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In Reply to: RE: My list of XP files posted by rickmcinnis@dogwoodfabrics.com on November 06, 2011 at 22:13:38
Ever since this cMp project has started, has anyone compared it to a CD player??? If so, against which player & where does it stand in comparison...???
Junaid
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I keep a CD Player handy for when I seriously break my DAC.
The CDP is a highly modified Sony with a nicely done Tube Lampizator output stage with 6n6p tubes (as popularized by BAT). Lots of power supply mods with tons of OSCON SEPC. Certainly orders of magnitude better than stock.
When I plug in CMP2 on a 1541a based superdac, no comparison. CMP pushed the CDP aside. Way better clarity, sound stage and sense of reality. There is texture in instruments. The thing I am noticing more now is the sense of life in singers. The breathing between notes is just becoming spooky. None of this feels real on the CDP.
"The thing I am noticing more now is the sense of life in singers. The breathing between notes is just becoming spooky. None of this feels real on the CDP."
Agreed... 100%
Junaid
I have a modified Oppo 870 that outputs digital streams from 44 - 88khz sample rate. I bought it 4 years ago to be able to get to my single layer sacd's (ie,. no cd layer) and cmp beats it handily when compared to files converted to 16/44 off the analogue outs of the Oppo. Ccmp sounds better with files via ripped cd layers off my dual layer sacds versus 88khz out to my Buf32s dac (which is fed by cmp as well so good apples to apples comparison).
Anecdotelly via memory, cmp sounds way better than my heavily modded SCD1 which is now sold.
Edits: 11/07/11
I guess the Oppo is a Blu-Ray player...??
Junaid
yes
Thought so. What I meant was comparing the cMp with a dedicated CD player, say in the $2000 range or more...
Junaid
to insert any component easily especially a CD player.
Doesn't matter to me. I have no intention of returning to the CD PLAYER so it is a moot point for me.
I suspect we are approaching a sound quality as good as any CD player of comparable expense. At this level of performance I think the differences are subject to various compromises. Some may prefer another set of distortions. Perfection is not possible so, one way or the other, you learn to live with shortcomings no matter what the primary source may be.
I prefer working with the limitations of any one component by adjusting the system. Who knows the source of anomalies within the system? If it is easier to adjust the tonal balance with your speaker's crossover I will do it there. Who knows which one was absolutely correct before adjusting? It is a puzzle and will remain so.
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