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In Reply to: RE: Confused by the NY Times posted by Crazy Dave on December 04, 2016 at 10:39:52
or is it the playback equipment?
Or maybe a combination of the two.
When my ancient Pioneer CD player was replaced with a Samsung DVD/CD player CD's sounded much better. I can only imagine what they'd sound like if played on a high end CD unit.
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Hi, DRam,
It's the chicken or the egg debate. CD recording and mastering has improved over the years and that has made a huge difference in digital playback. But the improvements in DAC technology have also contributed to the overall enjoyment of CD sourced music.
I'd love to hear a high end Parasound or Esoteric or Meridian or Ayre or any of the latest and greatest CD players as an example of how far CD playback has come. But I can't afford the really good stuff so I found a way to make CDs sound as good as they can within my budget. No complaints. :-)
Regards,
Tom
I misspoke. I was meaning more of the gestalt of CD playback. I think both CD's and CD players have both improved greatly. I have CD's from earlier and later releases and I cannot think of an example when the earlier CD sounded better. The machines have come a long way from the horrid sounding first and second generation machines that I found unlistenable. Now, with my modest NAD player, I find the experience very enjoyable, but not up to vinyl standards. (I think here, my vinyl playback system would be considered modest too.)
Dave
I also would love to hear my CDs played on top level equipment, but enjoy listening to the best I can afford. No complaints here either.
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