What CD player with Shindo ?

**AVjim** · September 3, 2014, 03:04 AM

When I had my shindo ( like an idiot I sold it when I should have kept it for a rainy day ) I ran 2 cd. They Ayon cd5s tube output cd . Awesome but no service in the us so I would shy spa way for now .. And the esoteric K-05 another amazing piece with pretty much anything . . The shindo has the abitilty to even step up to the best of the best and still see and improvement , the pre and amps are just that good . You have no limitation in quality of sound , so don't fear a crescendo cause you won't find it

**kev313** · September 3, 2014, 07:21 AM

One can view any of the various accounts of Shindo visits and draw their own conclusions as to the preferred source:

http://www.theanalogdept.com/visit_with_shindo.htm

http://ma.tt/2009/04/visiting-shindo-labs/

http://twogoodears.blogspot.com/2009...y-day.html?m=1

That said, it is common knowledge that Ken Shindo did have a Studer CD player and designed the Arome transformer for it.

http://www.shindo-laboratory.co.jp/a.../Arome-CD.html

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**kev313** · September 3, 2014, 07:23 AM

...but it looked dusty.

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**Paul** · September 3, 2014, 09:36 AM

Originally Posted by kev313

One can view any of the various accounts of Shindo visits and draw their own conclusions as to the preferred source:

Visit with Shindo

Visiting Shindo Labs | Matt Mullenweg

TWOGOODEARS - ??????????: WJAAS - A busy day...

That said, it is common knowledge that Ken Shindo did have a Studer CD player and designed the Arome transformer for it.

Arome - CD Muchging Trans -

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WOW....Great found. Love it.

**omodo** · September 3, 2014, 07:18 PM

below is quoted from an old French magazine article covering a visit to another (older?) showroom than pictured above.

La source principale reste donc une platine Garrard, épaulée par des EMT 927. Le lecteur CD est un ancien Studer A730, car 20% des "disciples" écoutent quand même du CD!

**Jerome W** · September 3, 2014, 11:20 PM

Originally Posted by vortrex

Unless you have been there, which it sounds like you have not, I wouldn't be so quick to say it is incorrect. I am only reposting what someone else who actually visited said they saw. Obviously I don't believe this person is talking about their private space, however even there you can see CD's laying about. To me, a CD player would make sense in a "showroom", as you wouldn't want people operating a 301. I will try and find the poster of this info so you can tell them it's incorrect.

Sorry you are right. I never saw that pic or mention of this CD player before.
Good find !

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**omodo** · October 11, 2014, 02:10 AM

Originally Posted by kev313

...but it looked dusty.

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That looks like a Luxman D-500X's (or sII), however very similar to a Studer A730, it also used the TDA1541A DAC and the Philips CDM-3 mechanism - the good stuff!

**voxshall** · November 5, 2014, 07:46 PM

Since I was at the Shindo household last week, I thought I would chime in. The two CD players they have currently are the luxman pictured above and a Revox. They had the Luxman playing when I got there on the huge open baffle speakers and Lagrange mono blocks.

**joeinid** · November 5, 2014, 08:53 PM

Welcome to the forum voxshall, thank you for joining!

**voxshall** · November 5, 2014, 10:31 PM

Thanks Joeinid

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