DrWho Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 I thought it stood for lacquer platter... (or however that is spelled) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.4knee Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 Nope it is a reference to the Long Playing album or Long Player as Parrot referenced. You could also and still can buy EP (extended play) as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrot Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 Yes, EPs are 45s, typically with 2 songs per side instead of one. They were much more popular in the UK than here, particularly with The Beatles, the greatest rock group of all time, bar none. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott0527 Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 So why weren't 45's called SPs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrot Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 They sort of were! "Singles" as opposed to "Single Plays," just because it has a nicer ring to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 I always thought LP stood for Licorice Pizza. Hey, Paul, I ordered on o' them Blue Boxes! Boy, it was considerably more than $100. Still a good deal for 14 discs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrot Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 It's worth any reasonable price. I got mine BuyItNow for something like $70. It's been some years so I don't remember exactly. But I saw it after it had only been up for a few minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schurkey Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 I don't claim to be all that knowledgeable about new gear. What I've seen is that a CD player will load and play CDs, no fuss, no delays, no screwing around. A combo DVD-CD-MP3-ABC-XYZ-Whatever player will load the disc then take five minutes while it tries to figure out what's been loaded. Eventually it will get around to actually playing the disc, but by then you'll probably have to go shave, 'cause you've grown five-o'clock shadow waiting for anything to happen. If you want MUSIC but don't need VIDEO, buy a CD-only player even if it costs MORE. You'll like it more than a combo unit. And DO NOT buy a Toshiba 5-disc carousel DVD-combo player--the damned thing won't actually play all five discs without MANUALLY skipping among the discs! Guess how I found out!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonfyr Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 I have owned over 30 players in the past 2 years(up to 40k) [][][] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrot Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 Don't most people have a $40,000 CD player in at least their main system? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev313 Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 I have owned over 30 players in the past 2 years(up to 40k) [][][] Oh yeah...that was a drama that played out on various threads on the Audiogon forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirdeye Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 Well out of all the players in the 1000.00 to 5000.00 range, WADIA is by far my favorite, super smooth 4 volt output on the RCA's vs. the standard 2 volt machines, built way beyond what you could imagine for a cd deck to be, and it is the fullest body sounding unit with the most real sound stage, okay the soundstage is not real it actually sounds double the size it should be, my room went from 8 ft to 20 ft ceilings ... and truth is I turn on my turntable and can't believe it could get better, but then the wadia warms up after about an hour of use and it is astonishing at how truly analog it sounds but with more weight and of course Bass is top dog out of the wadia but anyone will tell you that, but they are very powerfull sounding CD players, very open and very in your face, most dvd players sound a little rolled off and like you are in the 12th row, but the Wadia is very upfront, like you are standing on stage, could be good for some, could be bad for others, its all in your taste but mine is perfect for me, and It replaced a 3000.00 dollar universal, Yep SACD and all but the Wadia stomped it, I left SACD since and have completly invested in Redbook and Vinyl ... But If SACD or DVD audio are important, then I suggest for the lower end of the spectrum a Marantz unit, or integra research(Onkyo's hi end) P.s. the Wadia plays Killer tunes even when a bad disc is thrown at it, scratched, MP3, CdR's anything I can think of is flawless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylanl Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 I have owned over 30 players in the past 2 years(up to 40k), and YES, there are HUGE differences. I would put my current player against the FINEST vinyl rigs anywhere[] Yep, and dats the thruth. Well, what is the name and model of the gem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Flynn Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 cool comments on the WADIA Awesome digital like Wadia, Meridian, Arcam and even Jolida are quite amazing. I have only heard 4 really hot Redbook CD players; they are worth it if your cash flow allows for the upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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