Cd Player Technics SL-PG 440 A

CD Player Technics SL-PG 440 A: acces direct, afisaj mare, multiple functii, arata Ok, functioneaza OK, made in Germany.

Country: Japan
Manufacturer / Brand: Technics (brand)
Year: 1993/1994 Type: Recorder and/or Player
Semiconductors (the count is only for transistors) Semiconductors present.
Principle Audio-Amplification
Wave bands - without
Details CD-player or -equipment (audio)
Power type and voltage Alternating Current supply (AC)
Loudspeaker - For headphones or amp.
Power out
from Radiomuseum.org Model: Compact Disc Player SL-PG440 - Technics brand
Material Metal case
Shape Book-shelf unit.
Dimensions (WHD) 430 x 95 x 300 mm / 16.9 x 3.7 x 11.8 inch
Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg) 3.405 kg / 7 lb 8 oz (7.5 lb)
Price in first year of sale 190.00 $

    The Marantz CD 38 is the cheapest player made by Marantz, a Japan-based Company which has become very popular for the excellent quality/price ratio of its digital CD players.
This CD 38, though it is the cheapest of the family, still offers the usual functions, even the most useless ones and everything can be controlled via remote.
The output level is adjustable though I don't recommend this feature for connecting ANY CD player (especially if cheap) directly to a power amplifier since the quality of the potentiometer is generally very low. Hence the advice is: keep the output level set to the max value.
The cabinet of the CD 38 is very light and weak, prone to resonate, indeed. Inside, it makes use of a Continuos Calibration digital system, as explained clearly by the writing on the front panel. Obviously no digital output is available (though some competitors, in the same price range, offer even a coax output) and the mains cable is of the non-detachable type.
Knowing pretty well the sound of many other Maratz CD players I was very curious to put the baby of the family under test. I've matched it with same price tag partners into my budget system and I've even used it, for a while, into my reference system.