Go Back to CD?
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Al ears
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👍 I never left them behind either 👍
The reliable sound quality and physical ownership /collection side kept bringing the the old addage "If it ain't broke" to mind
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Why choose? I'm format agnostic and enjoy vinyl, CD and streaming. The company I work for is also format agnostic - we sell CD, vinyl, downloads and our own streaming service. It's all about the music in the end.
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Never gave them up, and CDs are now the bargain secondhand buy that LPs have ceased to be following the trendies bundling into vinyl.
Al ears
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My next CD player, transport actually, will be the SMSL PL200T simply because you can see the CD spin, being a top loader with a transparent lid. Also means one less thing to go wrong, also has a selectable upsampling i2s output to make it more fireproof. You can also select the coax and optical outputs to upsample up to a less 24/192.
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First, a vinyl revival, then cassette tapes and now CD, exactly as I predicted ages ago.
Thing is, if you rip your CDs to FLAC files and store them, these files are lossless versions and will sound the same.
Thing is, if you rip your CDs to FLAC files and store them, these files are lossless versions and will sound the same.
Al ears
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i don't consider it a CD revival, they never really went away unlike the ability to find new vinyl.
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I quite understand his sentiment about the studio's messing with the CD original recordings, though it's unlikely I'll go out to buy the CD if I still have the original. Unless of course it's damaged but I'll try and get it second hand, knowing it wasn't bastardised by studio engineers with wonky hair who think they know better.
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Not too sure why you would want to do that if you already own a CD player.....I do anyway but that's to put them on my DMP.
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Interesting device, unfortunately showing as unavailable everywhere....
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Al ears
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just a pity that, especially with I2S output, they didn't make it an SACD transport.
If they had I would have bought it on the spot.....
MQA is dead as far as I am concerned, and one format that I have never used, so don't know why they make a big thing about it.
It's going to be hard to find a replacement for my Oppo when it eventually dies....
Still waiting for someone to make a transport that will cater for CD, SACD and bluray audio. Guess I am looking for a unicorn although it must be technically possible. 😎
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Jasonovich
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Yes shame that, something to do with Sony SACD/Blu-ray licensing policy, they charge a hefty fee.
Chinese outfits want none of it. SACD is essentially DSD64 but there's something in the software that ensures compatibility and if the Chinese hack it, it would infringe on the copyright but that hasn't stop them in them in the past.
I agree, nice to have the MQA option but what's the point of it?
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Sony 4K Blu-ray players support SACD, as do Magnetar 4K Blu-ray players, the latter being ideal if your OPPO fails.
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Thanks for a positive video for person like me, walking backwards, collecting CD, vinyls, CCs..., listening also to analogue FM radio and still no streamer😆.
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Al ears
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Cheers, I will look into this, it looks very interesting
Al ears
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yes, I know, and Reavon which are cheaper than the Magnatar.
just wondering if anyone had made a transport for same as opposed to another universal disc player.
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Wow, UK designed! Looks fab. Not sure how they get around what I thought was copy protection for SACD but I’m sure it’s hardly a major issue.
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it's a pity it's £1624......
Wow, UK designed! Looks fab. Not sure how they get around what I thought was copy protection for SACD but I’m sure it’s hardly a major issue.
Might be cheaper to buy another Universal disc player....
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