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Single disc or carrousel cdps

I like to have 2

I have 2 cd players in my system....Both Denons ...The 5 cd carousel DCM 560 is great for loading a lot of music if I am entertaining or just doing things around the house It sounds great on its own but its fed through a dac anyway ....If I am actually going to be sitting in front of the speakers I use the single DCD 3560 player. Its so easy to have both and not expensive if purchased used so why not!!!
 
All the serious cd players are single disc but I have a fantastic Yamaha 5 disc I load up for parties and feed into a tube DAC, make your own CD's and put it on random and you have over 6 hours of non stop tunes..........btw I make the best mix of music ever:banana:
 
For us, it is single disc players for CD Playback, we have retired broadcast automation gear with AudioScience or Antex sound cards and monster size hard drives for background music or when entertaining. I don't trust a valuable original issue CD in one of those plasticky, junky, slow loading mega changer. And I hate slow loading CD changers.
 
I have a Sony CDP-C325 changer that is a work horse. I don't really use it often, but when its used, I do love the multi disc playing capabilities. I got it in the early to mid 1990's and it just keeps going, and going, and going...................
 
The Lovely Blanche likes CDs and I like a peaceful marriage, so we have a RCA RP8070 5 disc changer in the living room rig,
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a JVC XL F 154 in the bedroom rig
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and a Sony CDPCE375 in her home office rig.
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They play CDs.
 
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cubdog said:
I've always preferred multiple disc players since I like listening to a variety of similar music. My current player is a nice Sony SCD-C2000ES. I know most feel that single disc players out perform the carrousels and I'm not debating that. I'm just wondering who the other carrousel lovers are.

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With CD changers, there is absolutely no reason whatsoever that they need to sound any different from single disc players. People seem to have carried over a prejudice from record changers, where the changers were worse because it changed the angle of the needle to the subsequent records and because records can slip against each other adding wow and flutter. None of that is relevant to CD changers.
 
Pyrrho said:
With CD changers, there is absolutely no reason whatsoever that they need to sound any different from single disc players. People seem to have carried over a prejudice from record changers, where the changers were worse because it changed the angle of the needle to the subsequent records and because records can slip against each other adding wow and flutter. None of that is relevant to CD changers.
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Sure there is no reason but that doesnt mean they are as good, simple fact is multi disc players dont contain the same implementation of optimal parts that gives them a superior sound. So I agree there is no reason that they cant make a audiophle grade unit and yet they dont. Now if your a flat earther that believes all cd players sound the same then there isnt much more to debate cause it will just end up an arguement.
 
I am usually doing something and naturally lazy, so continuous music is convenient.

I have two Sony CA70ES changers (because I loved the first so much) which also display text titles. Plays all data and audio CD-Rs I have.

I also have Onkyo DX-C909, DX-C606 (bought at GW) which are 6 disc changers and sound warmer than the Sonys. Had a gorgeous Sony C79ES which died. Had a C69ES gave away.

My first CD player was a single Kenwood DP-700. Only problem it doesn't play some of the newer audio CD-Rs. I also have an Onkyo DX-706 which does play most CD-Rs.
 
I've only had single CDPs, the same way I've never had double cassette decks. More moving parts, more trouble.
 
I use a single CD player that is a Laserdisk, the CLD-5201 for recording onto tapes, and the Denon DCM 360 5 disk Changer for listening to music. I also own a Sony CDP-C215 changer. It might be my old ears, but I can't hear the difference.
 
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