Price Paid:  $160.00 from Auction on the Internet

Summary:
When i write this I have just bought this player on an auction on the Internet, and I think the price I payed is the highest everyone else should pay for this kind of CD-player. It's a player who sounds just the way you would expect from another player with a price around 300$.

If I compare the Pioneer to my older CD-player, a Sony CDP-213, which you can buy for about 150$, the Pioneer gives a bit sharper, vivid and overall more realistic sound.

The handcontroll is a chapter of its own. It really looks like a "Made in Taiwan" thing. That means, it has an ugly design, but it does what it is intended to do, and nothing more.

The player has a stereo-output and an optical output.

The nice thing about the player is its build quality. It weighs about 7 kg, which makes it "resistable" to shaking. The heavier the player, the better the music sounds.

On the front of the player, there are some more or less important buttons. The player also has some kind of filters that are supposed to make the music sound better. The filters extracts and adds higher frequencies to the music, but then you need the kind of speakers that can play music from 20 to 40 KHz. I haven't had the opportunity to make full use of this function yet.

Overall, I think the Pioneer PD-S707 is a good buy if you can get it for not more than 200$. I base my value rating on the price i bought the player.

Strengths:
Build quality

Weaknesses:
Poor handcontroll and too many buttons on the player itself.

Price Paid:  $400.00 from pioneer qirtas,kuwait

Summary:
i have been using this cd player with marantz pm 8000 amplifier, yamaha ns 200 speakers and acoustic research interconnects.this combintion has provided a rich and satisfying sound with almost all types of music although rock music does tend to sound a little soft.highly reccommended,a buy you will not regret

Strengths:
very smooth and natural sounding especially with classical and vocal music.excellent build

Weaknesses:
care should be taken in system matching

Similar Products Used:
marantz cd 67 mk11 ose

Summary:
Arthur:

I tried to email you twice but kept getting email undeliverable messages. Anyway, in response to your question I have had no problems with the stable platter mechanism and I am very happy with the overall performance of the PDS707. Sound quality is excelent. I use it with a Rotel amp, QED interconnects, and Mission speakers. Definately a purchase you will not regret.

Hope this helps.

regards, Guy.

Summary:
for the money good value

Strengths:
3d Sound, detailed, tranparency, clarity

Weaknesses:
sometimes a little bit flat

Similar Products Used:
Marantz 67 OSE

Summary:
Very detailed sound in every respect although tends to be alittle laid back with rock music. Build quality is exelent and the unit comes with useful editing features and full function remote.