Is it worth buying a CD player?

[HampshireSeagulls]

Plagiarist! Plagiarist!

And who is "Sid Islam"? Next door neighbour to "Bobby Muslim"?

 

[zefarelly]

storage is one thing, reproduction is another

I have a good CD audio player and have yet to hear a DVD player reproduce the same sound quality

couldn't comment on DVD players per se theough as I don't watch much TV/films

 

[Everest]

I say this because DVD players (especially connected digitally to amp) can sound far too clinical

What if he wants to listen to CDs in hospital? Would a DVD player suffice then?

 

[rbridd]

Plagiarism

This is plagiarised nearly word for word from a report on television a couple of months back. It even makes the same mistakes almost word for word.

I hope you are not considering submitting this as original work.

Aside from the tricky questions of moral behaviour...
No, A DVD player is notgoing to be as good as a CD player at playing CDs.
You can hear the difference... if the rest of your hifi is up to it.

The other thing is can you be bothered! I used to be a hifi nut. My HI Fi isinsured for over £10,000, (And yes. I have a dedicated CD player). But these days I listen to most of my music through my PC. Admittedly, that gets piped into my Naims, and the Isobariks make a decent fist of playing it...

Oh. My point? Unless you are a hifi weenie, a dvd player will be just as good, and more versatile.

 

[Everest]

Good first post.

1066 stole it. FACT

 

[Faldo]

Getting back to CD players, i'd say the choice of unit is dependant on what you listen to, and then connect it accordingly. I say this because DVD players (especially connected digitally to amp) can sound far too clinical, whereas a CD player with a good DAC and nice interconnects can give much warmer sound.

So buy a CD player if you're serious about listening to music...

What he said - crossing media simply doesn't work in my opinion. Something has to give in terms of quality. In this case, my esteemed yet unhappy comrade from H block has hit the nail on the head. The right CD player will have its own individual character, which enhances the sound. Same with speakers (the speakers I use at home are 20 year old tannoys - the sound couldnt be defined as clinical, but the overall effect kicks @rse compared to my much newer speakers).

Starting to swing off topic, so to summarise... If you are planning on listening to CDs, yes.

 

[Dave the OAP]

I done a whole essasy on this.



Thats my conclusion!

e+

see me after school with your parents and we will discuss your edukashun so far

 

[Cian]

I'm not a hifi nut, but on both my setups (one with Mission, the other with Monitor) speakers, the better sound quality of my Denon CD deck over any non-dedicated deck is obvious

Entire rig-up is worth well under 1000 euros, at that, so well out of the range of audio geekery.

 

[zefarelly]

whats the point of a CD player and a DAC

why not just use vinyl and a turntable for a quality sound

its more reliable for a start and the mediums of a better quality generally ( at least it is for my antique record collection !!! )

 

[Cian]

whats the point of a CD player and a DAC

why not just use vinyl and a turntable for a quality sound

its more reliable for a start and the mediums of a better quality generally ( at least it is for my antique record collection !!! )

I think the inavailabilty of most mass-market music might cause a slight problem there

 

[perseus]

The CD's seem a bit large and cumbersome. Isn't there anything smaller and better?

Just packing up all my old vinyls and taking them down the dump. The charity shops will not have room for them!

 

[Cian]

The CD's seem a bit large and cumbersome. Isn't there anything smaller and better?

Just packing up all my old vinyls and taking them down the dump. The charity shops will not have room for them!

Minidisc, or USB-key distribution of music like some indy bands do. First is rare, second results in heavily compressed music that can usually only be played on a PC.

 

[Grendel]

I think the inavailabilty of most mass-market music might cause a slight problem there

It depends what you define mass-market as. If you mean the latest manufactured pop group album, you probably won't get it on vinyl. However, most rock bands will put out a vinyl release of albums.

 

[Cian]

It depends what you define mass-market as. If you mean the latest manufactured pop group album, you probably won't get it on vinyl. However, most rock bands will put out a vinyl release of albums.

True, but you usually have to hunt them down - can't go into Tesco and grab 5 records for 50 in a special offer, for instance

 

[Grendel]

True, but you usually have to hunt them down - can't go into Tesco and grab 5 records for 50 in a special offer, for instance

The Virgin Megastore in Brighton has a pretty good vinyl section these days, as has HMV, and the ones in London have massive sections now for vinyl. Which is nice.

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

I done a whole essasy on this.



Thats my conclusion!

That's a whole essay? f***ing hell!

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

Will you lot stop saying I stole it. That is extracted from a little of my coursework which I spent FOUR/FIVE hours on.

Four or 5 hours?! Ive just spent 21 hours just on editing time on my coursework!

 

[Cian]

The Virgin Megastore in Brighton has a pretty good vinyl section these days, as has HMV, and the ones in London have massive sections now for vinyl. Which is nice.

The Dublin Megastore closed down moving to out-of-town shops only here.

HMV on Grafton Street do have a very big selection, but its mostly dance and heavy, heavy metal. Although I got a set of New Order singles in there a few weeks ago, 3x7".

Now, where can I get albums on DAT?

 

[Grendel]

Tower Records in Piccadilly closed as well. That was a fantastic shop.

Is that 7" set the one with remixes of Bizarre Love Triangle & Everything's Gone Green on the b-side?

As for DAT, I've only ever seen one album on it, and that was at a record fair.

 

[Cian]

Tower Records in Piccadilly closed as well. That was a fantastic shop.

Is that 7" set the one with remixes of Bizarre Love Triangle & Everything's Gone Green on the b-side?

As for DAT, I've only ever seen one album on it, and that was at a record fair.

And Temptation, yes. The Completionist within meant I had to get it

I've got ~40 albums on DAT and 5 or 6 on DDC (competiting digital tape format)