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In Reply to: PC Audio vs. CD player posted by Tom Schuman on September 13, 2015 at 13:26:42:
Ok, maybe the laptopDAC makes my ears bleed a little less. Anyone?
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - PC Audio vs. CD player - Tom Schuman 13:26:42 09/13/15 (71)
- Couldn't live without my Mac Mini - andy evans 12:59:50 10/15/15 (0)
- Fear of flames - Mike K 09:08:37 10/11/15 (1)
- RE: Fear of flames - Tom Schuman 23:00:49 10/11/15 (0)
- RE: PC Audio vs. CD player - jedrider 09:43:00 10/07/15 (0)
- RE: PC Audio vs. CD player - Rockethead26 08:36:59 10/07/15 (1)
- looks good....and affordable! nt - Tom Schuman 09:12:52 10/07/15 (0)
- Isn't CD player better theoretically? - dave789 20:24:53 10/06/15 (1)
- What about all those noisy moving parts? (NT) - Kal Rubinson 15:21:03 10/11/15 (0)
- GREAT CD player will beat a crappy PC/DAC combo all day long... - Ivan303 08:45:20 09/15/15 (28)
- RE: GREAT CD player will beat a crappy PC/DAC combo all day long... - Bodhi 07:21:05 09/27/15 (0)
- Trade show systems are highly unrealistic...bling bling - Tom Schuman 05:00:14 09/17/15 (3)
- True that.... - Ivan303 08:48:21 09/17/15 (2)
- At CAS, only VPI had a good front end - jedrider 20:27:21 09/18/15 (1)
- Esoteric K03 sounded pretty good to me.... - Ivan303 07:58:56 09/19/15 (0)
- RE: GREAT CD player will beat a crappy PC/DAC combo all day long... - Todd Krieger 19:27:29 09/15/15 (18)
- RE: but a GREAT CD player will not beat a GREAT PC/DAC combo - nt - AbeCollins 15:57:01 09/16/15 (17)
- do YOU actually own one then? - bare 19:41:05 09/21/15 (0)
- a GREAT TT/ARM/CARTRIDGE combo will beat a GREAT PC/DAC combo... - kuma 23:27:31 09/17/15 (10)
- Sticking to CD. Xivero is your friend... - jusbe 13:03:24 09/18/15 (9)
- RE: Sticking to CD. Xivero is your friend... - Todd Krieger 22:16:47 09/19/15 (4)
- We could all use some analogue refreshment. - jusbe 23:09:55 09/19/15 (3)
- RE: We could all use some analogue refreshment. - Todd Krieger 18:15:01 09/22/15 (2)
- I hoping that people get so fed up with crap - jusbe 00:56:12 09/23/15 (1)
- RE: I hoping that people get so fed up with crap - Todd Krieger 12:18:43 09/28/15 (0)
- RE: Sticking to CD. Xivero is your friend... - Mr_Steady 06:03:28 09/19/15 (1)
- All power to you. - jusbe 12:26:22 09/19/15 (0)
- That's disgusting... how does the vinyl issue compared to a CD? - kuma 20:57:01 09/18/15 (1)
- Exactly. - jusbe 02:25:10 09/19/15 (0)
- Not so sure... - Ivan303 19:47:17 09/16/15 (4)
- I remember that Meridian CD player.... - kuma 22:23:09 09/17/15 (0)
- RE: Not so sure... - AbeCollins 21:17:54 09/16/15 (2)
- RE: Not so sure... - Soundgarden 19:26:10 10/11/15 (0)
- Its only fault that I can see... - Ivan303 08:13:58 09/17/15 (0)
- FWIW, - I agree and you are right on. - Sordidman 10:47:50 09/15/15 (3)
- RE: FWIW, - I agree and you are right on. - AbeCollins 04:41:21 09/16/15 (2)
- RE: FWIW, - I agree and you are right on. - Sordidman 06:51:34 09/16/15 (0)
- At the last few RMAF (which somebody here doesn't seem to attend anymore!)... - Ivan303 06:45:08 09/16/15 (0)
- RE: PC Audio vs. CD player - Todd Krieger 22:53:25 09/14/15 (0)
- RE: PC Audio vs. CD player - AbeCollins 17:50:50 09/14/15 (2)
- RE: PC Audio vs. CD player - fantja 14:03:07 09/14/15 (0)
- "Formats" don't make ears bleed - tcell 09:35:52 09/14/15 (0)
- "The difference between the two sonically, is so small," - oldmkvi 07:02:05 09/14/15 (0)
- RE: PC Audio vs. CD player - jazz1 01:42:43 09/14/15 (1)
- As long as you get what you pay for...! nt - oldmkvi 07:03:19 09/14/15 (0)
- RE: PC Audio vs. CD player - John Elison 15:21:25 09/13/15 (12)
- RE: PC Audio vs. CD player - Tom Schuman 03:26:40 09/14/15 (9)
- format and delivery method - fmak 22:55:29 09/14/15 (1)
- RE: format and delivery method - AbeCollins 15:55:25 09/16/15 (0)
- RE: PC Audio vs. CD player - John Elison 10:06:40 09/14/15 (6)
- you may 'believe' in DSD - Tom Schuman 23:29:25 09/14/15 (5)
- RE: you may 'believe' in DSD - Soundgarden 21:45:45 09/18/15 (1)
- RE: you may 'believe' in DSD - Mr_Steady 06:05:31 09/19/15 (0)
- phasey, hollow, lack of punch, smooth but boring, you name it. - oldmkvi 00:48:06 09/15/15 (1)
- 'more there' - Tom Schuman 01:18:24 09/15/15 (0)
- To each his own! /nt\ - John Elison 23:57:57 09/14/15 (0)
- RE: PC Audio vs. CD player - cb1 16:52:26 09/13/15 (1)
- RE: PC Audio vs. CD player - John Elison 17:01:47 09/13/15 (0)
- It depends - G Squared 15:16:03 09/13/15 (8)
- Transports make a difference? longish - HiFiOd 09:19:28 09/14/15 (0)
- Sony XA7 15 years and still going. nt - oldmkvi 08:31:11 09/14/15 (1)
- RE: Sony XA7 15 years and still going. nt - AbeCollins 17:55:14 09/14/15 (0)
- Oh right and hard drives always last 20 years? - Tom Schuman 03:30:26 09/14/15 (4)
- RE: Oh right and hard drives always last 20 years? - jimmycj 06:17:12 09/20/15 (0)
- Tell you again why - E-Stat 18:22:34 09/15/15 (1)
- straight to tape 2 track digitized to 16/44 sounds f'ing great, when, e.g., done by mapleshade - Tom Schuman 05:11:24 09/17/15 (0)
- RE: Oh right and hard drives always last 20 years? - John Elison 10:25:17 09/14/15 (0)
- RE: PC Audio vs. CD player - Tom Schuman 13:38:42 09/13/15 (2)
- RE: PC Audio vs. CD player ( long) - PAR 05:08:43 09/15/15 (0)
- indeed - bullethead 14:05:01 09/13/15 (0)
Follow Ups
- RE: PC Audio vs. CD player - Tom Schuman 13:38:42 09/13/15 (2)
- RE: PC Audio vs. CD player ( long) - PAR 05:08:43 09/15/15 (0)
- indeed - bullethead 14:05:01 09/13/15 (0)