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YAMAHA CD-S1000BL Super Audio CD Player in Black for Enhanced Natural Sound Experience Review

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Revainrating 4.5 out of 5  
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4.6
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Details

BrandYAMAHA
ColorBlack
Item Dimensions LxWxH17.31 x 17.13 x 5.38 inches
Item Weight33.1 Pounds
Media Format TypeAudio CD

Description of YAMAHA CD-S1000BL Super Audio CD Player in Black for Enhanced Natural Sound Experience

Exceptional Music Reproduction Performance

The YAMAHA CD-S1000BL Natural Sound Super Audio CD Player Black is meticulously designed, built, and tuned to deliver a truly exceptional music reproduction performance. With its advanced features and innovative technologies, this CD player sets a new standard in audio quality. The inclusion of high precision CD drive and fully balanced control amp ensures precise and accurate playback, allowing you to experience music with incredible clarity and detail.

Wide Range of Compatible Formats

One of the notable advantages of the YAMAHA CD-S1000BL is its compatibility with various audio formats. Whether you're a fan of traditional CDs or prefer the superior sound quality of Super Audio CDs, this player has you covered. It incorporates differential D/A converters, which contribute to the faithful reproduction of the original audio source. Additionally, its support for Super Audio CDs enables you to enjoy high-resolution audio that surpasses the capabilities of standard CDs.

Enhance Your Listening Experience

The YAMAHA CD-S1000BL is the ideal choice for audiophiles and music enthusiasts looking to elevate their listening experience. By utilizing state-of-the-art technology and engineering, this player addresses common audio quality issues and delivers outstanding sound reproduction. It ensures minimal distortion and interference, resulting in a more immersive and enjoyable listening session. Moreover, its sleek design and black finish add a touch of sophistication to any stereo system setup.

Here are some areas where the YAMAHA CD-S1000BL Natural Sound Super Audio CD Player can be used:

  • Home audio systems
  • Recording studios
  • Hi-fi enthusiasts
  • Music production setups
  • Audio mastering studios

    • Experience the YAMAHA CD-S1000BL and unlock the true potential of your music collection. Immerse yourself in the exceptional sound quality and enjoy a listening experience like no other.

    Designed, built and tuned for truly exceptional music reproduction performance. Differential D/a converters. High precision CD drive. Fully balanced control amp. Super sound from super Audio CDs.

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    Revainrating 5 out of 5

    An ideal product for any type of consumer.

    Perfectly combined with the as 1200 amplifier. Of all genres, backgammon and metal play well. There is no equal in this price range! Has some pros: Build quality, solid weight, beautiful silver with black sidewalls. With its cons: The tray is very narrow, the disc is poorly fixed, the menu is inconvenient.

    Revainrating 5 out of 5

    I'm very happy, it really is worth buying.

    Reliable workmanship, high quality transport, GREAT SOUND! I really liked the sound, the whole spectrum of frequencies is in place, different genres of music sound great, I took the 700th Yamaha to replace it, it’s really a completely different level, it works in tandem with a 1000m amplifier, the stereo question is now closed .

    Revainrating 4 out of 5

    A good product, I advise you to try it.

    The sound is very close to vinyl - lively, expressive, a little sonorous. The only difference is the stage! The complete absence of sound volume, its spatial depth. The width of the stage also has problems - the music is completely tied to the speakers, the vocals hovers somewhere between them. I used it for about 3 years, then I replaced it with a Cambridge CXU - all the shortcomings disappeared.

    Pros
    • Impressive view. Very plastic sound.
    Cons
    • Completely flat sound. Mocking MP3 navigation.

    Revainrating 4 out of 5

    Practical product, nothing to complain about.

    The player works with an A-S1000 amplifier and Paradigm Reference Studio 20 bookshelf speakers. I bought the amplifier first, and the player six months later, replacing it with a budget Denon DCD-700AE. Although the difference was significant, but, to be honest, the replacement of the impression amplifier was more impressive. As Pushkin once noted: “You are beautiful, no doubt; But she lives without any glory, Among the green oak forests, With the seven heroes, The one that is still sweeter…

    Pros
    • The sound is really clear, dynamic, detailed, as already noted here, but not sharp, and even beautiful and captivating, although you still can’t call it neutral. Despite the existing minor shortcomings, it is pleasant to listen to the player, there is a certain "highlight" in it. The MP3 format plays very well, no matter what the haters of lossy compression say. I like the sound of an MP3 on the Yamaha CD-S1000 just as much, and in some ways even more than an audio CD on the budget Yamaha CD-N500. (I'm talking about high bitrates, of course.) The appearance is solid, solid, although somewhat archaic. And the heavy weight of the device subconsciously increases the rating, although, to be honest, I'm not sure of the significance of this indicator. The quiet smooth tray is pleasant to use - its barely audible soft rustling adds charm. At the time of purchase, I was pleased with the price - I took it in November 2022 for only 30 thousand, i. E. exactly one and a half times cheaper than now, which, by the way, also influenced the choice. For that price, in terms of the sum of qualities, I did not particularly see any competitors, although at the current price I would probably have thought more deeply.
    Cons
    • Shallow recess on the tray, which constantly requires attention when installing the disc. Despite good MP3 playback, track navigation is ugly - you can only scroll through in order, but you can neither go to another folder, nor select a track number. Imagine how much you have to wind if there are five or ten albums on the disc, and you want to listen to the last one. In addition, there are small lags during navigation. The display is also not informative enough - it does not display ID3 tags. Natural piggy to do this, especially since everything you need is available even on budget models, and there are no technical or economic difficulties in implementation. Not successfully, in my opinion, the rewind along the track is implemented - not by holding the button, but by pressing it, while the rewind speed changes in a circle. You can return to normal playback only by pressing "Play". The sound of the player, of course, is good, but not perfect. Everything seems to be formally correct, but, alas, there is no effect of presence. During the year of use, I noticed the following. The scene is flat, compressed in depth - this immediately caught my eye after replacing the old player. The bass, although quite deep, legible, well articulated, is still a little lightweight, not the same as in reality. Sound images on the second and further planes are not very well localized, as if a little blurred. The texture of the instruments, although present, is not enough, some flatness is felt. All this, plus a slight distortion in the HF region, which gives the sound lightness, sometimes unreasonable, still imposes a touch of syntheticity on the sound and deprives it of fullness. Despite the stated slogan "Natural sound", that very naturalness is still not fully ensured. However, all these shortcomings in the sound are not very striking, and someone may not notice them at all. It's just that I've been accustomed to truly live music since childhood, hence, probably, the increased requirements.

    Revainrating 5 out of 5

    A really necessary purchase, I'm glad I found this product.

    Bought together with the a-s1000 amplifier. As a couple, they sang beautifully. The weight of the devices is impressive. Acoustics I have yamaha ns-1000m. In conjunction, the sound is clear, dynamic, detailed, you can hear any little thing, wins back any genre. I compared the sound of a cd player with an expensive DAC. connected to a PC. From the very first composition, the player won! If you decide to buy Yamaha CD-S1000, listen to music and enjoy it, then you are on the right track!

    Pros
    • Perfectly conveys the entire scene of the disc, reveals the smallest details. Nothing embellishes itself or vice versa. Clear and natural collected sound. Easy to manage. When you press the button, it quickly skips to the next track. Very quiet tray. Multiple display brightness modes. You can display the song's countdown in seconds. Possibility to play songs not in the list when pressed on the remote (random). You can also control the remote from the amplifier of the same model. Build quality is top notch. Looks great in silver!
    Cons
    • Of the shortcomings, except for turning the device on and off manually, and not from the remote control!

    Revainrating 5 out of 5

    I was surprised by the quality for this price.

    When buying the sound did not surprise. At first I did not even like it, very flat and neutral. BUT after periodic use, after about a month, the sound simply changed, as if the device had been replaced with a much higher class. HEATING apparently really needs a new device. The instructions also state that the actual parameters will be after a certain time period when used. Currently very satisfied with the sound, the sound is very detailed and transparent, I recommend. I use it in conjunction…

    Pros
    • In general, the sound is quite detailed, very natural, without any pronounced musical tonality. Presence of SACD.

    Revainrating 5 out of 5

    The quality is at the level, I am satisfied with everything.

    I listen with the ONKYO integra A 925 amplifier, Diatone DS-73DII speaker system, CDs are mostly branded first presses, rock, blues, jazz, pop. It sounds great with this bundle, clean highs and very detailed, you can hear every little thing without distortion, a wonderful melodic middle, it sounds very soft, despite the fact that this is digital audio, I listen to records from vinyl on CD-R, there is practically no difference. Naturally, you can hear all the delights of mixing, the noise of…

    Pros
    • It sounds very detailed, soft, reads any discs perfectly, even old scratched ones, reads CD-RWs without problems, very quiet transport. Housing, tray, remote control made of metal.
    Cons
    • In my opinion, there are none, except for the price, but each person has his own requirements.

    Revainrating 5 out of 5

    Outstanding build quality!

    This CD player is very heavy. The build quality is superior to me. I expect this product to last a century without it. This CD player is connected to Chord Mojo (Dac) and Schiit Asgard 2 paired with HD600. You sound GREAT.

    Pros
    • practical item
    Cons
    • Not all fit

    Revainrating 4 out of 5

    Good and decent SACD player

    The S1000 is built like a tank. The sound is on par with Marantz. More at the top end. Tight, powerful bass with good base extension. Old Cirrus Logic DAC chip. The display is too small. No XLR balance. 2-year warranty versus Denon's 3-year warranty. Yamaha could use a Saber chip like the S2000 and S3000 and newer Oppos. Ratings must be model specific Revain should change the rating category as not all Yamaha CD players support sacd.

    Pros
    • Good looking
    Cons
    • Some flaws

    Revainrating 5 out of 5

    Simply excellent equipment from Yamaha!

    This is my first SACD player but not the first Yamaha product to have been a big hit in the music and audio world! The first thing that catches your eye upon unboxing is the solid build quality of this device. This is a beautiful item with wooden side panels, kind of an old retro 70's style that I like. The Single Disk Loader is absolutely silent, using a kind of mesh screen instead of gears. I have purchased several hybrid sacds from Analogue Productions, MOFI and Universal Music Japan…

    Pros
    • Brilliantly made
    Cons
    • Disappear

    Revainrating 2 out of 5

    Great. "Update " see below

    I am very satisfied with the Yamaha CD-S1000. It's quality from top to bottom. Heavy and solid. My only complaint is that the power cord is very cheap. However, this can easily be retrofitted. The rest of the device is top notch. As for the performance, it's a pleasure to listen to. Shows every nuance of the recorded material. I would like to add that it is just as good as the rest of the components that come with it. Amplifier, connection cable, high-quality speaker cable and speakers complete

    Pros
    • Done
    Cons
    • Some problems