Marantz CD63 KI David Price: The Curious Case of Ken Ishiwata's Copper Compact Disc Player

We have something of a special episode for you, this week. David tells the story of a very unusual Marantz CD spinner, one that was originally intended to be pretty much unique. Underneath the CD63 KI DP's crisp copper casing is a highly tweaked machine full of fancy audiophile components, plus other special stuff. The result is one of the finest sounding silver disc spinners that David has ever heard – and Mike is seriously impressed, too. Every episode of Hi-Fi Riff features Mike Evans' and David Price's thoughts on all manner of weird and wonderful hi-fi designs. Business executive Mike has a wealth of knowledge from previous hi-fi retail experience, and David has written about hi-fi for over thirty years. Now Global Editor-in-Chief of StereoNET, he's picked up a few things along the way... So put the kettle on, relax and enjoy the unscripted, unedited, one-take hi-fi riffing – and leave your comments below, as we read every single one of them. Oh, and don’t forget to hit the Like and Subscribe buttons if you can! The eighties-tastic title tune is called ‘UFO/Mike’s Jumper’, and used with the express permission of our old pal and rights holder Simon Lythe. Follow Hi-Fi Riff on Instagram: www.instagram.com/hifiriff/