Splatter Pak
High-End Scrounger
BUT - without the scan lines, and that is not trivial.
Why buy a CD-Player?
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BUT - without the scan lines, and that is not trivial.
Route 66
Super Member
I rarely ever listen to CDs anymore and buy even fewer of them. I have a Lumin D2 streamer that I'm totally pleased with and listen to Tidal through Roon and couldn't be happier.
I believe those little silver discs are on the way out in a few years and most people will just be streaming their digital music by then.
I believe those little silver discs are on the way out in a few years and most people will just be streaming their digital music by then.
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guiller
Toscaninichus Australis
I don´t know about the 15 K CDP, but mine costs about 2 K and it´s worth the asking price by a large margin!
bigx5murf
Super Member
I have to agree with OP. I still use my Kyocera DA-301cx, which is supposed to be a really nice player. According to this review, it measured extremely well for it's time. http://www.hifi-classic.net/review/kyocera-da-301cx-420.html
Yes when I stream the same CDs from ripped flac to a Chromecast Audio/SMSL dac combo. The streams sound noticeably better than my Kyocera. It's subtle, but the Kyocera actually sounds like it has more compression.
Yes when I stream the same CDs from ripped flac to a Chromecast Audio/SMSL dac combo. The streams sound noticeably better than my Kyocera. It's subtle, but the Kyocera actually sounds like it has more compression.
grillebilly
Empty Head
All you need to spend. About as much as a fancy dinner and drinks for two
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/onkyo-...RpTTApnWDPXJ8FZW4WUaAjlnEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
Markoneswift
Quartz locked n ready to rock
It's probably the same as any audio device as it ages - dried out caps in the signal path and probably lacklustre OPAMPS too.
illinoisteve
Super Member
You could buy my entire audio equipment collection, my camera collection, and my two trucks a few times over for $15,000. Not that they are for sale.
cpt_paranoia
Addicted Member
Have you seen the technology involved in an HDD? Or the technology involved in streaming a file from an HDD on a NAS, to a router, via WiFi to a renderer & DAC...? Granted, it doesn't make belts move, gears spin, and drawers slide in and out. It just flashes a few LEDs, and plays music.
PAGS
Super Member
That must be a mighty fine CD player!
SoCal Sam
Lunatic Member
CD Red Hat gets scrutinized for the wrong reason yet again. The quality of the CD Player makes a huge difference. There is a correlation between sound quality and price but there are exceptions. I've owned some expensive players that couldn't clear it's throat. I've owned some inexpensive players that compared with the best I've had.
Markoneswift
Quartz locked n ready to rock
Have you seen the technology involved in running a public health care enterprise serving 1.5 million people with over 1000 applications and over 700 servers ? I'm a senior engineer in said enterprise so yeah, I've seen a few HDDs, sent a few files over a couple of wireless networks
Enjoy the music, what ever your chosen method of playback may be.
soundboy
Super Member
I have 5 universal players in my collection, including two Oppo 205s. However, given the shortage of affordable SACD players, I will only be using my universal players for SACD/DVD-As/Blu-ray Audios.
Therefore, I will need dedicated CD players to play my CDs. Current player is an Onkyo C-7030, but I may be investing in a more expensive CD player in the near future.
Btw, being a CD devotee, and despite the fact that I own a iPhone, I still use portable CD players for my portable music delivery. I also loaded on spare portable CD players from Sony and Panasonic when those were being closed out (my current portable CD player of choice is an Aiwa).
Therefore, I will need dedicated CD players to play my CDs. Current player is an Onkyo C-7030, but I may be investing in a more expensive CD player in the near future.
Btw, being a CD devotee, and despite the fact that I own a iPhone, I still use portable CD players for my portable music delivery. I also loaded on spare portable CD players from Sony and Panasonic when those were being closed out (my current portable CD player of choice is an Aiwa).
cpt_paranoia
Addicted Member
I meant my post to be in the same spirit as yours; light-hearted, not serious. I don't always manage to phrase my posts that way, though...
Eastham
More Class-A than ever!
This is more of a personal plight but for me it's because most digital rips of albums I'd usually buy on CD are pretty cruddy rips or MP3 only and sometimes I just can't find said album at all. Not only that but high quality DAC's are expensive where the DAC in my CD player is much better than the cheapo DAC's and the bult in audio card of my PC and I can pickup a used CD player for pennies compared to a £200+ DAC. Also CD's are cheap too.
I personally use my CD player to play CDs sometimes. Would I spend a lot of money for a new CDP? I have several that still work. No need to buy another one.
About 75% of my CDs are ripped to my laptop. I use the laptop to stream (ripped CD) lossless files to my Squeezebox. I also use a turntable to listen to records and even a tape deck to listen to cassettes. Some music in my collection was only released on vinyl or tape and never on CD. Some music released on CD was never released on vinyl or tape. I have music on various formats and I prefer physical media to digital files because I'm interested in more than just the music. I want to know who is playing on the recording and when and where it was recorded, etc.
I have never paid to download digital music and probably never will. The only downloaded music I have in my collection is from free downloads that came with a record purchase. I don't subscribe to any of the streaming sevices either. I still buy CDs, records, and cassettes, mostly used, but occasionally new also. Used CDs are cheap, so I'll grab them even if I have the recording on vinyl. I can use the CD in the car or take the ripped files with me when I travel. YMMV
About 75% of my CDs are ripped to my laptop. I use the laptop to stream (ripped CD) lossless files to my Squeezebox. I also use a turntable to listen to records and even a tape deck to listen to cassettes. Some music in my collection was only released on vinyl or tape and never on CD. Some music released on CD was never released on vinyl or tape. I have music on various formats and I prefer physical media to digital files because I'm interested in more than just the music. I want to know who is playing on the recording and when and where it was recorded, etc.
I have never paid to download digital music and probably never will. The only downloaded music I have in my collection is from free downloads that came with a record purchase. I don't subscribe to any of the streaming sevices either. I still buy CDs, records, and cassettes, mostly used, but occasionally new also. Used CDs are cheap, so I'll grab them even if I have the recording on vinyl. I can use the CD in the car or take the ripped files with me when I travel. YMMV
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Harvestor
Addicted Member
I say why buy a CD Player when your Blu-ray player does a better job playing CD's
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illinoisteve
Super Member
I stay away from blue teeth and blue rays. I prefer the yellow forms of each. 
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