Mr Oh learned about my intentions and offered to help me with the parts transfer task. Looking to buy the SFT-1 to use as a donor machine, or to shop for parts. The SFCD-1 laid in my place for a few months, until recently I heard that our chief hifi mechanic Mr Oh of Old Klang Road have a working unit of SFT-1(a transport only version of the SFCD-1) for sale. He then told me it's OK and I can keep the carcass. There wasn't anything further I could do for him. I had deduced my findings to him, that unless I could find a donor board with the E-prom chip still intact. I opened up the player, and found that the main board still powered up, but the control board behind the face plate with the display wasn't. Chiefly, the Sonic Forntiers SFCD-1 wouldn't turn on! He brought the unit to me in hope I could fix it. Then he told me his system wouldn't start.up. Like me, he too had moth balled his hifi set for a couple of years. He was inspired and went home looking to restart his too. You can read about my adventures or mis-adventures with the Marantz CD 7 in these pages too.īack to end year 2019, my friend came for a home visit when I told him I had restarted my hifi hobby. My next CD player was a Marantz CD 16-D which served as an interim player until I lay my hands on a Marantz CD 7, which was the unit I've always wanted. It sounded great in my system, but I took it for granted, I wanted more. Me? The SFCD-1 was actually my first high end CD player. Worth every single Agung faced Ringgit, he said, upon the return of the SFCD-1 about 3 months later! In all he blew a cool MYR 10 thousand bucks or so to do it.
SONIC FRONTIERS DAC MODS
Here is a Sonic Frontiers SFCD-1 which I used to own sometime back in 2005 till 2007, then I sold it to a friend who loved it so much, he sent the unit to Chris Johnson's Parts Connection in Canada to have it retro fitted with SE Plus mods to the player during 2011. By today's standard noise floor & resolution would be it's Achilles' heels, but it's golden colored tonality, rhythm & pace, sheer musicality will get you hooked. It's probably one of the most musical sounding CD players ever made at any price, even by today's standards! One listening an you'll fall in love with it's charms. The Sonic Frontiers SFCD-1 was produced from 1995 till 2001.
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