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In Reply to: RE: Bryston BCD-3 RedBook CD player posted by Frihed89 on July 17, 2017 at 14:20:41
Does every album that comes out not still come out on CD?
Seems like every piece of popular music and rock and classical and jazz still has a CD release. Sales may be down but I do believe most every album still comes out with a CD release (and indeed, a buttload still comes out on LP). So the format hasn't died and thus there is likely a big enough demand for Bryston to put out a CD player.
Certainly the Asian market demands the discs. In Hong Kong there are specialty stores all over selling CD and LP. And special edition versions on suped up remastered K2HD and gold etc discs.
One dealer here noted that he has gotten a number of ultra wealthy customers who sold their 10,000 CD collections for computer audio - heard the players he sells and then they sell their dCS, Bricasti, MSB, etc in for the NOS CD players - and then bemoan the fact that they are out re-buying their CD collections again. A lot of vinylphiles did the same back in the day.
Can't speak to Brysssssston - if it doesssssn't sssssssound like sssssolid ssssstate it might be good.
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My MHZS CD88H is a Hong Kong made tubed player that sounds very good. I've had it for a couple of years and would buy another if I had to. Highly recommended for about $800.
Very nice! Rockethead26
that he has gotten a number of ultra wealthy customers who sold their 10,000 CD collections for computer audio - heard the players he sells and then they sell their dCS, Bricasti, MSB, etc in for the NOS CD players
would they want to hear the way the music was mastered with the DAW (at higher resolution than Redbook), right? :)
It may come down to the output stage of the player even over the recording. Iltimately it is the end result of connecting the listener over technobabble that seems to rule for some. I am in the $10kish price range for a DAC. I have heard NOS against a lot of computer audio hi res recordings through quite pricey players. I understand why people keep their CDs. We'll see what CAS has in store. Maybe things are better.
It may come down to the output stage of the player even over the recording.
And not the transport nor the DAC proper. I think you'll find a vastly wider availability of DACs with incredibly good analog output stages of both tube and SS, single ended and balanced outputs than CDPs on the market across all price ranges.
I have heard NOS against a lot of computer audio hi res recordings through quite pricey players.
You do understand that "non over sampling" is a function of the DAC, not the recording nor the transport, right? High resolution doesn't require over sampling!
I understand why people keep their CDs.
I keep mine for legal reasons even though I never use them once ripped. Indeed it took me the course of a couple weeks to rip my collection. There is most certainly a time investment required to enjoy what many find to be considerable advantages over spinning one disk at a time. I did the same with my video collection as well. Instant access of any movie via Roku.
Yes I know that high res is the recording. A zero times oversampling DAC will play it. The AN DAC I will likely buy just needs a USB to SPDIF converter.
I have found the SQ is better playing from a quality transport however.
I have found the SQ is better playing from a quality transport however.
hear better examples, IMHO.
I find the type used for recording the music amply suited for playback as well. :)
The problem again is that a consumer (or a reviewer) should be demonstrated to rather than forced to take a leap of faith. At CAS, once again, the best sounding systems in virtually every case came from Redbook CD replay from a Transport. Where the room had both a computer based option (apple etc) through a pricey DAC and the room also had a CD transport such as the Audio Note Transport 5 or CEC transport in the Volti room the Redbook frankly destroyed music originating from computers and indeed often through the same DAC.
I am always open to suggestions but I have heard quite expensive DACs from dCS, MSB, Bricasti, Linn, Meridian, Ayre, Chord, and several cheaper examples. I also own a well regarded Line Magnetic DAC
Surely I would assume one of these would offer some sound that could beat a NOS CD player playing the Redbook CD version of an album. The search goes on. Indeed, some of the rooms were hampered enough where I was like - I really think this is a good speaker - if only they had a source that wasn't so weak.
Getting the computer out of the listening room - not very practical approach for shows.
Use it for storage only with a small renderer at the system playing the tracks out of memory.
I have also seen several NOS Dacs and CD players from very obscure Japanese mfrs. at very reasonable prices on the internet, but haven't kept track. This doesn't include 47 Labs, but I would love to their equipment, as I am exclusively NOS.
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