psg Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 If you're able to give something unconventional an open-minded try, the Toshiba is a good suggestion. An even cheaper and equally outstanding player is the Toshiba 3960/3980 DVD player. 3980's are currently available at your local big box retailer for $59.00. Interesting! Someone on anothe forum suggested the same model and provided this link for mods: http://www.referenceaudiomods.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=Tosh_3960&Category_Code=MODS Something to consider! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psg Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 Also, the Toshiba SD3980 is only C$79.99 with free shipping from Future Shop (C$10 off until sept 15th). Doesn't cost too much to try it! Wish I had a Future Shop close to me because I have a $100 gift card for them in my wallet (whic I can't cash in using the web store). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbsl Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 Pauln I think most people do not want to go thru the hassle of replacing their cd collection. Some may not have heard vinly before and not realize it can sound incredible. My best friend use to dj at parties with vinly and La Scalas that sounded fantastic. But I also remember hearing cds for the first time and the 3 things I remember is no pops, hiss, and the convience of them. That was back in 1982 and the quality of cd players and SACD, DVD Audio, and much better recording capabilities has improved. It was not so much cds sounded better but mainly the convienence is why they replaced vinly. The majority of people do not spend more than $500 for their whole system and did not hear any real difference in sound quality between vinly and cds. Vinly takes up almost 4 times the space that cds do. You ever try to pop a vinly record into the car record player while driving, it never happened that is why cassettes were so popular and almost replaced vinly they were small, easy to use. After cassettes came out is when you started seeing boom boxes, convienence. Then CDs came out and CDRW on the computer replaced the cassette. I know people that buy new cds save them to their hard drive and then resell the new cd for a small loss or just borrow a cd and save it to their hard drive. Then they can make cds with whatever songs on it they want. I have many cds that I may only like 2 or 3 songs on it. So I can take 2 or 3 songs from 5 cds and burn them onto a cdrw in the order I want the songs to be in, convienence. It has been almost ten years since I have heard vinly thru La Scalas and you are right vinly can sound incredible. But unless the record players today have gotten rid of the pops and hiss I don't see myself trying vinly again. Sure I would like to hear vinly on your system just to know how much of the negative aspects(negative to my ears) of vinly are still there or not. Unless vinly today has been reduced to the size of cds and be used in a cd player people will not use them it's all about convienence. Xman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpm Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 vinyl = rice crispies snap, crackle, pop LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formica Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 Apart from the surface noise, vinyl also suffers from obligatory the RIAA compression and EQ. Not ideal for highly dynamic recordings and ironically it goes against the theory of a simple signal path... [:#] In any case, I don't think Peter is looking to a new vinyl setup as an alternative to his CD quest... Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psg Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 In any case, I don't think Peter is looking to a new vinyl setup as an alternative to his CD quest... You got that right Rob! [H] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radiohead Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 Reimyo CDP-777 You'll never need anything else. http://www.enjoythemusic.com/superioraudio/equipment/0304/combakreimyocdp777.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psg Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 Reimyo CDP-777 You'll never need anything else. http://www.enjoythemusic.com/superioraudio/equipment/0304/combakreimyocdp777.htm No kidding! Might have to sell both cars to pay for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyC Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 Any experience with the Music Hall cd25.2? I can get one brand new for ~$540, but I haven't had the chance to hear one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiobliss69 Posted September 13, 2005 Author Share Posted September 13, 2005 Well, when I persuade myself to let go of so large a sum of cash, I will be getting a Cambridge Audio Azur 540C. I just really like that player. Oh, and in black, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psg Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 Oh, and in black, of course. I was just looking at the 540C at my local store and he said they didn't make that one in black... Time to find another store? I'll likely buy the used Rotel RCD-02 anyway. It's not black but the time is right... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formica Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 I was just looking at the 540C at my local store and he said they didn't make that one in black... Time to find another store?That's a lazy way to loose a sale? The AudioShop in Ontario list them in black BTW... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1stcav Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 Here's a black 540C on AudioAdvisor.com... http://www.audioadvisor.com/store/productdetail.asp?sku=CAMB540C&product_name=Azur%20540C%20CD%20Player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiobliss69 Posted September 15, 2005 Author Share Posted September 15, 2005 Yeah, I haven't actually seen a 540C in black, but I've seen them listed on audioadvisor.com and in their catalog in black. Sure doesn't speak well of the salesman! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psg Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 There a used Sony DVP-NS999ES DVD/SACD player available for C$500. Is it a mistake to buy this as a CD player? I'd love to get SACD capability as a bonus if Red Book playback is as good as, say, a Nad C542 or Rotel RCD-02 (neither of which I have ever heard). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psg Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 Finally got the Rotel RCD-02 this weekend and got it hooked up yesterday. A review might follow. So far I love the autority of the drawer operation; nothing flimsy about that! It's a quiet unit which is a nice change from my DVD player, and I think I'm hearing lots of nicely imaged low-level details I hadn't heard before. But haven't done a A/B compairison against my old DVD player yet to confirm this. So far I like it quite a bit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markmaple Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 Audio Advisor's website shows a 540C demo in black for $299 and a 640C demo in black for $419. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
33klfan Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 I give my nod to the rotel rcd-1072. I can't wait to pair it with separates. It's a little pricy, and i actually was going to get the rcd-02, but the 1072 is the reference player from rotel and one heck of a machine. Almost 13 lbs. it weighs. Read absolute sound's review of this player. A good source for hi end hifi. They pair it with goldmund electronics, which cost from $15000 to like $30000. This $700 cd player performs very well, if not excellent with this equipment which is something because with that expensive of amps and preamps, not every cd player at this price or even ten times the price could be able to perform with outstanding results. Read the review though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CONVERGENCE Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 Sony CDP-D11Professional Rackmount CD Player google_ad_client = "pub-9199590482707901"; google_alternate_color = "FFFFFF"; google_ad_width = 336; google_ad_height = 280; google_ad_format = "336x280_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel ="1453359089"; google_color_border = "000000"; google_color_bg = "000000"; google_color_link = "66CCFF"; google_color_url = "CCCCCC"; google_color_text = "FFFFFF"; //--> The Sony CDP-D11 is the world's first 1U rackmounting CD player. It is designed for commercial & professional applications, such as recording studios, theatres and A/V presentations. The up-to-date design features include instant start of tracks, a wired remote, RS-232C & programmable parallel remote control. Audio outputs are both on balanced XLR and phono connectors. Coaxial & optical digital outputs are provided. Superb audio performance is guaranteed thanks to the High Density linear Digital to Analogue converters. A special "fader play" mode is provided on the parallel interface to automatically play tracks in order as the fader start switch is opened and closed. The slot-in loading mechanism (adapted from the top-of-the-range CDX-880R in-car unit) is designed for high reliability & shock resistance, and a 3 second Advanced ESP anti-shock memory is also standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formica Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 Finally got the Rotel RCD-02 this weekend and got it hooked up yesterday. A review might follow. That's great... I've heard good things about it although i haven't auditioned one myself. It would be nice if you got around to doing an A/B to see where the differences really are. My girlfriend had volunteered to turn my A/B tests into a semi blind one, so that I could prove if there really was "any" difference. Even after my high score, I'd still describe the differences as subtle. Rob PS: funny how you are still getting recommendations after you've actually bought a unit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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