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In Reply to: REVIEW: NAD c542 CD Player/Recorder posted by K-Bob on December 13, 2006 at 21:12:29:
From the NAD C542 web pages:
"C542 Specifications:
* CD, CD-R and CD-RW Compatible ..."Only CD format !!??!!
IMOP: A nice pretty box, but a waste of valuable resources. The cheapest, ugliest DVD-A or SACD player will sound better than this CD only player. Any manufacturer still making CD only players and burners should have his head examined. ... In my opinion.
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Special CD player is always better than universal player because it uses all the power on one format! DVD&SACD players have to share same DAC's with CD-not so good thing.
I had an expensive high-end universal player and sold it. Why?...I hated the limited repertoire available in the hi-rez formats and didn't think the discs were that much of an improvement sonically over Redbook. Redbook has been here for a long time and has continually improved...both in terms of the discs (discounting a lot of pop music) and players. Many people are now more inclined to buy hard drive or flash-based devices for listening (e.g.iPODs) than investing yet in another optical format. I have over 2ooo Redbook CDs and only bought a handful of Hybrid SACD/CD discs when I had the universal player. I rarely play the hybrid discs. I would not be surprised to see the demise of hi-rez or its relegation to extreme niche status within a few years. Some people say the only real "hi-rez" is vinyl or reel-to-reel tape.
Some of us only have redbook CDs to play.
Just curious as to what makes you think that a manufacturer can't screw up a DVD-A or SACD player? You've still got a DA converter that needs to be doing it's job properly and critical analog amplification stages that can make or break a player.I happen to have a NAD C542 and find it an excellent, very musical deck. It is an outstanding buy for the money in my opinion.
redbook all the way,why bite with one or two more formats shoved down our throats,cd's sound fine if you have a decent player.Did not anybody learn the first time around?
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