"Arny Krueger" wrote in message
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"keithr" wrote in message
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That is strange because Sony only considered it a medium quality product,
as the name indicates - 101 binary for 5 or 5 out of 10. If you don't
believe it check this link:-

http://www.sony.net/Fun/SH/1-20/h5.html


Since the CDP 101 was Sony's only CD player at the time, it was by
definition the middle ground.

**Not here in Australia. I attended the launch of the CDP101 and CDP701 here
in Sydney back in 1983. I asked the guy if I could hear the 701 through the
excellent Esprit electronics and Sony flat driver speakers. He said: "The
101 and 701 sound the same." I pressed him and he finally, reluctantly
demo'd the 701. The difference was hardly subtle. The 701 was a far better
sounding machine. It's not surprising that Sony did not want to demo the
701, as it would have damaged sales of the 101.


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Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au