Really like the sound quality of my Exposure CD 2010. Quite old but the dynamics is great for the price. The drawer mechanism is solid and has a nice healthy clonk.
A key advantage of a top loading CD mechanism is that it allows the design to employ spring damping to support the assembly. In the video you can see the CD mechanism bounce slightly as the puck is placed on top of the disc. When the CD is playing the damping helps reduce mechanical vibration and thereby improves the tacking performance. The servo does not need to work as hard and the bit error rate drops. The old Naim CD1 used this technique. A more current design is the Pro-Ject Audio CD Box RS2 T. This uses a StreamUnlimited CD-Pro8 mechanism. Low cost CD players use rubber bushes to decouple the CD mechanism.
I own the Rega Saturn-R and this CD player has a number of similarities with it. The LCD is the same. The top loader is the same, although the Rega does hold the cd slightly different. The Rega works as DAC and I suppose this feature can be eliminated from the board. I believe Exposure rebrands Rega turntables and I wonder if there’s a close partnership here where components are shared. I see no issues with this BTW as both brands are of exceptional quality. Thanks for sharing!
Watching your videos I did listen to the beautiful Atoll top loader against a Marantz and a Luxman 07. Compared to yhe othe two models Atol lacked depth and body. 👍🎵
Interesting about the Marantz and Luxman. Isn’t the Luxman about 2.5 times the price of the Atoll? Which Marantz player are you referring to? I’d be interested to compare all 3.
@@dbx3197 the models were Atoll CD400 se, Marantz SA10, then the Luxman D-07. Atoll was detailed but lacked a large sound stage, felt Marantz had a warmer presentation and wide and deeper sound. These were all combined into the Luxman. I purchased none in the end a favoured the Rega Isis valve out put as it had similarities to the of the Naim CDS3 player. I do enjoy listening to the music and not the machine. Just to add more details it plays into a Buchardt Anniversary 10 active speakers. 🎵🎶
Very nice and strong looking CDP. Top loaders don't tend to break. Had my top loading Restek cdp for 26 years and they service and upgrade their parts. This looks a solid player and I would be interested to hear it.
Really nice looking transport I will only buy black components I don’t like the two (White Silver ?) guide-rails Wish they were black I have top/slot/tray loading disc transports and they all work just fine Seems like a solid choice Nice explanation of the top loader pro/cons
Big fan of top loaders, but that lid looks seriously crap. I have a Jay's Audio transport and it has an excellent, solid lid with a very satisfying action. Also, no AES/EBU, USB or I2S? Or analogue XLR? I think people want better connectivity these days. Incidentally my son ran into P J Moore, keyboard player from the Blue Nile, in Glasgow a couple of weeks ago. Of course my son had no idea who The Blue Nile were... They were chatting for about 30mins. From what Sean said, he is a very nice bloke.
“What more do you need?” SACD/DSD decoding. Yes, SACDs are still being made - mostly classical and jazz, which floats most of my boats. Most of they are dual layer, so there’s not much excuse for anyone to scoff at “compatibility”. Are they more expensive? A bit, but not a lot and usually not as dear as good vinyl pressings. Are the players/transports more expensive? For most “audiophile” units, YES but I’m using a reasonably priced Sony BluRay/universal player as my source and without a doubt SACDs sound better than nearly all red book CDs. I fault Atoll as well as other manufacturers on the omission of SACD compatibility. In a sense it’s a chicken/egg situation. Give people the capability and the number of SACD titles will grow.
Not heard any SACD. I mainly listen to pop & rock cds. Sound often limited by original source material However I do have a few Blu Ray Audio only discs which sound fantastic 🎶
This stand alone option is possibly not the best choice if you stream and play CD's .I have a quality streamer, and cd transport , all into the same top notch dac, I cannot see any reason to do it thru x2 cd/dac and streamer/dac options , with a 1 dac route you can afford a far superior dac sound from both sources .
I would like to buy a new CD player. My shortlist would be Atoll CD 200 SIG, Exposure 3510 CD, REGA SATURN MK3 and TEAC VRDS-701 CD. Which ranking would you create?
@@zeuhl5840 I think you are on the right track. The Exposure looks well built and the Regas are very good, both wolfson burr brown dac chips which always present in an analogue way. The Japanese C.E.C sound super articulate and analogue and the Restek from Germany are built to last and very powerful and dynamic.
@@zeuhl5840 not heard either but the Teac transport system is a good one and they make them for other brands. The Atoll is very well made And will be smoother sounding than the Teac or tonally darker. Both good reputations by user's. Cd players have improved a lot nowadays and really its down to budget, the type of sound as they do sound different and longevity and this is why I favour top loading mechanisms.
I love your videos Mr. Phil! But the wisdom of a top loader is not clever in terms of dust collection.... especially in electronics with hot/charged devices😯😯😯
The build quality is nothing like the 'Jays CD transport'. I wouldn’t have expected the rattle from the cd door. Seems a bit flimsy. Looks like it uses the common TEAC cd mechanism.
Erm, Exposure, U only had to Do '2' things to Update the last Player ..... 1. Replace the 1980's Calculator Display and 2. Put a 'Half Moon' Handle on the Front of the CD Drawer ! ! .... U FAILED on BOTH Counts ..... After 2 Years of waiting I will NOT be Buying this er, FAILURE ...... Oh and at 2,500 UK Pounds, WHERE is the METAL CD Cover ! ? .... No Excuse ....
Just don’t buy into CD players in this age of quality streaming. I compare my beautiful Rega CD player to my streaming source and in most cases it doesn’t compete. Yes, vinyl is different and many of my albums sound wonderful compared to streaming but CD, no, they just can’t compete with quality FLAC or MQA (tho it finishing) streaming imo.
Absolutely not. I sold my server ( wish I never bought it, worst mistake I ever made) for a high quality cd player. Sound quality significantly better, even against 'so called' hires stuff. I only buy vinyl and cd's and want to own my own music and actually buy the versions I want rather than the latest disaster remastered version. Cd's are dirt cheap atm. Would never go streaming or a server again.
@@dbx3197he’s right tho. Vinyl is different but CD doesn’t compete with quality streaming imo. My Rega Saturn just doesn’t get used now, turntable or streaming is where it’s at.
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I just love my Rega Saturn MK3 cd player,and Rega Atheos amplifier driving my rare Ruark Accolade speakers , fabulous sound
Really like the sound quality of my Exposure CD 2010. Quite old but the dynamics is great for the price. The drawer mechanism is solid and has a nice healthy clonk.
A key advantage of a top loading CD mechanism is that it allows the design to employ spring damping to support the assembly. In the video you can see the CD mechanism bounce slightly as the puck is placed on top of the disc. When the CD is playing the damping helps reduce mechanical vibration and thereby improves the tacking performance. The servo does not need to work as hard and the bit error rate drops. The old Naim CD1 used this technique. A more current design is the Pro-Ject Audio CD Box RS2 T. This uses a StreamUnlimited CD-Pro8 mechanism. Low cost CD players use rubber bushes to decouple the CD mechanism.
Nice video. Replaced my drive belt on an Arcam FMJ A32 for $12. I prefer drawers to this removing and replacing the magnet puck
Proper Exposure equipment has big illuminated red rocker switches on the front panels! 😂
I own the Rega Saturn-R and this CD player has a number of similarities with it. The LCD is the same. The top loader is the same, although the Rega does hold the cd slightly different. The Rega works as DAC and I suppose this feature can be eliminated from the board. I believe Exposure rebrands Rega turntables and I wonder if there’s a close partnership here where components are shared. I see no issues with this BTW as both brands are of exceptional quality. Thanks for sharing!
Watching your videos I did listen to the beautiful Atoll top loader against a Marantz and a Luxman 07. Compared to yhe othe two models Atol lacked depth and body. 👍🎵
Interesting about the Marantz and Luxman. Isn’t the Luxman about 2.5 times the price of the Atoll? Which Marantz player are you referring to? I’d be interested to compare all 3.
@@dbx3197 the models were Atoll CD400 se, Marantz SA10, then the Luxman D-07. Atoll was detailed but lacked a large sound stage, felt Marantz had a warmer presentation and wide and deeper sound. These were all combined into the Luxman. I purchased none in the end a favoured the Rega Isis valve out put as it had similarities to the of the Naim CDS3 player. I do enjoy listening to the music and not the machine. Just to add more details it plays into a Buchardt Anniversary 10 active speakers. 🎵🎶
Very nice and strong looking CDP. Top loaders don't tend to break. Had my top loading Restek cdp for 26 years and they service and upgrade their parts.
This looks a solid player and I would be interested to hear it.
I also have a Restek Concret CD top loader.
Wonderful piece of kit.
@@TWIGWK build quality is off the chart's isn't it. I sent mine back to Germany to have their upgrades and they even fixed the dirigent hand control.
Unfortunately, I have a beautiful Rega Isis valve model or I would have considered 😂
Really nice looking transport
I will only buy black components I don’t like the two (White Silver ?) guide-rails
Wish they were black
I have top/slot/tray loading disc transports and they all work just fine
Seems like a solid choice
Nice explanation of the top loader pro/cons
I use a quality Black marker on most of my components. Then I get new knobs & feet too.
@@TriAmpHiFi I will probably get a Holo Cyan 2 but the copper side panels are a problem.
One way or another the panels will be black
@@middleearthltd .
Love the Cyan 2 👍
I think the Rega CD player beats them all it sounds analog nearly
For less you can get much more by considering the Linn Majik CD that obviously no one got on its map which I really couldn‘t understand.
Didn't mention the dual burr-brown chips.....
You should play a "Toploader" CD.
Big fan of top loaders, but that lid looks seriously crap. I have a Jay's Audio transport and it has an excellent, solid lid with a very satisfying action. Also, no AES/EBU, USB or I2S? Or analogue XLR? I think people want better connectivity these days.
Incidentally my son ran into P J Moore, keyboard player from the Blue Nile, in Glasgow a couple of weeks ago. Of course my son had no idea who The Blue Nile were...
They were chatting for about 30mins. From what Sean said, he is a very nice bloke.
It looks good and I'm sure it sounds great but those two silver door tracks just look ridiculous. What is up with that? 🤨
Should have been just a transport.
“What more do you need?” SACD/DSD decoding. Yes, SACDs are still being made - mostly classical and jazz, which floats most of my boats. Most of they are dual layer, so there’s not much excuse for anyone to scoff at “compatibility”. Are they more expensive? A bit, but not a lot and usually not as dear as good vinyl pressings. Are the players/transports more expensive? For most “audiophile” units, YES but I’m using a reasonably priced Sony BluRay/universal player as my source and without a doubt SACDs sound better than nearly all red book CDs.
I fault Atoll as well as other manufacturers on the omission of SACD compatibility. In a sense it’s a chicken/egg situation. Give people the capability and the number of SACD titles will grow.
Not heard any SACD.
I mainly listen to pop & rock cds. Sound often limited by original source material However I do have a few Blu Ray Audio only discs which sound fantastic 🎶
I like top loaders but I can never understand going to the trouble to making one and putting the controls on the front. It just seems dumb.
This stand alone option is possibly not the best choice if you stream and play CD's .I have a quality streamer, and cd transport , all into the same top notch dac, I cannot see any reason to do it thru x2 cd/dac and streamer/dac options , with a 1 dac route you can afford a far superior dac sound from both sources .
What kind of screen name is that? A(un-)I?
Ugh, top loader.
I would like to buy a new CD player. My shortlist would be Atoll CD 200 SIG, Exposure 3510 CD, REGA SATURN MK3 and TEAC VRDS-701 CD.
Which ranking would you create?
Teac #1.
Try naim cd5si or moon cd player
@@zeuhl5840 I think you are on the right track. The Exposure looks well built and the Regas are very good, both wolfson burr brown dac chips which always present in an analogue way.
The Japanese C.E.C sound super articulate and analogue and the Restek from Germany are built to last and very powerful and dynamic.
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Do you have any experience with the Atoll CD 200 SIG and the TEAC VRDS-701 CD players?
@@zeuhl5840 not heard either but the Teac transport system is a good one and they make them for other brands. The Atoll is very well made
And will be smoother sounding than the Teac or tonally darker. Both good reputations by user's.
Cd players have improved a lot nowadays and really its down to budget, the type of sound as they do sound different and longevity and this is why I favour top loading mechanisms.
Nice! Been waiting to hear about this one
“What else would you need” - well, a balanced output for starters. So not a player for me.
I’d get a lector cd transport instead.
Ya' got to say why.
Intuition. Can’t explain
Not so keen on the go faster strips
I love your videos Mr. Phil! But the wisdom of a top loader is not clever in terms of dust collection.... especially in electronics with hot/charged devices😯😯😯
Which DAC chip does it use?
The build quality is nothing like the 'Jays CD transport'. I wouldn’t have expected the rattle from the cd door. Seems a bit flimsy.
Looks like it uses the common TEAC cd mechanism.
If I'm dropping 2500 on a cdp its gonna be an icon like the vintage Sony SCD1,in comparison, the Exposure looks like I made it.
Erm, Exposure, U only had to Do '2' things to Update the last Player ..... 1. Replace the 1980's Calculator Display and 2. Put a 'Half Moon' Handle on the Front of the CD Drawer ! ! .... U FAILED on BOTH Counts ..... After 2 Years of waiting I will NOT be Buying this er, FAILURE ...... Oh and at 2,500 UK Pounds, WHERE is the METAL CD Cover ! ? .... No Excuse ....
Try to chill Lucy. We've heard you now.
Use your phone for macro shots 👍
Just my opinion for the money not impressed I’ll stick to my 9000cdt.
Audiolab are excellent vfm these days.
Have you seen the Panasonic 9000? Reference class.
@@keithwoollen5745 reference vfm. Vfm doesn’t necessarily mean cheap or lower quality.
Very bad lighting in this video. Could not see any details of the player.
I'll wager it doesn't beat the Roksan M2
Ya' got to say why.
What is that potentious s.,, draw why do they put it on just put a normal draw makes it look tacky only do it to save money
Errr no some of the most high end brands take this approach for better sound, Audio Research , Micromega , Rega to name a few
@@martinaston1715 I had top loader. Crap transport isolation
Maybe just watch the video as Phil explains the advantages.
Just don’t buy into CD players in this age of quality streaming. I compare my beautiful Rega CD player to my streaming source and in most cases it doesn’t compete. Yes, vinyl is different and many of my albums sound wonderful compared to streaming but CD, no, they just can’t compete with quality FLAC or MQA (tho it finishing) streaming imo.
CD player in 2024, nonsense!
Physical media will always rule, vinyl first, cd second. No problem
There’s always one.
@@dbx3197 or two
Absolutely not. I sold my server ( wish I never bought it, worst mistake I ever made) for a high quality cd player. Sound quality significantly better, even against 'so called' hires stuff.
I only buy vinyl and cd's and want to own my own music and actually buy the versions I want rather than the latest disaster remastered version. Cd's are dirt cheap atm.
Would never go streaming or a server again.
@@dbx3197he’s right tho. Vinyl is different but CD doesn’t compete with quality streaming imo. My Rega Saturn just doesn’t get used now, turntable or streaming is where it’s at.
What DAC IS USED????