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#41479 04/14/04 06:30 PM
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Does anyone here have any recommendations on a single disc CD player. I am NOT looking for a SACD or DVD-A unit. Have heard the Cambridge Audio 300SE, but it is no longer available, and the Azur has nothing written on it yet. I am looking to spend around 500.00 US. Thanks all

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#41480 04/14/04 06:47 PM
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I have a NAD 541i and I've been very happy with it. Plus you can get some really good deals on it these days. Check http://www.saturdayaudio.com and see if they have any in stock. They tend to have the best prices.

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#41481 04/14/04 07:25 PM
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I've never heard one, but I've heard nothing but raves about this player. I'd love to hear one myself some time.



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#41482 04/14/04 08:46 PM
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Ahhhh!

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#41483 04/14/04 09:03 PM
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No, only "Ah!"








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#41484 04/14/04 09:17 PM
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I dont' buy it:
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harsh, analytical, electronic sound...




Sounds like cd player snake oil to me. I was goign to buy this player, but I let my regular digital one "break in" first. That's all the creator of this player needed to do...

Frankly it doesn't make any sense to me. Why, in an age when everyone is trying desparately to keep the "digital accuracy" of their signal and prevent "analog signal loss," would we want to start with an analog cd player. And don't give me the whole "it sounds warmer, less harsh," crap. You are fooling yourself. If you like that sound, change the EQ on your receiver.

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#41485 04/14/04 09:22 PM
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Capn,

The thing with this player is that it uses tubes in its output stage. It would be dumb, in my opinion, to buy this player and use its digital outputs.

So basically, this player saves you the need of buying a tube amp to get a tube sound.

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#41486 04/14/04 09:25 PM
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Bunk, I say! Bunk, damnit!

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#41487 04/14/04 09:28 PM
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I would tend to agree with you, but to people who prefer the sound of tubes to solid state, it may be a great player.

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#41488 04/14/04 09:43 PM
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Yeah - what do I know. I'm really just talking out of my a$$. I can fully understand why people want to hear vinyl, especially they grew up on it, or feel that it is more intimate, organic, whatever. And I think that it is great if a CD player can be made that emulates a vinyl sound so that users don't have to buy a separate amp/receiver for their cd collection, etc.

But, what I don't buy is the rationale. The reviewer claimed that he was, somehow, "upgrading" the signal, in essence, to the more real sound of vinyl. Again, Bunk, I say! (a la professor Farnsworth)

I was always of the opinion that cd quality was superior in most respects (fidelity, clarity) to vinyl. I always thought that vinyl sounded muted, with unprecise bass and missing or scratchy highs, and boxy mids.

Don't get me wrong - I bet vinyl lovers think the player sounds great, but there's a reason why we all switched from vinyl to cd (and it wasn't necessarily the cost). It was the better sound. Come on, when was the last time that you listened to a cd and thought - you know, I can hear the 1's and 0's? I wish I had vinyl.

That's my rambling point.


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