PS1 being used as hi-fi component - one of the best sounding CD players out there
Written by Dan Zuccarelli   
Monday, 13 November 2006 03:05
Ps1.jpgMSNBC has an article about serious audio snobs using the old Playstation 1's as their primary cd players. Apparently it's a fantastic hi-fi player and one of the best cd players on the market.

There's some weird caveat's like the fact that the machine sounds better the longer it's on. Strange. Though I'm not an audiophile so I think alot of this stuff is lost on me. But if you're into this stuff, it's worth a read through.

From the article:

Sony’s first PlayStation was released in the United States in September, 1995. It had a custom MIPS R3000 processor and it used CD-ROMs for playing games. Sony sold more than 100 million units. That means there are a lot of used ones out there.

There were a number of different PlayStation models made over the PlayStation 1's five-year life span. Michael told me to look for a PlayStation with the model number SCPH-1001, which is the unit with separate audio and video RCA output jacks. That particular model allows audiophiles to use their own (expensive) audio cables to get “perfect” sound.

I also tried one of the other PlayStation consoles that didn’t have separate RCA output jacks. Other models had a single output cord with audio and video jacks at the end. I found one in good condition on eBay.

Before I started my listening tests, Michael had a warning for me: "Plug in the units — turn ‘em on — and don’t turn them off." It seems the PlayStations sound best when left on all the time. Michael was right. You shouldn’t even listen for the first three days. Both units need every second of the break-in period.


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written by Harpua Scorpio, November 13, 2006
Audiophiles are a weird bunch. Leave it on? What? So it gets warm and the CD is nice and comfortable while it's spinning around? I don't get it.
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written by flotsam/jetsam, November 13, 2006
[...] to go pick one up. [...]

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