Sharp DX-500 specifications

Category : CD-Player

Brand : Sharp

General

Tech nical data

• Manufacturer: Sharp
• Model: DX-500 H
• Type: CD Player
• Years of manufacture: 1983 - 1984
• Manufactured in: Japan
• Color: Silver
• Factory price approx.: 1'698 DM

• Other models of the same series:
• Sharp DX-100
• Sharp DX-110
• Sharp DX-500
• Sharp DX-600
• Sharp DX-610
• Sharp DX-R 700

• Excerpt from brochure: Sharp DX-500

• Report at "Hifi-Museum":
• Sharp DX-500 H
• The Sharp DX-500 H is a relatively small, compact device in an aluminum-colored finish. Its plate drawer turned out to be relatively large, since the drive system and the laser scanner are integrated into it. The charger fully extends at the touch of a button and allows the CD to be inserted without any problems. One should only take care not to bring the playing surface roughly into contact with the centering mandrel.

• Peculiar function designation
• Once the CD has disappeared in the device, after a short reading time, the display will automatically show how many tracks are included. If there are more than 20, an LED with the designation "Over" lights up, and 20 must be added to the now reported number of titles. The built-in time counter only indicates the length of the currently playing track in minutes and seconds.

• The ease of use can be described as average. At the push of a button, the scanner jumps to the previous or next track, there is also a fast forward and rewind for searching for certain places. Unfortunately, you can not listen in on this. Furthermore, there is the possibility of direct title selection. The designations for this function, which is practically already standardized on CD players, differ completely from those used more often on Sharp . The rather extensive, but somewhat confusing instruction manual confronts the owner with expressions such as APSS, then APMS and APLD, which also have a certain similarity among themselves. Standard designations would certainly be appropriate for the standard functions! The programming device of the DX-500H includes 15 memory slots and is easy to operate. With the exception of the repetition of the title, record and program, the ease of use is thus essentially already exhausted. Depending on the operating modes, double functions are sometimes assigned to the buttons, which are not exactly useful for understandable handling.

• Tech nical characteristics of the top class
• The transmission characteristics leave nothing to be desired, the non-linear frequency response in the upper range is insignificant in terms of hearing. It is also pleasing that the player copes very well with disturbances of the information track and the interface. He is a little more sensitive to shocks, but there are no problems on a quiet floor space. An adjustable headphone output is available.
• Overall, a player with not very great ease of use, good results during playback and the immunity to interference, which is important for everyday use. rp

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