Since watching this video, I'm currious to hear your thoughts gents.
I only have one request. No "all digital/CD sounds the same" talk.
I only have one request. No "all digital/CD sounds the same" talk.
What makes a good CDP good?
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Gazzip
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Good transport as a base to build the rest around. Anything with a Phillips CD Pro2 is a good starting point.
A stunnig look and a correct functionning dac, this all paired with first class aftersale service. This is already a very good cd player ; when you can have first class material and components for the touch and love of quality, this is the best. I like specially the champain ones with wood cases. So sexy.
chebby
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plastic penguin
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Synergy.... and a player that keeps you interested in the music. My Electro certainly doesn't do the latter.
I'm probably not the best person to participate, as I've fallen out of love with CDs and the player.
(Gawd, wish I kept the Naim CD5i)
I'm probably not the best person to participate, as I've fallen out of love with CDs and the player.
(Gawd, wish I kept the Naim CD5i)
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BigH
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steve_1979
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They're an inconvenient outdated technology which has been surpassed by music files that are ripped from the CD and stored/accessed in other newer and more convenient ways.
However what make a CD player competent? Well any CD player should be be audibly transparent, simple to use, look smart and most importantly of all it should be cheap enough so that when it eventually breaks it doesn't matter.
There's no need for a CD player to cost more than £100 these days. Anything more than this is either audiophoolery or bling (bling is fair enough though if you don't mind paying extra for something that's built like a battleship).
However what make a CD player competent? Well any CD player should be be audibly transparent, simple to use, look smart and most importantly of all it should be cheap enough so that when it eventually breaks it doesn't matter.
There's no need for a CD player to cost more than £100 these days. Anything more than this is either audiophoolery or bling (bling is fair enough though if you don't mind paying extra for something that's built like a battleship).
Gazzip
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Blacksabbath25
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Not all CD players have cheap cd mechanisms like the one in the video but not surprised as its made in China i try not to buy anything from China if I can help it but these days it's hard to know what parts of the products are made in China . But yes makes you think what under the bonnet
If all cdp, amps etc had all the internal.parts listed and priced up in reviews so we can see for our selves which products are over priced per performance ratio.
Yes it would. But, in fact, in serious magazines and portals, it is. It's typical of german magazines reviews to have a look at the inside with some basical components described. It's one of the two last reason to buy magazines anyway.
BigH
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chebby
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NSA_watch_my_toilet said:
"Basical components" sounds like Prince Philip reading from a Raleigh spares catalogue.
steve_1979 said:
As long as you accept "your system isn't audibly transparent" as an answer to your "it all sounds fine and good for me from this pricepoint onwards". And you know how that discussion will end. TrevC bitchslaps world religions, I'm told to die in a ditch, and you get to have a 'technical' discussion with lindsayt about membranes.
radiorog
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Not sure of correct answer, but I'd guess at: the DAC(s) inside, reliability of loading mechanism and laser.
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steve_1979 said:
What if the DAC inside is as good as a Hugo DAC at £1200? What if it has two of these inside. On the DACs alone it would be worth over £2000.
Electro
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Gazzip said:
Also my Electrocompaniet EMC1UP uses the cd pro 2 mech fixed to an 8kg electomechanical cancellation system to eliminate internal and external vibration.
The Phillips Cd pro 2 mech costs between $450 and $500 on it own before you start building the rest of the Cd player.
http://www.encosystems.net/product/philips-cd-pro-2/
The main reason for better sound from a Cd player imo is the quality of the analogue output stage which in my case is a discrete class A fully balanced output that is very similar to an Electrocompaniet pre amp but without the volume control .
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