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Review: Sony CDP-707esd CD Player

Category: Digital

#1 Musical tastes: Oldies, and Jazz.
#2 Best aspects of sound: Bass control, and spaciousness.
#3 What turns me off: Poor bass control.
#4 How long in system: 1 month.
#5 What it replaced: Nothing.
#6 How the sound changed: Deeper, and bigger bass.
#7 Strengths: Bass (deep).
#8 Weaknesses: Still needs a DAC.
#9 If money was no object: I would buy a Sony xa7es.

I still need a DAC, but still, this is comparable to all of the other Sony ES flagship models. You can go to audio review, and read the reviews on the Sony X77ES, and the Sony X779ES. They are easily compared to the newer models, and found with equal quality. You have to read the reviews, to see that what I am saying is backed up by others. The bass is huge, and the dynamics are good, with very rich, accurate sound. I am going to get a good theta DAC, but I will not know how it changes, till I get it, but I will write a review afterwards.
Thx, Greg

Associated gear
Aragon amp, Bryston pre, and Klipsch speakers.

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melvina10001
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I had a Sony 707es cd player I bought new back in 1988??, never forget when I first bought it I had a problem with it reading discs so I had to take it back and they sent it back to sony to get the laser replaced, never thought that would happen on a new expensive player like that. I kept it all these years until now and just recently sold it, it was mint condition with original manual and remote, didnt use it much but I remember the sound and build quality being nothing short of spetacular!!!, sold it for $500 and feel never should of sold it but I have to admit I also bought a Sony X339es cd player new back in the day as well which I still have and I ended up keeping the 339 vs the 707, thought it sounded better???!!, I am using the 339 directly into 2 Sony N55es amps bridged on a pair of Polk RTIA7's and the sound to me is as good maybe as I have heard!!!.....--Ron
buconero117
2,311 posts
 
I have a 777, Cal Labs Alpha, Sony 595. Yes, the 777 sounds best to my ears. I tried a 5400 and the Oppo 105, but still the 777 sounds best to my ears. Still 'sony' after all these years. From time to time I plug in my original sony 101 to remind myself how far cd players have come.
daveaj255
21 posts
 
Believe it or not, I'm still using my SONY CDP-707ESD purchased used on October 19, 1991 from the Golden Gramophone in Akron, Ohio. Never in a million years did I expect that 27 years, 7 months, 1 week, and 2 days later it would still operate, sound and deliver excellent sound exactly as it did when I first brought it home. I've always used the digital out via the coax to a DAC. 1st the Theta DS Pro basic (modified) and, recently, into a Schiit Audio Yggdrasil mod 2. The sound is still superb. I've been thinking recently about moving to a modern more "hi-end" transport, and still may try one. "Jay's Audio CDT2-MK2" or equivalent. I just thought my fellow Audiogon members would enjoy reading yet another testimonial about this "legendary" CD player. You have to admit, 27.5 years of service is a heck-of-a long run.
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cincyjim
120 posts
 
I also have a Sony 707ESD purchased in 89’ I’ve been using the coax output for a long while 3 DACs in it’s history.
First DAC was Audio Alchemy 2. PS Audio
3. Cambridge Audio next in line Schiit Bifrost 2. One digital cable Kimber D60.
The pluses always love features such 
as shuffle delete programmable tracks.

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