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By: Peter
1st Feb 2026
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"Timeless classic"
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I’ve owned my VRDS-7 from new (1994). In that time, I have had two small plastic drive gears literally crumble. One drives the CD drawer mechanism and the other drives the laser mechanism. I found a company in the Ukraine that produced copies in brass and have had trouble free operation since (around 5 years ago).
The player is still like new and performs flawlessly. My original intention was to add an independent DAC, but till now have been content with the performance of the onboard DAC. The sonic performance is robust and expansive and retrieves detail well.
I haven’t been remotely inclined to replace this CD player because I’d need to spend a large sum of money to better it. If it works, why change it? I am going to add an R2R DAC to my system though, because I now have three digital devices that could benefit from better, more modern digital to analogue conversion.
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By: Peter
1st Feb 2026
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"Timeless classic"
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I’ve owned my VRDS-7 from new (1994). In that time, I have had two small plastic drive gears literally crumble. One drives the CD drawer mechanism and the other drives the laser mechanism. I found a company in the Ukraine that produced copies in brass and have had trouble free operation since (around 5 years ago).
The player is still like new and performs flawlessly. My original intention was to add an independent DAC, but till now have been content with the performance of the onboard DAC. The sonic performance is robust and expansive and retrieves detail well.
I haven’t been remotely inclined to replace this CD player because I’d need to spend a large sum of money to better it. If it works, why change it? I am going to add an R2R DAC to my system though, because I now have three digital devices that could benefit from better, more modern digital to analogue conversion.
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1 person liked this review.
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By: Manta
6th Jul 2009
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"Huge player, huge sound"
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I have owned one of these since 1994 and still use it today as my main player. I have auditioned other players in the past and nothing in its price range compares. Admittedly it is getting old now and I am having a few problems with the pickup but replacing the laser recently has helped significantly and letting it warm up also benefits playback.
The sound stage is wide and dynamic but never out of control and it captures all aspects of the recording and delivers it with ease.
The best £650 (1994) that I've ever spent on Hi-Fi gear. Will be a sad day when it stops working.
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38 people liked this review.
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