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Can CD-Rs make sense?
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Posted on October 26, 2021 at 18:35:58 | ||
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But can CD-Rs beat the original CDs? Nt, posted on October 27, 2021 at 04:04:50 | |
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Or if you're a Troll .............. nt, posted on October 27, 2021 at 11:06:20 | |
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Thank you, that's very kind! nt, posted on October 27, 2021 at 14:56:39 | |
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CD-R Good......, posted on October 27, 2021 at 17:06:33 | |
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Thanks for that Todd--noted! nt, posted on October 27, 2021 at 22:21:14 | |
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Sure, posted on October 28, 2021 at 05:34:18 | |
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that's what I use in my 2001 Honda S2000's CD changer! |
What happened to "CDR copies have bigger pits and sound better than the Original CDs ?" nt, posted on October 28, 2021 at 10:50:25 | |
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Dimensions of reflective/non-reflective areas would have to be the same for same laser beam width, no? Nt, posted on October 29, 2021 at 04:07:09 | |
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Agree - SQ equivalence was the KISS goal..., posted on October 29, 2021 at 06:29:18 | |
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A music server, player sw, and DAC that sounds as good as my Accuphase or Cary CDP was the bar I set when I got started in computer audio over a decade ago. SQ equivalence wasn't difficult to achieve with a little bit of tinkering.... which isn't the same thing as piling on all the audiophile rocket science. I started with a Mac Mini, BitPerfect + iTunes or Pure Music or Audirvana, and Toslink or Firewire to an outboard DAC. That evolved over the years to newer generation Macs, newer USB DACs, NAS storage, network streamers, and hi-res streaming services. SQ equivalence to CDP is now a given. I don't even think about it, with even higher quality sound at times depending on the music file or stream resolution. So the low bar for me has always been SQ equivalence with CD and that didn't require rocket science to achieve even years ago. Of course I've always kept a KISS approach as a starting point while others pile on every imaginable doodad tweak from the beginning and struggle to get it untangled for decent sound. |
RE: Agree - SQ equivalence was the KISS goal..., posted on October 29, 2021 at 06:30:53 | |
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...while others pile on every imaginable doodad tweak from the beginning and struggle to get it untangled for decent sound. You may be aware that the micro and ultraRendu players already contain John Swenson's USB regenerator. The only tweak I employ is using a Tripp Lite ethernet isolator just before the uRendu to trap any remaining leakage currents. |
RE: Sure, posted on October 31, 2021 at 23:53:40 | |
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I use them in my modified 1993 Philips CDC935 CD changers........
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Mine got scratched from constant shuffling ;) -nt, posted on November 1, 2021 at 14:29:44 | |
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Eeek! A Flatlander! Nt, posted on November 2, 2021 at 03:27:59 | |
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