what to look for in new cd player?

[Mikado463]

Hi Octopus,
my 70 year old ears,

70 years old, Gordon, wasn't just yesterday(when we were 39) and hanging out @RMAF ?? !!

 

[thedudeabides]

Those were the good old days my friend. I will always remember that event. And if memory serves me correctly (an oxymoron at best), I wasn't 39 or even close at that time. Take care and wonderful to reconnect with you on this forum. Hope all is well with you and family.

Gordon

 

[situsslotgalaxy138]

idk

 

[stereogeek]

I was spinning discs on an Ayon myself for a while. After that I switched to EAR/Yoshino Tube CD player. If you are not looking at streaming and do not want the digital inputs (a bit strange imho as streaming is the future) then, the specs do not matter really, the musicality of the EAR tube CDP should make you more than happy. It does however have inputs and should be ready when you are to embrace the future of streaming and Qobuz/Tidal/Roon world library of music. EAR Acute Classic - Valve CD Player Transport & DAC Player

I looked at your player and wonder about the volume knob. Does it adjust in the digital or analog domain? What Ayon did you have and differences to your Ear Acute? Thx again.

 

[steve59]

I have to ask, is Rega still making cd players?

 

[CPP]

I have to ask, is Rega still making cd players?

Oh yes http://www.rega.co.uk/cd-players-dac.html

 

[thedudeabides]

Here is the one important fact to read today... Pay attention to the very last sentence.

Within the audiophile community, the sound from the SACD format is thought to be significantly better compared to older format Red Book Compact Disc recordings. However, In September 2007, the Audio Engineering Society published the results of a year-long trial in which a range of subjects including professional recording engineers were asked to discern the difference between SACD and compact disc audio (44.1 kHz/16 bit) under double blind test conditions. Yet, 49.8% successfully answered correctly, corresponding almost exactly to the 50% that would have been expected by chance guessing alone.

This conclusion is contentious among a large segment of audio engineers who work with high resolution material and many within the audiophile community whom can hear significant differences between these formats. What is clear is the quality of the original recording and the mastering process have a lot to do with these audible differences.

I have rebook and SACD versions of the same recording. The difference is quite obvious. Also as an owner, I certainly recommend the Luxman D06u.