RE: About records and Cd's ( random rants)

Posted by Munkie_NL (A) on February 24, 2015 at 11:01:51

In Reply to: About records and Cd's ( random rants) posted by Munkie_NL on February 24, 2015 at 05:58:28:

I bought a Yamaha CDN-500 CDP/streamer a while ago. It's a fun toy. My tablet serves as a remote via the app. It streams MP3's etc. from the HD of my PC, it plays music from a USB stick, internet radio, CD's. It sounds OK with MP3's and FLACs. The CDP is OK for the price.

OTOH streaming takes a while to get going especially with Ubuntu. I should get myself a network HDD. At extra cost. Then rip my 2000 and growing CD collection. Then the music has to be streamed over 15 meters of cheap network cable. To my mid-fi streamer.

No contest for my 25 year old Sony X7ESD CDP. With good Cd's it still sounds amazing. Alas modern pop/rock productions are very compressed. Which partly explains why nobody buys CD's anymore. The production standards of pop/rock have fallen. Because there is no recording budget anymore. Thus there are no good studios anymore.

Oh BTW not only Cd's are dirt cheap. I bought a "new" CDP because my Sony broke down (thankfully it's repaired now). Consonance CDP, once new ca. 1800 euro, used for 350. Upsampling DAC, tube output stage. Even audiophiles are dumping their CDP's. Grab your chance.

"The torture never stops"

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Topic - About records and Cd's ( random rants) - Munkie_NL 05:58:28 02/24/15 (17)

RE: About records and Cd's ( random rants) - Munkie_NL 10:47:41 02/25/15 (0)

RE: About records and Cd's ( random rants) - middleground 04:08:14 02/25/15 (1)

I used to collect Japanese LPs - Goober58 20:16:30 02/25/15 (0)

RE: About records and Cd's ( random rants) - Goober58 14:24:05 02/24/15 (4)

RE: About records and Cd's ( random rants) - saki70 15:05:22 02/24/15 (3)

1986 went and bought a $200 cd player and cds of a couple of my favorite albums. - Chet 13:09:52 02/25/15 (1)

I can't even get them out of a single CD case - Goober58 20:04:29 02/25/15 (0)

RE: About records and Cd's ( random rants) - middleground 03:49:07 02/25/15 (0)

The phenomenon here in the northwest US is driven more by tech habits and demographics than by vinyl fad - Chet 11:09:49 02/24/15 (1)

Dang. While I was writing my novel, E-Stat said it all in 2 sentences. NT - Chet 11:13:20 02/24/15 (0)

RE: About records and Cd's ( random rants) - Munkie_NL 11:01:51 02/24/15 (2)

"Alas modern pop/rock productions are very compressed." I suspect that is because most listening is done on,,, - J. S. Bach 11:11:06 02/24/15 (1)

I don't think that's it at all. - olddude55 14:36:29 02/24/15 (0)

As for me - E-Stat 10:30:17 02/24/15 (0)

You are correct on every point [nt] - Amphissa 09:06:54 02/24/15 (0)

Capitalism never sleeps...nt - sanman 07:32:16 02/24/15 (0)

RE: About records and Cd's ( random rants) - tubewade 07:17:54 02/24/15 (0)

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RE: About records and Cd's ( random rants) - Munkie_NL 11:01:51 02/24/15 (2)

"Alas modern pop/rock productions are very compressed." I suspect that is because most listening is done on,,, - J. S. Bach 11:11:06 02/24/15 (1)

I don't think that's it at all. - olddude55 14:36:29 02/24/15 (0)

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