erikm121 Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Just wanted to know if you guys (and gals) use your DVD player for CD's or do you use a dedicated CD player? And if you have a stand alone CD player what is it? Trying to figure out what I need . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedball Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 Yes I do, The discontinued Denon #2900 works much better for DVD's and CD's than the old Sony hundred dollar model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anarchist Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 A Toshiba 4950 is what you need. Cheap and only available anymore via ebay. Easily modded to be even better but the originals are good out of the box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbsl Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 I have both a NAD C542 cd player and a Denon 2900 DVD player. On CDs to me the C542 sounds better for cds in my system (Luxman preamp, Cayin tube amp, 2004 La Scalas). But put in a good SACD or DVD audio and the 2900 sounds better. The 2900 sounds to layed back and looses some details that I hear with the C542. Also depends on the recording of the CD. Some cds are to bright on the C542 but bearable on the 2900. The latest models of good DVD players should be very close in sound to a good cd player. I would like to compare the Denon 2910 or 3910 to my C542 but I'm working on other areas of my system. I have a NAD C540 that I bought in 2000 that I was going to sell on audiogon for $100. If you want a very good used cd player this is a great choice. You can go to audioreview.com and look it up for reviews. It does not have a lot of features instead they focused on sound quality. Send me a email if you are interested. Xman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbsl Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 what system do you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olorin Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 I bought a Toshiba SD-K741 at Costco for $50. It has the 24/192 DAC like the 3950/3960, but has a nice metal case instead of a plastic one like the 3960s. It sounds much nicer than my Panasonic DVD player does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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