My Panasonic DT-680!!

[Ghettoboom767]

Hi everyone-Here's my Panasonic DT-680.
I had the volume up to around 7 on this thing and I realy,really liked it.
As a matter of fact my ears hurt after that-This thing has serious sound!!
I hope you like it-great shape and only 72.00 but no remote but that's o.k.!!
I had such strong cleaner that where it says Mash technology in the upper left corner,the simple green cleaned upa little too much!
But the smoke residue is off and it's all clean and working 100%
Enjoy & have super week-GB.


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-Yes-That's the Hannah Montana Digital Camera I Got Brand New In Box-2.99!!

 

[Jovie]

If your really that concerned about the "Mash" label I'll take it off your hands.. Your very fortunate to have a 680.IMO that's the one '90s box that's a MUST HAVE,even for the '80s purist ! Very loud,powerful with VERY configurable sound via the 5 band EQ..You do know about the trick with this box to get a functioning line-in for Ipod,don't you?

 

[Johnny]

Very nice 680! Does the cd player work? Wish mine did

 

[Ghettoboom767]

If your really that concerned about the "Mash" label I'll take it off your hands.. Your very fortunate to have a 680.IMO that's the one '90s box that's a MUST HAVE,even for the '80s purist ! Very loud,powerful with VERY configurable sound via the 5 band EQ..You do know about the trick with this box to get a functioning line-in for Ipod,don't you?

Hi Jovie-No I do Not!! What's the trick??
Johnny-Yes c.d. is so brilliant it will knock your socks of!! Super sound!!
Thanks guys-GB.

 

[Jovie]

On the backside of a 680 you will find L&R CD OUT jacks.These will work the opposite way (in) if you trick the CD player into thinking it is playing sound.To do this you have to get a data CD for the CD drive to track.By Data CD I mean anything with data,a program installation CD,burned or factory produced.Find one with the most content on it.This might be easier with a home burned CD as you can easily tell the difference between the burned and unburned area of the laser tracked side of the disc.(remember a CD tracks from center to edge which is reverse of how a needle tracks vinyl records).

Next you will need a cable with a male stereo headphone jack on one end and L&R male RCA jacks on the other end.These can be found at Radio shack or online.Plug the male headphone jack into your players headphone input.Plug the RCA jacks on the other end into the CD out jacks on the rear of the 680.Put the data CD into the audio CD player on the 680.Press play on the 680s CD player.

For some reason the 680 will look at the amount of data on the data CD as music.However full the CD is will translate into the number of minutes the laser will continue to track.Though it will read off the minutes as it tracks the CD there isn't actually any sound on the disc,a least not in a format the CD player will understand.What this does accomplish is the opening of the RCA jacks to accept the sound coming in from the direction of the MP3 player,opposite the direction the designers intended the jacks to be used.

A completely full burned CD will track for 80 minutes.After it finishes tracking during which time you hear your music,the sound will stop being audible until you press play on the 680 again.The sensitivity of the jacks is near CD loudness for a given volume level on the 680.

Keep in mind you will have two volume controls,one on the mp3 player and the one on the boombox.It's a good idea not to use the mp3 players volume set to max. as you might hear a breakup in the sound.Id say 75% to 80% volume on your MP3 player might be a good setting to use to avoid this.Also VERY IMPORTANT make sure all special EQ settings,spacial enhancement processing is turned off on your MP3 player or you might find yourself with an unexpectedly strange listening experience.The spacial setting in particularly are meant for an expansive sound between your ears and in your head and will sound particularly odd out your 680 speakers.

I've tried this trick on some other bioxes having a CD Out with mixed results.Some work and some don't (I've heard only static on some boxes).With a 680 though this trick works great!

 

[Ghettoboom767]

Hi Jovie-I may try this someday soon,are you sure I won't burn anything out?
Thanks again-GB.

 

[isolator42]

Jovie's tip works on my RX-DT610 too ( a cheaper version)
I made an audio CD with one 70 minute track of silence on it, & play it on repeat if I want it on for a long time. I run the audio out from a digital TV box into it - a big improvement on the weedy 2" speaker in the TV in the Kitchen.

One other important tip:
If you want to play a CD on your Panasonic, make sure you first unplug the mp3 player, or what ever you are using. If you don't the CD playback can be very quiet.

 

[Master Z]

I need to find one of these. just to compare the sound with a kaboom. Theres a lot of hype out there. I bet it has to have better highs. Looks good!

Peace,
Paul Z.

 

[Ghettoboom767]

Jovie's tip works on my RX-DT610 too ( a cheaper version)
I made an audio CD with one 70 minute track of silence on it, & play it on repeat if I want it on for a long time. I run the audio out from a digital TV box into it - a big improvement on the weedy 2" speaker in the TV in the Kitchen.

One other important tip:
If you want to play a CD on your Panasonic, make sure you first unplug the mp3 player, or what ever you are using. If you don't the CD playback can be very quiet.

Hi Isolater,I'll try that this weekend!
Thanks for your input & replies-GB.

 

[char]

On the backside of a 680 you will find L&R CD OUT jacks.These will work the opposite way (in) if you trick the CD player into thinking it is playing sound.To do this you have to get a data CD for the CD drive to track.By Data CD I mean anything with data,a program installation CD,burned or factory produced.Find one with the most content on it.This might be easier with a home burned CD as you can easily tell the difference between the burned and unburned area of the laser tracked side of the disc.(remember a CD tracks from center to edge which is reverse of how a needle tracks vinyl records).

Next you will need a cable with a male stereo headphone jack on one end and L&R male RCA jacks on the other end.These can be found at Radio shack or online.Plug the male headphone jack into your players headphone input.Plug the RCA jacks on the other end into the CD out jacks on the rear of the 680.Put the data CD into the audio CD player on the 680.Press play on the 680s CD player.

For some reason the 680 will look at the amount of data on the data CD as music.However full the CD is will translate into the number of minutes the laser will continue to track.Though it will read off the minutes as it tracks the CD there isn't actually any sound on the disc,a least not in a format the CD player will understand.What this does accomplish is the opening of the RCA jacks to accept the sound coming in from the direction of the MP3 player,opposite the direction the designers intended the jacks to be used.

A completely full burned CD will track for 80 minutes.After it finishes tracking during which time you hear your music,the sound will stop being audible until you press play on the 680 again.The sensitivity of the jacks is near CD loudness for a given volume level on the 680.

Keep in mind you will have two volume controls,one on the mp3 player and the one on the boombox.It's a good idea not to use the mp3 players volume set to max. as you might hear a breakup in the sound.Id say 75% to 80% volume on your MP3 player might be a good setting to use to avoid this.Also VERY IMPORTANT make sure all special EQ settings,spacial enhancement processing is turned off on your MP3 player or you might find yourself with an unexpectedly strange listening experience.The spacial setting in particularly are meant for an expansive sound between your ears and in your head and will sound particularly odd out your 680 speakers.

I've tried this trick on some other bioxes having a CD Out with mixed results.Some work and some don't (I've heard only static on some boxes).With a 680 though this trick works great!

ON PHILIPS does work or not

 

[im_alan_partridge]

Wow, what an old thread. i dont know Jovie but a very usefull tip on the Panny

 

[BoomboxLover48]

I got two 680s complete with remote. Very nice box to have.

I still wonder why they are cheap!
Hope some day it will pick some value....

 

[char]

Wow, what an old thread. i dont know Jovie but a very usefull tip on the Panny

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