In Reply to: PC Audio vs. CD player posted by Tom Schuman on September 13, 2015 at 13:26:42:
and a decent PC and a great DAC will beat a crappy CD player all day long as well.
Attend a few Audio Trade Shows (CES/T.H.E., RMAF, etc.)and see what people are using to sell speakers and amps.
Why would anyone trying to foist a $30,000 set of speakers or $20,000 amps purposely use crappy sources, especially if they don't manufacture or sell said crappy sources?
Well?
OK, as it turns out some will be showing their systems with a Computer/DAC and some will be showing their wares with a $$multi$$ CD spinner, so the answer is...
If you spend enough money, it don't matter!
Of course, the REEEEEAAAAALLLLYYYYY great systems will be showing their stuff off with vinyl. ;-)
First they came for the dumb-asses
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a dumb-ass
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Follow Ups
- 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)