30 dollars and 60 minutes later and I'm quite happy.

The Yamaha CDC-765 CD changer I picked up today is in great shape. This could be a winning combination: a TOTL 5 disc CD changer (Yamaha CDC-765); a TOTL single disc CD, SACD, DVD-A, DVD player (Yamaha DVD-S2700); and a TOTL receiver (Yamaha RX-797).

My new-used CDC-765 came with a pristine unused remote, original paper manual (oops Japanese only), and the original box and packing material. It looks good and matches my Yamaha RX-797 very well. All functions tested so far checkout OK. It sounds great.

Yes, the CDC-765 has optical output, variable output, and a headphone jack. The variable output can be controlled from the front panel or the remote and adjusts both the rear RCA outputs and the headphone jack. The headphone out sounds great with my Senn. HD-650. This unit can be run solo with just AC power and a decent set of headphones. The optical output is one of the reasons I went with this unit, but I've not yet stepped in the world of external DAC.

Other great features are PLAYXCHANGE and the Yamaha PRO-Bit DAC (YAC-514F). The PLAYXCHANGE allows changing of discs while one is playing. The PRO-Bit DAC has been billed as the 'first "best sounding" Yamaha changer' (post #8).

It also syncs with external tape decks. So now I'm looking for a matching Yamaha cassette deck. Any suggestions?

And now for today’s uninterrupted CD play list:

Jimi Hendrix ~ First rays of the new rising sun
Santana ~ Shango
George Thorogood ~ Ride 'til I die
Pink Floyd ~ Meddle
Fleetwood Mac ~ Future Games

The CDC-765 fulfill all my needs for rack-n-stack playing while I work, without, I think, much sacrifice in audio quality. The CDC-765 could usurp my DVD-S2700 as my main CD player.

Quote Originally Posted by poppachubby
Well done! That has optical output so you can connect to a better DAC and just run the transport. I get great results with mine like that.

Enjoy buddy, oh does it have variable output, I think it should. You did great...