S.M.S.L. PL100 CD PLAYER FIRST LOOK...NOT GOOD

[@johnny7254]

For your second video A nice apology to the Manufacturer would be Appropriate

[@HaitchCastellano]

Bought the brick same thing returning it.

[@ryans1129]

This is precisely why the dislike counter needs to be reinstated.

[@gl_666]

If you look at the power terminal for the usb c cable it shows explicitly “5v/2a”

[@bernhardmichaelfux308]

2A is nice, but we better use 2,4A or higher! It´s never bad to provide more power for such a device. That´s an old rule in the audiophile community...The proper power supply does wonders.

[@gl_666]

I was able to find a 3a power supply after rummaging through my stuff … I guess that will suffice

[@HaitchCastellano]

Bought the brick it still was stuck..

[@marcp.1752]

Yeah, noob and player guy, from the Nintendo, it was clear. The Audio Guy made a great review, and S.M.S.L. is known for a long time - for excellent budget HiFi audio solutions.

[@theonlyegg]

Super irresponsible of you to leave the title as it stands. This was 100% on you. Not many videos about it and yours was the first that popped up when I searched. Either delete this or change the title.

[@HaitchCastellano]

Look here bucko I tried it all iPad bricks and the lot...at first yeah it was premature to name the the video to your disliking ( lil bi_ch) but I then bought the 5v 2.4 amp brick and same shit so I will be expecting an apology letter by no later then 3:00 p.m. January 27th 2025.

[@mrblurblur2003]

@@HaitchCastellano It went very well and it's a cool player with a nice price mate

[@edjrod29]

i appreciate you making this video, especially so early after it has been released but cheapaudioman made a video about this cd player too he mentions that it is important to use 5v 2.4a power supply or you will face problems or it will not work correctly maybe this is the problem you faced? also is there not much mention or documentation about using the correct power supply from SMSL? anyways, nice video:)

[@HaitchCastellano]

Is thanks man I'm watching it right now hopefully it works with the better power supply

[@texhex]

Mine arrived today and works perfectly

[@williamferguson7212]

Could you please tell us the exact power supply you are using on yours ? Thanks

[@rajjena4092]

Needs more power my friend! Need to put 5V 2A through a USB C connector and a lot of power supplies won't do that. Raspberry PI 4 power supply puts out 5V at 3 amps and costs 10 GBP.

[@HaitchCastellano]

Okay going to watch cheap audio man right now you guys are probably right more power needed... hopefully 🤞

[@phen277]

Yep, I ordered this one.

[@bernhardmichaelfux308]

@@HaitchCastellano It´s better to do this! I have a lot of experience with Power amps and the way they fail due to weak power supplies. Especially the AMPS are important! I own a few boards with proper class D amps with 2x 160W @ 24V and 5A or higher. They play quite well with 3.5A to 4A, but only until I crank up to 75%. As soon as I try to crank up to 11, it starts to transform into a skatman! It plays, but as soon as the dynamic goes up and wants to get louder, the loudness shuts off. Simply nothing comes out of the speaker then! Then, I changed the power supply up to 6A, and the Power Amp runs stable up to level 11 as it should! You can clearly hear when the amp runs out of power! Like a car engine without gasoline...lol

[@sniper-uas]

@@HaitchCastellano ?

[@HaitchCastellano]

I eventually got the power brick and it was a bunk CD player but thanks for your guys's input!! I really thought this was another machine that ran on those run of the mill 5 volt 2 amp Android chargers..

[@johnsammut7074]

The problem maybe the power supply source. Are you actually using a 5v/2a power supply source? remember it has to be a 5v/2a power supply otherwise, it may not work properly.

[@Eric-q9n]

May have gotten banged around in shipping jarring the laser mechanism? That loading and eject mechanism’s fast. Samurai CD!

[@bernhardmichaelfux308]

The way the device bounces around instead of starting correctly is typical for an issue with a weak power supply. The current gets disturbed and fails, then the start process does a go around. Like a plane @ bad landing conditions. But in this case this goes around on and on and on and on.....and on...

[@HaitchCastellano]

Yeah I got the power supply and still no go so my bad luck

[@gregl6998]

You say it's a first look video but you turned it into a negative review on the product without reading the manual or reading the labeling for power source on the unit itself, which takes 2 seconds maybe? Not a good first video man. By the way, knowingly inserting a scratched CD, like you say, is not a good start on your part if you're posting a video of it here. Due diligence before posting? Or just change the title and make it comedic.

[@bertroost1675]

I would say he needs to remove this video.

[@HaitchCastellano]

Bought the brick it needed still same problem so it seems I was partially right.. I used an iPad brick and a brick that has enough power more than the five 2.4 that they claim I needed plus I bought the brick with the specifications and still it didn't work so I'm sending it back still... I wanted to keep it it's only $100

[@spaznetwork6982]

Did you attempt to fix the issue? Does it work now? Are you going to change the title of this? Are you apologizing for a faulty review?

[@HaitchCastellano]

I bought the brick from Amazon and same problem so I must have got a defective one sending it back trust me I wanted to keep it

[@personagratias263]

I got one but it needs 5 volt and 2.5 ampere eg. an iPad charger. SMSL sent me this information.

[@HaitchCastellano]

Cool going to check it out right now

[@markhyland5682]

Maybe do a follow up video with a higher amperage power supply.

[@Evolved_ue7]

I have this player, and for 100 its a bargain . Solid construction decent rca outs, and improvements with digital outs . Its very quiet also .. Seems to me some wouldn't be happy if it was free ..

[@sam_bibly]

you are very quick to judge the product but not so quick to ask yourself if you could have done better. those who can, do. those who can't, etc.

[@HaitchCastellano]

Yeah it wasn't oversight but I did try using everything I had and in their email from SMSL they went as far as to say an iPad brick would work but it did it I had one quick charging Qualcomm that had enough amperage but it didn't work but the 5 volt 2.4 and still didn't work so I'm sending it back and will purchase again in the future just found a digital out Blu-ray player at the salvation army for six bucks I'll use it for now.

[@HaitchCastellano]

Was*

[@sam_bibly]

@@HaitchCastellano oh my comment was a joke, sorry i thought that would be obvious

[@bernhardmichaelfux308]

By the way: Are you sure about the Bubbles on the front? I would better unpack the Player properly! When you unpack a Smartphone, you also have a thin plastic sheet on the front, that must be put off before using...OK, not must, but should...lol... All in all, this CD player is a really good device that outplays others for 350. It´s also a first-class CD Transport. Despite that, it has a built-in DAC with a Cirrus logic DAC-Chip, that does MQA! and has a built-in Headphone Amp. So, if you send this back, it´s your fault when you cannot use it. By the way: I cannot fly an F16, but is it the Jet that´s bad? Or am I not able to fly it properly? What do you think lol...

[@bertroost1675]

Do you know what type of laser head it uses? I read most are dvd laser heads and therefore not as long lasting as a real CD player laser head. Maybe that's just wrong information I have received.

[@HaitchCastellano]

Bought the brick and still no go got to return it and buy it in the future for later iterations..

[@TheFrenchy82]

I don't think there is any question of "area", like DVD or Bluray regarding CDs.... Not the best star at all !!! I really hope for you that it's only a question of power supply. Good luck and keep us posted ....

[@allansr100]

Were you using the correct power supply ?

[@HaitchCastellano]

Probably not checking out cheap audio man right now

[@andrewc661]

WRONG POWER SUPPLY!!!!

[@HaitchCastellano]

Yeah initially but it still didn't work once I got the right one

[@Petrus-d2f]

For the price and company reputation, i'm buying!

[@10sassafras]

The only video on an otherwise empty channel and its only purpose is to rubbish a new product. It’s just a hit job masquerading as incompetence. It will be up forever.

[@HaitchCastellano]

Bought the brick still didn't work but yes it's my only video just wanted to be cheap audio man to the punch.. I was half asleep making this

[@bernhardmichaelfux308]

This Device is really good! You just need the proper Power Supply! A simple Phone charger won´t do it! You need minimum a power supply for a rasperry 5 with 5Volt 2,4A or higher! T0o review with a phone charger is the same as if testing it with shitty music and then claiming that it sounds annoying!

[@HaitchCastellano]

I eventually got the power supply and it did not work so my bad but it was an early video and an early look so take that for what it's worth but it still didn't work sending it back found a Blu-ray player with an optical out for now I'll wait till they figure out the kinks later on down the line

[@HaitchCastellano]

Looks like I had enough power from what the SMSL email said so I bought the 5 volt 2.4 and it still didn't work so sending it back but thanks for the feedback you guys are okay in my book

[@toddhigg]

5V 2.4A power supply, dude. Watching Cheapaudioman's take on this unit would have given you a perfect example of how to properly do a review. Are you serious about providing decent content? Prove it.

[@teoalex2305]

I bought 1 and almost return it because the output was inconsistent and jitters.. guess what? Its the power supply. Pump in enough power and it works flawlessly.

[@adamdavies163]

Shame, I was expecting good things from that little player, are you having it replaced?

[@10sassafras]

I wouldn’t base any opinion on this “review” unless it’s about the reviewer.

[@HaitchCastellano]

It wasn't a review it was an unboxing and it didn't work eventually after the brick was bought so I was right You're wrong.. now go make me a sandwich.

[@sniper-uas]

🙃...

[@prickly-x7o]

No power cord. Guess what, no buy.

[@Jarek_M]

You connected a crappy power supply!

[@Smfins]

Your title is a joke. They should be able to sue you!

[@rambache]

Amazon is selling it too, i guess i wont be buying it lol.

[@gojdartamas34]

It’s not a cd player its CD-rom why is i 1 1000$😂😂😂

[@realmchat6665]

Wow, what a frustrating video, clearly its the wrong power supply, pretty crumby to put up a video criticizing a product because you were using it wrong.

[@infradog2589]

What a putz.

[@HaitchCastellano]

Take it back!!!

[@williamferguson7212]

I ordered one last week. I am going to try and cancel my order now 😢

[@bernhardmichaelfux308]

Don´t do it! This Device is really good! You just need the proper Power Supply! A simple Phone charger won´t do it! You need minimum a power supply for a rasperry 5 with 5Volt 2,4A or higher!

[@bertroost1675]

@@bernhardmichaelfux308 Could you kindly link a proper power supply one should buy? Thanks!

[@andreavinciguerra-u2l]

che noiaaaa!

[@mickeytheviewmoo]

God, that is ugly

[@gregl6998]

well said lol

[@markgriffiths9267]

🤣

[@marcusdonnerstedt9374]

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