In Reply to: Are CD Players Even Relevant Anymore? posted by jaydacus on September 10, 2016 at 07:42:35:
" -Greater reliability." I love that optimism. I cannot tell you how many hours I spend each month trying to find out e.g why my DAC suddenly won't lock to the player output from my PC. Or why a file I can see in the database has not loaded into the player or when drives corrupt (happened this afternoon, fortunately fixable) etc, etc.
PC audio certainly has many advantages but round about zero when it comes to information about the music or tracks. Example: friend contacted me during the week confused at a download he was listening to. The music was very enjoyable but the stereo imaging was just weird. He knew that I had the original CD and wondered if that sounded just as strange. I pointed out to him that it was a "live" in studio recording and the session photos in the CD booklet showed why the imaging was weird with the microphones at the side of the band ( by convention) which meant that the bass and drums were situated in front of the (title star player) piano. Neither of which fact could be gathered from the download of course.
I would stick with my SACD transport were it not for the fact that I know that this is the last hurrah for it and that it cannot be replaced. So redbook is computerised just to preserve the transport for SACD duties. The only reason.
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- RE: Are CD Players Even Relevant Anymore? - PAR 09:57:17 09/10/16 (28)
- RE: Are CD Players Even Relevant Anymore? - AbeCollins 10:26:07 09/10/16 (27)
- RE: Are CD Players Even Relevant Anymore? - PAR 04:18:04 09/11/16 (24)
- Or you could just listen to CDs and enjoy the cover art and liner notes. '-) /nm/ - tketcham 20:18:14 09/11/16 (5)
- RE: Or you could just listen to CDs and enjoy the cover art and liner notes. '-) /nm/ - PAR 15:10:42 09/12/16 (2)
- You can use an Oppo BDP-103/105 instead... - tketcham 17:31:45 09/12/16 (1)
- RE: You can use an Oppo BDP-103/105 instead... - PAR 00:47:27 09/13/16 (0)
- The cover art on my system is on a 65" plasma ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 20:45:21 09/11/16 (1)
- RE: The cover art on my system is on a 65" plasma ;-) - tketcham 20:50:16 09/11/16 (0)
- I admit it: you are SO right about the classical music meta information - Chris from Lafayette 19:06:59 09/11/16 (0)
- RE: Are CD Players Even Relevant Anymore? - AbeCollins 17:11:57 09/11/16 (16)
- RE: Are CD Players Even Relevant Anymore? - Old Listener 13:31:01 09/12/16 (3)
- RE: Are CD Players Even Relevant Anymore? - AbeCollins 14:15:53 09/14/16 (2)
- RE: Are CD Players Even Relevant Anymore? - Old Listener 17:40:03 09/14/16 (1)
- RE: Are CD Players Even Relevant Anymore? - AbeCollins 15:19:01 09/15/16 (0)
- Yes, nice.......Where.................... - Cut-Throat 05:47:24 09/12/16 (9)
- RE: Yes, nice.......Where.................... - Joey54 17:33:03 09/12/16 (0)
- RE: Yes, nice.......Where.................... - AbeCollins 07:19:52 09/12/16 (7)
- I got it already !!................... - Cut-Throat 13:19:01 09/14/16 (2)
- That was quick! - AbeCollins 14:18:28 09/14/16 (1)
- RE: That was quick! - Cut-Throat 14:23:39 09/14/16 (0)
- Struck out...... - Cut-Throat 10:03:46 09/12/16 (3)
- RE: Struck out...... - AbeCollins 11:35:15 09/12/16 (2)
- Also......... - Cut-Throat 12:51:59 09/12/16 (0)
- Thanks Much ! --- Just Ordered One !.......nt - Cut-Throat 11:53:31 09/12/16 (0)
- RE: Are CD Players Even Relevant Anymore? - PAR 04:43:17 09/12/16 (1)
- RE: Are CD Players Even Relevant Anymore? - AbeCollins 07:27:57 09/12/16 (0)
- Ditto - E-Stat 10:43:03 09/10/16 (1)
- Ditto, Ditto...........nt - Cut-Throat 10:44:31 09/10/16 (0)