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In Reply to: RE: Analog-Sounding CD Players posted by BillH on February 02, 2015 at 06:25:00
I know this isn't the answer you were looking for, but here goes nothing.
Let your system make the "analog sound" you are looking for. As for the CDP, I would recommend one that has a good rate and accurate reproduction of the material. Then your system can work it's magic from there.
Many have switched over to using iPods and digital streaming audio as sources. With some darn good results! Enjoy and take advantage of new technology to make your listening enjoyment even more exciting.
Just my two cents.
charles
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If we are talking vintage (semi vintage actually, because the early CD;s sucked IMO) Sony ES CD players from the 90's can sound analog (TME, YMMV). Marantz/Philips/Magnavox from that era can also be very natural sounding. I have also always liked the better Denons. However, talk on the Digital Asylum is that the new DACs will wipe the floor with these players, even the inexpensive ones. However, I have not heard them myself.
My Marantz Marantz DV6600 universal player and NAD C542BEE CD player sound very good to me, but neither is vintage.
Dave
I have a 707 with a mild mod by Joule Electra that sounded better than the 3 or 4 outboard DACs I tried at the time (many years ago). It was more pleasing to my "analog-ears" than any other player I'd heard. This comes from someone with 10 times as many LPs as CDs.
"You can’t know what the “best” is unless you have heard everything, and keep in mind that given individual tastes, there really isn’t any such thing." HP
Nice player! I'll bet it sounded quite good, even before the mod.
Dave
You may be right: I'm looking for the answer in the wrong place.
Vintage CDP's were transitional. Meaning they were still being developed for mass market production. They were good but new CDP's ARE FAR better!!!!
The technology has come a long way since even the 90's. Now a cheap CDP today is much better than a $1000 CDP from the 90's. Kind of like how digital cameras are today. A cheap $99 camera today is WAYYYYY better than the most expensive older cameras. So don't go too crazy finding "the best".
You will find that the limiting factor will be your CD's themselves. The engineering recording quality.
As for streaming do look into a Marantz NA-7004. All the music from the planet Earth available at CD level listening levels. Once you go that route - you ain't coming back!
And BTW the NA7004 has a fabulous DAC if you need one.
I agree with airtime.... I have a turntable, but have put all of my cds on my old laptop using an external drive - you can get 1 Tbyte for well under $100... I use JRiver Music center, but of course there are many software options, many free. Just use software that can bypass windows and talk directly to your DAC. I bought a Schiit Gungnir DAC with the USB for $750 on sale. So my cost was $49 for Jriver, $80 for a hard drive, $750 for a killer DAC that is far better than all the $300 ones. The sound absolutely trashes my very good Consonance Ref 2.2 CD player which has a tubed output stage and is very analog sounding. So my point is that for under $1000 I put a system together that will better most any cd player you are likely to buy for anything less than "stupid money". I downloaded some hi-res demo files for free and you can hear the DAC click and lock onto the hi-res signal and you can really hear the difference. So have a look at the various digital boards. You can do a system with one of the $300-500 DACs, an old laptop, and an external drive for probably $500-$700 that will be better than most any cd player at twice the price....
my 2 cents...I finally jumped last year
Right on!
It's the way to go and besides, once the CD players wear out their transports or the their laser,you might as well junk them because you will never find those parts anymore unless you find find NOS or good used parts on Ebay.
"If it measures good and sounds bad, it is bad; if it measures bad and sounds good, you have measured the wrong thing."
- Daniel R. von Recklinghausen
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