
has been revelatory.

On the negative side, I don't in general like the quality of the sound.
I listen mostly to classical music and opera in particular.  The
soprano voice seems quite thin when played, as do some other passages
in the music.

Sometimes when the orchestra "revs" up the passage sounds quite
indistinct and muddy and as it is a little sluggish and slow 
getting started, as if there werelike they were a little out of sync.
I'm sorry I can't describe thisatter any better.  Overall to me the
sound lacks the depth and richness that I hear on records.

I will continue to use the CD player because of the media and the
flexibility of the player.  It is wonderful to be able to go directly
to an aria within an operatic recording and then listen to it three
times in a row and then skip over what I don't want to hear.

Yet, I remain disappointed.  Are the problems that I have encountered
common?  Are they due in whole or part to my other equipment?
Are they due to me?  I would be truly interested in others'
experiences and comments.

		Roy Gordon