Bang & Olufsen - Beogram CDX2 CD-Player

Since the original Beogram CD X was based very firmly on the working parts of the Philips CD104, and manufactured in one of Philips’ factories, when the 104 series of machines was discontinued it became necessary to redesign the CD X. While the outside appearance of the CDX 2 differs from the original model only slightly, internally they were completely different. The new model was based on the Philips CDM2/10 mechanism and the then latest version of their OEM decoder/processor/servo panel, a popular combination capable of excellent results. These units also formed the CD section of the Beocenter 9000. Additional B&O designed (but Philips built) panels for power, control panel and lid/tray control completed the machine. The assembly was, as with the original CD X, still built around the chassis casting of the Philips CD100, the first mass produced CD player.
Outwardly, an obvious difference was that the power switch had been removed. In place of this, the play sensor and an extra touch control were used to switch the machine in and out of standby. A red LED indicator confirmed when the machine was connected to a power source. In order to use this simple method of control, a complex 4 contact relay was needed. This again was also employed in the Beocenter 9000. Other than this, the rest of the controls and external features would have been familiar to the owner of the original CD X.
The move to the new Philips chipset meant that the CDX 2 had a full 16 bit decoder (the original CD X was a 14 bit machine). It is surprising then that the two sound very similar! The digital and servo sections of the CDX 2 use identical chips to Beogram CD 5500, the latter offered improved performance only due to its power supply arrangements and excellent analogue stages. De BeoGram CD 7000 hoort wat uiterlijk en

Mooie staat en klinkt prachtig.
Hier en daar wat krasjes, een bobbeltje in het plastic, en Nummer 9, moet wat harder ingedrukt worden.
Zie foto’s.