If you were willing to ship, maybe the OP would buy them from you. He could save over $100k even if he pays for shipping.
Is someone still using compact discs
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If you were willing to ship, maybe the OP would buy them from you. He could save over $100k even if he pays for shipping.
a.wayne
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1700 CD's and counting, CD's are not dead with a good CDT/DAC its still the best way to listen to original (redbook) 16/44 and HDCD recordings ...
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Alkyogre
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About sound quality, cd sounds so amazingly well. I invested in a player that is now the most expensive part of my set, and it outplays my streaming system, so much depth and details. It has a philips laser and a philips running gear which are the best made and out of production for a long time. The table on which the cd is loaded is decoupled from the ground, which prevents any vibrations.
SQ is even slightly better then my streaming stuff. Starting to love turning cd’s again,
SQ is even slightly better then my streaming stuff. Starting to love turning cd’s again,
mresseguie
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I own two CDTs and a seldom used Oppo 103. In the past couple years, I've bought anywhere from 3 to 15 CDs at a time, and 25 to 40 per year. That's not a huge number, but I also stream a lot as well.
I have been collecting CDs and old vinyl for free from my local dump (exchange zone) and at the Charity shop, CDs are $1 each and vinyl from 2-4 bucks. Similar at flea markets. I managed to score like 150 classical CDs in one drop early one and would say that I got about 300 free Cds and maybe 150 vinyl for free? I bought CD brief cases and even got some free from the Dump exchange zone. I strip out the CDs and leaflets from the jewel boxes, so have about 8 CD briefcases almost full. They hold from 100 CDs to 250 CDs each. I only strip regular CDs, not double CDs or CDs in special cardboard or commemorative cases. Jazz and Classical are the biggest genres I have. Lots of fancy labels too, like Decca, Telarc, teldec, Verve, ECM, ACT, Stockfisch, and a few MA recordings too. I am quite happy with this.
I have many of these too, including UHQCD. I use a modded Denon universal player that has all the extra functions ripped out and CD signal tapped at source leading directly to a new Spdif output (no output transformer to degrade the signal). Luckily the HDCD function remains intact. I play SACD with my Onkyo Sacd player which uses discrete components.
RPM-123
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I still play CDs and in fact, I am looking to purchase a new player. There is still a lot of good music in CDs!
steve59
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I still have a few cd's that aren't on either tidal or qobuz, but I sure don't use them enough to justify upgrading my antique rega jupiter, especially since it has a digital out.
Alkyogre
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You can easily rip your cd's to that roon nucleus. Hook an internal or external SSD to your nucleus, format it with Roon. After that hook an external USB cd-player on the nucleus and Roon starts ripping the cd automaticaly. Then those cd's are playable in Roon, even when it is not in the Tidal/Qobuz database.
a.wayne
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Better? Worse? Won't it depend on the specific CDP vs. the DAC used with the Nucleus (and the connection to the DAC)?
a.wayne
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All academic, really , But most would use the same DAC for both CDP and server ....
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Lee Scoggins
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I listen to CDs a fair bit. Since the 80s I have been buying CDs with an eye to getting the best mastered ones. A great mastering really makes a difference!
I love the convenience of streaming but the record labels generally don’t give a you know what about sound quality.
I love the convenience of streaming but the record labels generally don’t give a you know what about sound quality.
GSOphile
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I agree. Similar to vinyl in this respect, but probably less noticed, maybe due in part to the 'bits-is-bits' crowd.
Too many variables in "File-Based or streaming playback", Extreme servers, routers , switches , network cables. external power supplies. usb de crappers oh my
CD Player = Analog out right to your pre-amp. Less opportunities for distortion to enter the signal path.
gadawg
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I tend to prefer CD to streaming or file playback because of sound quality. In my case I have a fairly decent CDT/DAC combo (Esoteric P-02X/D-02x) and my music server is clearly not on the same level (Aurender N100H). Still it’s not bad when playing files off of the drive but streaming definitely isn’t quite as good. With that in mind I’m going to audition an N20 and N30SA in the next few months at home and see if either of those can close the gap with my Esoteric transport. Should be fun!
George
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a.wayne
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CD’s wont be affected by social Credit scores ....!