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In Reply to: CD players going the way of the 8 track posted by jaydacus on June 18, 2012 at 16:47:08:
I hope that value ends up being part of this thread.
I hope most would agree that 'value' keeps being pushed to lower and lower actual cost. A mid-priced CD player would.....or should......'beat' a player of a decade ago...at nearly any cost. Problem is, the transport has a limited lifespan. The lowspeed bearings of a TT should when properly lubed, last for decades...plus. My CA840c used the SAME transport as the rest of the CA player line. A Sanyo SF101n, if I remember right. Same as the 300$ 300 series.
My perfectly serviceable Magnevox FD1000 14 bit top loader....not only a 1st gen player...but maybe the 1st player in the US...period...failed because of an unavailable laser. The TT guys will never have that problem.
As for CD vs DAC.....I'll go with the DAC. Even the 500$ DAC is better than even the last generation of DAC at the same price, not to mention from 5 years ago and longer. I'm not certain the limit of a 16 / 44.1 system has yet been reached.
Nope, I see the OPs point and have already acted on it. I'll use a commodity DVD player or even my PS3 as blueray, while relying on my computer for all my music. My DAC should last well with no moving parts. I hope they don't 'obsolete' me too soon.
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