CarlssonPlanet.com • Recommended Equipment

This list contains electronic equipment that we at CarlssonPlanet or at the Stig Carlsson Trust have found answering to our ideals.
Our ideals are: Transparent, neutral, spatial and tonally correct sound.

* Indicates that the equipment is only available at the 2nd hand market.
**Indicates that the equipment is most likely to be difficult to find outside of Sweden or far away from Sweden.

DVD (used as CD player):
- Oppo BDP-83SE

- Cambridge Azur 650 BD

- LG BD-370

- Panasonic BD55

- Sony BDP-S550

- Toshiba HD-E1

- Pioneer DV-LX50

- Pioneer DV-668

- Denon DVD-1730

- Denon DVD-1720

- Cambridge DVD89

- Pioneer DV-757Aii

- Cambridge DVD55

- Philips DVP-3005

Thin small thing that plays DVD Video, VCD, SVCD, DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW, CD(Audio), CD-R/RW, Picture CD, PAL/NTSC, Progr. Scan with Scart, RGB, dig coax out. See: Philips DVP 3005

- Pioneer DV-2750*
Gives you 90% of the sound from DV-668/757Ai. Plays CD-R/W, VCD/DVD-R/W/SVCD/WMA/ JPEG, component, prog. scan (PAL/NTSC)

- Pioneer DV-370*,
same as DV-2750 but with a different front.

CD players
- Cambridge Audio Azur 540C

- Cambridge Audio, D500-SE

- Denon CD-625*
(Primarily the early Japan built models from the first series.

- Denon DN-600*
("Aerobics"-model)

- JVC CD-331* and CD-241*

- Pioneer PD-75*
(Modified with LC Clock)

DAC
- Sentec DiAna*/**

CD Receiver
- Denon D-M35

- Denon D-M33

- Denon UD-M31*

- Denon UD-M30*

- Yamaha Piano Craft

- Teac CR-H100

Compact units
- TEAC 300 Series*

- TEAC 500 Series*

Integrated Amplifiers
- Harman Kardon HK670

Receivers
- Denon DRA-1000

Multi channel receivers
- Denon DVR-2805

- Pioneer VSX-1014

- Pioneer VSX-D814

- Denon AVR-2105*

- Denon AVR-1802*

- Marantz 5200*

- Onkyo TX-DS595*

Pre amplifiers
- Sentec SC-9*/**
Check / replace potentiometer for volume control.

- Denon UD-M30*/31*/33/35
Receiver with “pre-out” and “sub-out” (not the 30)

- Tandberg 3002A*/**

Power amplifiers
- Sentec PA-9*/**
(mono blocks)

- NAD 208*

- Rotel RB-1080
Old model only with two red LEDs, don’t buy the new model with blue LED and WBT connectors, it does not have the same sound as the early model.

- DMX-200*
Cheap version of GamuT D-200, with simplified PSU.

- Rotel RB-1090

- GamuT D-200

- Sunfire
From Bob Carver, 2 x 1300W!
Switched PSU

Tuners
- Pioneer F-93*

- Pioneer F-91*

- Denon TU-S10

- Pioneer F series*
(cheaper)

- Sentec Tuner*

Turntables
- Dual CS-5000*

- Simply Black

- Linn LP12
With later PSUs like Valhalla.

- Unamco T1*/**
(only when renovated)

- Sonab 85S*/**
(only when renovated)

- Early Thoréns*
Like TD125-145, 160 a.s.o.
(only when renovated)

- Thoréns 320*
(only when renovated)

Pick up
- Ortofon OM-30 (Super)

- Ortofon OM 40 (Super)

Phono Pre preamplifiers
- Sentec MM-9*/**

Tape decks
- Pioneer CT93*

- Pioneer CT95*

- Sony WM-D6C
(Portable)

Miscellaneous
- SD feet
(soft spikes)

- Vibra feet
(soft spikes)

- Supra Ply
Loudspeaker cable

- Supra
Interconnects

Center / surround speakers
Whilst we await the home theatre OA-speakers from the Carlsson factory check out the Gale 30 series.

As you might have noticed there is not a lot of information written here about the different items, only a listing. Reviews for many of these products are available at http://www.audioreview.com/reviewscrx.aspx. You will need to make your own decision.

AND WITH LINKS - CD-PLAYERS:

- Atoll Electronique CD100

- Cambridge Azur 540C

- Cambridge Audio D500SE

- Denon CD-625

- Denon DN-600

- Pioneer Reference PD-91

LISTENER TIPS – CD:

– Pioneer PD-D6-J

- Quad 99 CDP
(nypris 10.500:-, tipset från A. Palo)

CD-RECEIVER/KOMPAKT:

- Denon D-M35

- Denon D-M33

- Teac CR-H225