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Hi all, this is the story. Most of my CD's sound like crap on my Universal DVD players (have the HK DVD22 and Oppo971H), some well recorded stuff sounds really awesome but 90% sound like thin hollow very edgy and bright pieces of crap, in other words I cannot listen to them.
So, In my wondering I began reading up on stand alone CD players. Of course forums are forums where most people say you can't hear the difference with a blind a/b comparison, and I now know that they have NEVER heard a "good" CD player.
After reviewng several entry level "high end" players I decided on the NAD C542 because it got generally good reviews and most importantly my local HIFI shop let me audition it at home for the night. First of all,the well recorded stuff sounds even better now,even fuller sounding and especially noticeable is the much deeper soundstage and even more detail with the intricate stuff. Now, this is the good part, that 90% of my collection that I couldn't listen to sounds friggin awesome! I could not beleive it, I traded discs back and forth between the Oppo and the NAD and the difference is simply stunning. I have only had a chance to try a few of those crappy discs so far but will pass on my thoughts later as I listen to more of the "horrid" collection.
So, bottom line, I will be taking my demo back today and laying down $700 odd dollars for one of these little beauties. If you have the same issues with your collection, don't take my word as all systems are different but go out and find a dealer that will let you audition without commitment or maybe a BB or CC that sell higher end Dennon CDP and have a good return policy, listen yourself and be prepared to be stunned.
Still shaking my head,
Chris
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I'm glad you were able to increase your listening pleasure. Were you using the digital out or analog outs on the players?
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I was curious about the same thing recently. I have a 10 year old Sony 5-disc CD player that I used to play my CD's. I know what some of you will tell me, but I was curious if there might be any benefit of looking at a better player?
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Hi guys, I am using the analog outs on the Cd player. Just listened to a few more of the no play list and all I can say is wow!. Billy Joel sounded just wonderfull, used to be really thin and edgy. G&R sounded better but the recording is really bad:(,
Randy, I would see if you can do a non commital audition but i suspect you will hear a huge difference. This unit is just incredible, the vocals and horns are sooooo silky smooth and natural, its just bliss.
I'm one happy boy with a new toy, won't catch me using a DVD player for Cd's any more.
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If you are using the digital out on both players, and using the DA conversion chip in the receiver, both players should sound identical.
If you are using the internal DAC, and running the analogue out on the new CD player, it IS possible that it could sound better.
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Shawn, when you come over I will a/b for you, its night and day.
Oppo..digital out using pre/pro DAC. analog sounds horrible.
NAD 542...analog out into CD on pre/pro
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Others will argue differently, but I am definitely in the “players sound different camp”. I have had numerous players on my rack over the past couple years and have been able to distinguish differing sound qualities from them. I have an Integra that I’m currently using for those times when I just want to pop in a disk and listen for a spell. The difference is sound between it and the mega changers is there. I’d love to get another CD player for my two channel system, but it seams that I’m always too busy buying more important crap. If I were to buy one today, I’d most likely get one of the Cambridge units. They have a new up-sampling player out that looks like a dandy. If I had three or four grand lying about to blow on a player, I'd pick up one of the Marnatz Reference SACD players. It’s doubtful that will ever happen, so the Cambridge will have to do. It’s about $1200. http://www.cambridgeaudio.com/summary.php?PID=112&Title=Azur+840C
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Man, this is confusing stuff.
Doesn't this just mean that the DAC's in the NAD CD player are better than the DAC's in the Emo (since you're using the digital out from the Oppo)? Can it mean anything else?
I'm not arguing. I totally believe that you can discern a preference. I'm just trying to wrap my brain around this.
Thanks for reporting your experience.
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Congrats on that NAD cd player. The main sonic attributes you are hearing comes from the higher quality Burr Brown DAC in the NAD compared to the Oppo DAC. The Burr Browns are known for their linearity, very low signal to noise ratio, lower IMD and revealing low level detail.
I have several cd and dvd players and the best sounding one is my Rotel 1072 player which also has Burr Brown DACs.
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Hey guys and gals,
Yup, thats all there is to it, the NAD has better dacs than the EMO and better power supply etc than the Oppo, sure sounds good.
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Hey Jakeman, thats a really nice unit you have there(Rotel), I liked the looks of that but they wanted a G note plus tax and no audition...end of that story. Because of past mistakes I will never buy any audio gear without a home audition again, its just not the same as hearing potential new gear in your system in your room. If dealers believe in their products and you have room on your credit card, they should be more than happy to lend you a demo. My local Cambridge Audio and Rotel dealers lost a sale because of this idiotic policy. Rant over  Chris
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I agree with you on the importance of power supplies. Even in Cd players a beefer, noise free transformer makes for a better sound. Great deal on that NAD. I'm with you no home audition...no sale.
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If you think that NAD is nice, you need to try the AH! Bljoe Joeb. err. I mean Njoe Tjoeb.
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pmbuko, LOL!  Regards,
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If you think that NAD is nice, you need to try the AH! Bljoe Joeb. err. I mean Njoe Tjoeb.
What is something like that worth? Looks pricey anyway.
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I used to listen to my CDs in my 15 year old Yammaha carousel player. Then I got a Cambridge Audio Azur 540D DVD player and played my CDs via the DVD player but digital out to my preamp. The sound is night and day, that's because my preamp, the Anthem AVM 20 has really good AKM dacs. I listen to all my CDs on my Preamp  I'm sure high end dedicated CD units probably sound better, but given that 80% of my music listening is lossless encoded FLACs or APEs, that setup is good enough for the times I actually do listen to a CD.
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If you think that NAD is nice, you need to try the AH! Bljoe Joeb. err. I mean Njoe Tjoeb.
Wow! If I could get a CD player that would do that as well.....
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I just saw this.... http://pioneer.jp/dvdld/player/dv_600av/for those riding down the HDMI trail, this unit has promise. it's the first SACD player that will pass true DSD via HDMI. In other words, you should get (in theory) the same quality bit rate via hdmi as you do with the multi channel analoge. You'll need an audio processor with HDMI 1.2a though. Michael needs to buy one and report back.
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If you think that NAD is nice, you need to try the AH! Bljoe Joeb. err. I mean Njoe Tjoeb.
LMAO, too funny Shawn 
Wow! If I could get a CD player that would do that as well.....
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Well I would like to thank Chris (KlipschGuy) for the audition today. He was gracious enough to have me over so I could listen to his Emo setup with the new 80's. I'll have a report shortly....
And yes, big difference with the NAD player. When he A/B'd them, the vocals through the Oppo sounded a little more forward and shallow. Through the NAD, the soundstage and vocals seemed to have much more depth.
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Did you try listening to the Oppo through its analog outputs?
Seems like we now "know" (ha!) that you guys prefer the DAC's in the NAD to those in the Emo, but have we heard the ones in the Oppo?
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Hi Tom,
I didn't have enough time to personally listen to them, but Chris said that they were worse than the ones in the EMO. I have no reason to doubt him - he seems like a no BS, straight shooter kind of guy.
He did say how happy he was with the video quality of the Oppo, though. I'd have to agree - the picture it was feeding his Z5 projector was awesome.
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Hey Randy, I know alot of the mid-level Denon's and above have the Burr-Brown DAC's... so if your Sony has a digital out (and you're using it) you may not need to consider an upgrade.
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Good one, Peter. Thanks for injecting a little humor into this thread of largely fantasies.
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Hey Spoiler, Yep, I'm using optical out to my Denon 2805. Can't remember if the 2805 had the Burr Browns or not, so maybe I'm all good. 
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I think the 2805 has Analog Devices vs the 3805 Burr-Brown.
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Many real average audio afficianado people have tried this tests with swapping out components and hear a difference. Blind tests, wife tests, machine tests. Many people have actually recorded differences using computers to track the difference or just plain using their ears and matching as close as possible the output levels. johnk I do not understand that a highly respected person on this site as yourself can not fathom that one CD player can outperform sonically another brand. I think its time you open your ears or your mind. You definitely stereotype an audio snob of somesort...whatever that stereotype is. For the rest, I appreciate the postings and observations as you fall into that same upgradeitus that a few/many of us fall into. Those observations may or may not be used for judgement calls for the next audio/video purchase. Sometimes it makes a difference...sometimes it doesn't. In the end of the day if one feels that their money was well spent to better enjoy their systems then why not. I welcome the following rant that precedes this message and I know johnk you wont even jump in. ps: Peter that was a funny. Quote:
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Nice to see you back, Saturn.
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Kudos...And you didn't finish that sentence. Nice to see you back, Saturn ... and you haven't changed eh!  Quote:
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I don't think anyone expected you to! So what are you running these days? Revel Ultimas? Magnepan MG20s? WATT Puppies?
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Havent changed much in the last 1.5 years. The only thing I've been running is early morning shift diaper changes. click on the HT setup as my current gear. 
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It's cute kids like that who want to make me have one!
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Thats what I said too until last week when I got home and he was leaning on the front of my speaker and smacking the speaker driver with the flat of his hand. Just to add to my frustration when I picked him up rather quickly I noticed in the front hole of my speaker within the horn portion I saw his water bottle within the speaker. Quote:
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The Boy kept me up until 4 last night. Didn't want to sleep... Reeeeeaaaallly didn't want to be swaddled.
Don't really know why I'm posting this.
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I remember many years ago walking into the family room only to see my dog lifting his leg on my brand new, beautifully crafted, solid walnut Advent speakers (back when Advent made really nice stuff). I guess he was showing these new "intruders" who was king of the house. It's a good thing he was cute too (LOL).
Getting back on theme here, I've been in a similar quandry as of late using my Panny RP79 for all of my audio as well as video. My 22 year old CD player finally bit the bullet a little while back. The Panny plays DVD-Audio as well which I have absolutely fallen in love with even though it seems very few others have and it is dying a slow but seemingly certain death. I've been thinking about upgrading since the DVD-Audio is sent via analog through my Outlaw 990 thus bypassing it's DAC and I'm not real sure how good the DAC in the Panny is. I'm just not sure what to do, or how much difference it would make, or if I should just purchase a really nice CD player since I have tons of CD's and only a few DVD-Audio discs.
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Your quandry sounds familiar. I have a Panasonic s-97 which I use for dvd-a via analog and it sounds excellent. For CDs it isn't very good and the sound is just not as transparent and lacks dynamic range. When I use it for cds its just as a transport into an Arcam processor which has a better Wolfson chip. That's what led me to buy a higher end player like the Rotel 1072 with great DACs for cd playing. Because I like to compare and experiment I also picked up a sacd player Sony scd9000es which sounds wonderful with SACD but doesn't compare to the Rotel with ordinary redbook cds.
The difference in sonic quality is very evident to everyone who hears them. I have to admit I too am somewhat perplexed by people who scoff at how different players or processors or analog vs digital connections can sound different.
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So, In my wondering I began reading up on stand alone CD players. Of course forums are forums where most people say you can't hear the difference with a blind a/b comparison, and I now know that they have NEVER heard a "good" CD player.
I was going to berate this incredibly ignorant post and its generalization about the rest of "everyone else out there" let alone the complete lack of any attempt at objectivity before pronouncing on the rest of the world.
However Saturn posted a cute picture and Peter made a funny and now i'm just laughing (20% at the joke, 40% at the cute kid and 40% at the ridiculous content of this thread).
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Then they turn into teenagers.......
Just be glad you had a boy Ken. Girls stop being human when their brain cells move to their chests. At around 22 they miraculously turn into human being again and say things like "I'm so sorry daddy, you were right" "here, hold your grand daughter".
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No kidding, I'm glad I have two sons. Some day they will say "Dad, that is what I like about them high school girls, I keep getting older and they stay the same age".
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Before this gets messy again ... lets stop the banter. If anyone wants to talk about DACs, CD and DVD comparison feel free to private msg me. chess whenever your in town drop me a line. I'll torture you with a blind CD vs DVD test....joking!!!!! I would gladly trade kid, dog and audio stories. I'll even show you my kids new toy storage facility within the horn structure of my speakers.
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It will get a lot worse before it gets better.
Then they turn into teenagers.......
Just be glad you had a boy Ken. Girls stop being human when their brain cells move to their chests. At around 22 they miraculously turn into human being again and say things like "I'm so sorry daddy, you were right" "here, hold your grand daughter".
This is so true, my daughter is now 22 and she somehow seemed to just snap out of what ever world she had been living in for the past 10 years or so. We get along just fantastic now.
My son, at 21, now that's a whole different story. Can anyone say head up his ass 
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You have some very impressive audio equipment there! Does it sound as good as it looks?
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It sounds pretty good at least to my ears. Wide and deep sounstage in the 25x23 room. Thats coming form a tiny 3 inch full range driver. My dogs not too happy when we are watching a movie and the 15 inch Rel sub shakes the foundations of all the units surrounding my loft unit. Quote:
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Thanks for the insight Jakeman. I stopped in a high end store this morning and they suggested going the better quality CD player root as well, either the Rotel 1072 or the Rega Planet. They will allow me to audition either in my home system which is the nice thing about dealing with these type of stores. Plus they know their stuff. The Rega is a few hundred dollars more but I've heard such great stuff about it I think I'll have to give it a try. They're suggestion is to hook up the player via analog and let the Rega's DAC to the D/A conversion. I'm anxious to see how it does.
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Havent changed much in the last 1.5 years. The only thing I've been running is early morning shift diaper changes. click on the HT setup as my current gear.
I've said asked before, but it seems I need to ask again....don't any of you Axiom peeps have ugly children? I know ugly children exist. I see them all the time. Yet every time a forum member posts a picture of their child it's adorable! Are these pictures really your children, or are you all posting pictures of model kids?
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I've got a handful of less-than-glamorous pictures of my kids I could post... And, no, I'm not referring to bathtub pictures.
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I'm sure I could find one of Elliott doing scrunchy face, but he's still cute. Give him a few years. Junior high will not be kind, I'm sure.
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I haven't heard the Rega but it does come highly regarded. Any chance you could do a home side-by side with the Rotel 1072? If your dealer really wants the sale he will give you both at the same time to play with.
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So, In my wondering I began reading up on stand alone CD players. Of course forums are forums where most people say you can't hear the difference with a blind a/b comparison, and I now know that they have NEVER heard a "good" CD player.
I was going to berate this incredibly ignorant post and its generalization about the rest of "everyone else out there" let alone the complete lack of any attempt at objectivity before pronouncing on the rest of the world.
However Saturn posted a cute picture and Peter made a funny and now i'm just laughing (20% at the joke, 40% at the cute kid and 40% at the ridiculous content of this thread).
Glad to see you back Saturn. I have yet to drop in on you in TO. I haven't been there in awhile.
Holy Crap! I post my thoughts and opinions on what I have read on various forums and my initial impressions on using a CD player versus a universal DVD player. I go on the road for four days and come back to see all these anal remarks and negativity, disgusted is the lite version of how I feel. This hobby along with music is my passion and for many others as here as well, I don't claim to be an expert in audio but get great fun and enjoyment from my gear and music combined and enjoyed reading others experiences and learning(sometimes) from others so it was natural for me to want to share my enthusiasim and opinions as well.
All forums dealing with CD player issues have the same negative nellies slamming anyone who claims to have heard a difference between the two, the same goes for the "all amps and pre/pros sound the same" crowd, if you look, its everywhere and for that matter it took about two whole seconds for JohnS to state that "its all fantasy" or some such ridiculous remark and you call me ignorant!!
You nasty vindictive folks need to get a life and let people who enjoy this hobby do so without your calous remarks, if thats how you behave in person, I'm not surprised you have to resort to forums to unleash your venom filled comments.
Get a life!
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Chris,
First of all, you have not been around long enough to know some of these people and their backgrounds. Secondly, it is JohnK not JohnS. Thirdly, I don't see any of them calling you names like anal, negative, nasty, vindictive, calous, venom, etc. Maybe it is time for you to change jobs or whatever, seems your a little defensive for whatever reason. Not sure they are the ones that need to grow up. jmfo
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Previous post deleted. I read back through the thread and Chris I would have to say that a reasonable person WOULD conclude that you called us ignorant and ill-informed. You could have been talking about some other forum of course. That's how I interpreted it, and I suggest everyone else interpret it the same way Could we all agree to the following : 1. If two players have two completely different analog paths, ie if they are not simply feeding digital streams to the same dacs in each case, there is a good chance that one player could sound considerably better than another. 2. If the players ARE hooked up via digital PCM and are feeding unprocessed digital streams into the same DACs in each case, it seems unlikely that different players could have a huge difference in sound quality. I keep hearing the jitter story but I don't fully buy into it. 3. If you have a decent player hooked up via PCM to a decent receiver, and replace it with a really good player hooked up via analog inputs to the same receiver, it is quite feasible that the new player could sound a lot better. KlipschGuy, if you read back through the previous posts I don't *think* you will find anyone making a blanket statement that all players sound alike. You will, however, probably find a similar sounding statement but with the qualifier about analog vs. digital paths. I'm on dial-up (you all know how fast) and I really can't bear to go back and read the thread AGAIN. Can you guys with the fast ISPs work it out ?
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Dun dun dun...
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Which is the "other white meat"?
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Hey, I know that one... CAT, the other white meat
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Hey, I know that one...
CAT, the other white meat
Hmm...the hatred of cats taken to the next level. I kinda like that.
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It all depends whether you're using a burr brown digital fork, or a regular one......
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I don't know about domestic cat but I did try lion years ago. It was real strong tasting meat; I didn't go back for seconds that's for sure.
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I always imagined cat tasting unpleasantly like cat food... ... of course I mean "the way cat food *probably* tastes based on the way it smells" It's not that I hate cats, I just resent their sneering domination of humans.
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First of all, you have not been around long enough to know some of these people and their backgrounds. Secondly, it is JohnK not JohnS. Thirdly, I don't see any of them calling you names like anal, negative, nasty, vindictive, calous, venom, etc. Maybe it is time for you to change jobs or whatever, seems your a little defensive for whatever reason. Not sure they are the ones that need to grow up. jmfo
I've been here long enough. John and Chess went too far and came across as a bit callous to me with descriptors like "ignorant" and "fantasy". It wasn't worth mentioning until now because I didn't take offence, but I can understand why Chris did.
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Here is a recent thread that reviews this topic in more detail. In that thread , I posted a couple of long posts discussing the whys and hows of DACs and formats. I tried to keep the technical jargon down. The analog vs. digital connection discussion is a red herring in a way because all digital signals needs to get converted to analog somewhere in the equipment chain. The better question to ask is where is it best to convert the digital signal. The answer will depend on the quality of your equipment with the quality of DAC being of prime importance, though not the only factor. http://www.axiomaudio.com/boards/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=161844&an=0&page=2#Post161844
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I also took offence to the "fantasy" quip. And Chesseroo laughing at "the ridiculous content of this thread". Because of my support of Chris's findings, these comments were directed at me as well.
I've always been skeptical of the boutique CD players with the vibration isolation feet and so on. Every CD & DVD player I've owned has sounded identical - regardless of connection path. Plus, I somewhat agree with John about recievers/amps sounding the same - BUT AT LOW LEVELS. Past that, I believe they can sound different. So going in, I wasn't expecting anything. But when Chris did the switch, (same CD) I DID HEAR A DIFFERENCE, and I was shocked because I wasn't expecting it. (Chris has his equipment behind the listening position so at the time, I thought he was just putting in another CD)
Regardless, I didn't hear enough of a difference, and I don't do enough "critical" listening to justify the $600 price tag. But Chris does, and that's all that matters. I've got friends and relatives that think I'm nuts for spending $3900 on the Epic 80/600, but to me it was worth every penny.
I don't care whether you believe me or not, but I certainly didn't appreciate (or expect) to be laughed at, or be told that I live in a fantasy world.
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I like to bridge the two "science" vs. "faith" camps when I can. Faith, you say? Yes. If you think you hear a difference between Item A and Item B after a subjective listening session, but you haven't done any tests to verify that difference objectively and beyond any doubt -- this kind of testing is tedious and requires persistence, patience, and the right equipment -- then conclusively stating that a real difference does exist is like saying you can levitate rocks, but only when nobody is looking. That's what it seems like to a trained scientist or someone familiar with the scientific method, anyway. Some people just take their science more seriously than others. If they offend you, it is your right to let them know. Just know that it hurts their brain when something is stated as fact without adequate verification. Also remember that the only thing that matters at the end of the day, with respect to audio, is that you enjoy the music and/or movies. Some of us are fussy over the equipment. Others are happy as clams with their HTIBs or BOSE systems. Thank goodness for non uniformity.
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>>The analog vs. digital connection discussion is a red herring in a way because all digital signals needs to get converted to analog somewhere in the equipment chain. I think the analog vs. digital connection is relevant for the specific topic of comparing two CD players, but I agree in general you are going to want to optimize the configuration across the entire system, and changing one component may mean that you need to operate other components in a different way now for best results. Now, ignoring all that for a moment... How many people here believe that you can have an audible sound difference between players when playing CD if you are using a digital PCM connection to the receiver in both cases ? In other words, do we believe that the audible difference between players comes on the analog side or the digital side or both ?
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Analog transfer is less reliable. In other words, you can be less sure that the signal on one end of the cable will be identical at the other end of the cable. I came across the following enlightening forum post a couple weeks ago. It talks about HDMI cables, but the lesson applies to all cables. http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3&message.id=828972
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I don’t get all that worked up over these debates. I just know what I know and what I’ve heard and seen.
That being said, in my case…
I have two Sony mega changers and one Integra 8.5 universal player. They are all feeding my Rotel Pre/Pro analogue inputs. I’ve done this time and time again for myself, and anyone else who cares to listen. When I play the same CD in the Integra, it sounds better. I’ve actually taken disks with scratches on them, played the track with the most noise on the Sony, then in the Integra. The Sony will skip, stutter, and sometimes not play the track at all. The Integra plays it just fine. I've also swapped good sounding disks back and forth for freinds and they've always been able to tell a difference.
Is this imaginary?? Fantasy? Ignorance? Or just wishful thinking on my part?? Maybe….but I doubt it. I’m not an audiophile and if I can tell a difference, any of you serious listeners surely can tell a difference.
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I like to bridge the two "science" vs. "faith" camps when I can. Faith, you say? Yes. If you think you hear a difference between Item A and Item B after a subjective listening session, but you haven't done any tests to verify that difference objectively and beyond any doubt -- this kind of testing is tedious and requires persistence, patience, and the right equipment -- then conclusively stating that a real difference does exist is like saying you can levitate rocks, but only when nobody is looking. That's what it seems like to a trained scientist or someone familiar with the scientific method, anyway.
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I am one who takes exception to stating opinion as fact. However, IMHO, having a sore brain (or even being right) does not justify, or excuse, temper tantrums, calling names, and hurling insults. The same is true for believers as well. It is possible to make your point or state your opinion without figuratively poking those who hold a differing opinion in the eye. To me, the "poking" part is simply selfish indulgence in spleen venting. And, as you say, it is anyone's right to let those who regularly indulge in such behavior know that their actions are offensive.
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Also remember that the only thing that matters at the end of the day, with respect to audio, is that you enjoy the music and/or movies. Some of us are fussy over the equipment. Others are happy as clams with their HTIBs or BOSE systems. Thank goodness for non uniformity.
Would it be possible to sticky this final paragraph at the top of every page of every audio forum on the internet? I hate it when someone is so wise at such a tender age.
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Shawn, thanks for backing me up. Just to explain, I initialy was talking about other forums , not this one and therefore was not calling anyone names. Perhaps I could have written a more accurate post, i didn't think it was going to be taken so literally.
Anyway, if I have offended anyone, my apologies.
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My comment was a general one in that I notice in these discussion alot of comments about digital connections vis a vis analog and which one sounds better. All digital signals need to be converted to analog somewhere in order for us to hear sounds.
If all we are using dvd/cd players as transports (ie digital read of the disk and digital transmission to a processor) there should be no difference at all since the processor is doing the digital to analog conversion not the players. If we compare two identical players and use one as a transport and connect the other by rca or XLR cables, it is possible there could be a sonic difference if the DAC chip in the player is different than the one used in the processor and secondly depending on how well the player or processor minimizes distortion or other interference from internal power transformers or RF from internal circuitry.
Similarly if we connect two different players side by side and use similar analog connections into the same processor it is possible to hear a difference because of there different engineering and specs. We would be relying on the players chips and circuits to convert from digital to analog sound. There should be no difference if we use digital connections to the processor since we are bypassing the player DACs.
So if you are happy with the sound of your receiver/processor it is a waste to buy anything other than a cheap player or use anything other than a dvd player .
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I’m wondering if the transport can / can not make a difference though. I know for a fact that it does in video, but what about audio??
For example. Some of the video purists modify dvd players with a SDI connection to where the raw 480i data is pulled off the disk directly and then sent to the downstream video processor. The guys who do these mods search high and low for a dvd player with great MPEG decoder. A few of the older Panasonics are on their short list for this mod (and others).The new Oppo 981 and 970 are also being touted as having great decoders (they share the same decoder whereas the 971 had something different). I’m actually considering having a guy do this modification to a 981 I have. I bought a 970 because it was one of the very few dvd players that have true 480i via HDMI to send to my video processor. But I recently found out that it doesn’t send a raw data stream. The 970 sends 480i at 4:4:4 and the data on the disk is 4:2:2, so the machine is doing something to it.
So taking that into consideration, wouldn’t the same logic apply to audio?
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You raise a good point Mike, one which I have seen before. It reminds me of the long threads about whether you get less artifacts with 8 bit 4:4:4 processing or 10 bit 4:2:2 processing. I think I've developed a permanent squint looking for the difference but I've convinced myself there are fewer problems with 10 bit. I can see the difference between MPEG decoders. On the Oppos, hdmi720p using the FL2310 decoders in the 971/981 looks better with less grain and artifacts than the Mediatek decoder in the 970 at same resolution. I've played with all the Oppos and looked closely at them on my 720p projector and 1080p display. Where do you want to do the interlacing and upconverting, at the player or in the display? Same issue we were discussing above with audio and with the same answer, it depends where you have the better chip, circuitry and processing. I know people concern themselves with jitter and loss of data in digital transmission but I doubt that's an issue with the better designed players, dvd or cd. Most of the internal firmware in these things has sophisticated error correction algorithms to deal with that potential problem, so how many ones and zeros can you possibly lose anyway? In that regard, I had fun with some fellow audio enthusiasts last winter to see if we could hear or see any difference with uncompressed copied cds/dvds. Needless to say no one could tell the difference and the guy who swore he could tell the difference ended up buying the drinks. Whether the Oppo mod is worthwhile depends on how good your display is at video processing. Most good players like the Oppo have better chips/processing than most 720p/1080i displays I have seen. On the other hand if you use a 1080p display or plan to buy one eventually, it may be more productive to let the display upconvert to 1080p and run the 970 at hdmi480i. While it may not be representative, I thought the upconverted 970 hdmi480i image wasn't as good as the the 971/981 hdmi720pimages. That was also confirmed when my ISF guy scoped the 970 hdmi480i with his accupel and there were some strange jiggles on his test patterns that weren't there at other resolutions. So I sold it. I'm about to spring for a Toshiba hd-dvd XA2 because Toshiba has implemented that killer Gennum chip into its processing.
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I'm about to spring for a Toshiba hd-dvd XA2 because Toshiba has implemented that killer Gennum chip into its processing.
Wow, I just purchased that on Amazon not 10 minutes ago, they had the best deal I could find at $555.00 with free shipping.
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wow...that'a pretty cheap considering they were $900 a couple months ago. John, I'm currently using the 970. Sending 480i to a DVDO VP-50. Out from that is 1080P / 24 fps / 24 htz to my projector (1000U). The image is pretty dam good. Not HD/BR good, but dam good nontheless. Seeing how I've got around 800 SD/DVD's, I'm considering modifying a 981 with the Serial Data Interface. I'd like the SD/DVD's to look as good as possible seeing how I don't want to re-invest into all HD/BR at $25 or so a pop. Here's a thread on it at AVS. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=828704What in the hell did you X and O geeks do to my monitor???? The stinkin lines go on forever instead of rapping into paragraphs. - now that's iritating.
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Yes that is a great deal seeing how AVS charged me $650 a few weeks ago. That new toshiba is supposed to do a fantastic job processing SD DVD as well so you may want to go with it instead.
I don't know if I contributed to the reformatting of the window image with my binary post. If so, sorry for the inconvenience.
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That's what did it. It also happens when people post images that are too big or links that are too long.
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Haven't you guys just about pegged the geekometer, now? And, no, that certainly would NOT be my first choice of things to roll around in.
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Wow. Did everyone receive their pocket protectors today or something?
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My bad.  The funny thing is, I'm too damn lazy to decode the messages, so I have no idea what they're all talking about. Hopefully not my mother.
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I had one about rolling about gleefully in pages of printed binary. That was the only one worth decoding.
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What's this place coming to? Spell / Grammer checking teanaged girls and now this.
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We're not dorks...  That guy is!
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Hmmmm. Most appropriate for this thread is 00000000.
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For those of you who forgot to order your pocket protectors. http://www.geekboys.com/geekwear.html
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You're right, Dan.
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Ah, I love the smell of faux-elitism in the morning. As opposed to what I (and the other geeks) were practicing: real-elitism. I just happen to like codes and the like. Here's a cool converter tool if you want to find out what we were saying. Nothing of consequence. U3RpbGwgYmV0dGVyIHRoYW4gYXJndWluZyBhYm91dCBDRCBwbGF5ZXJzLCB0aG91Z2guIA==
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Two pages of posts in binary and we're complaining about the Bot Brothers ?
Geez, I only went away for a couple of days, what happened ?
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A big, steaming pile of Peter?
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