marty-alex said:Well, I tried quite a few of them and I think there is usually a pretty decent difference. However, it certainly depends on the price-level you are considering.
Personally, I'm running dedicated CD player for music and DVD player for movies only. Here is why:
1. The CD-player-only loads the disc much faster than DVD player does. It doesn't have to search whole disc for data, pictures, mp3, video, whatever... It just loads the the number of tracks and starts playing the first track in less than a second.
2. Dedicated player sounds much better. IMHO, if you buy a DVD player for less than 300$ and you compare the sound with much cheaper (even vintage) CD player, the DVD player may sound even like an MP3 to you!!
3. The DVD player's laser might wear to quicky while it's unnecessarily used for playing CDs.
I'm Marantz-fanatic, so I have Marantz CD player and DVD player as well and the dedicated CD player sound much much better. If there is ANY chance you would listen to music on your hifi, you should get dedicated units. :yes:
I have seen only one case where the primary DVD-purpose didn't make the music sound "flat" and it was, yeah, DENON. I don't remember how much was it, but I do know it cost like a pretty good used car.
If you listen to CDs and you're in music, get a CD player. It is a GOOD IDEA.
This is it... I had the same feeling.donoghue said:I only use my dvd player to play sacd's, its a pioneer dv563a which was well-regarded at its sub$200 price but reg cds don't sound right on it to me at all.
Well, I finally decided to bring a 1060 unit from the USA - I saw three of them going on German Ebay last month and they were all high above 200 Euros . If I bring a mint-condition amp from overseas, it will be cheaper even including the shipping costs. :scratch2:thedelihaus said:Marty,
You think an awful lot there for someone under 20 years old. You sure you're only a teenager?
Hope your search for your Marantz 1060 is going well.
And thanks for your post- I enjoy your posts when you make them.
Back on topic,
I'd argue the reason lots of CD players nowadays are more than DVD players is CD players sell in low numbers, while DVD players sell in high volumes.
I've got a Teac cd player, and a pair of Optimus CD players, one from the excellent AK member Mhardy, as a gift. He's an ace fella for sure.
I like the CD players that are dedicated because they do indeed, on average, seem to pick up and read the CD faster.
But my next purchase will most likely be a 3900 DVD player, in order to add a second tv to my setup.
I won't mourn the inefficiency too much for the added benefit of being able to watch music DVDs from Netflix in excellent stereo reproduction.