mlsstl wrote: > Two points. > > First, for all those who believe that a CD system is superior to a hard > drive based playback system, keep in mind that commercial recordings are > not made direct to CD. The music is recorded to a hard drive and > processed from there. Now a listener may happen to prefer the flavors > that the circuitry of a particular CD player adds (or doesn't add) to > the playback sound, but there is nothing inherently "superior" about > picking up your digital data from a spinning piece of metallicized > plastic versus an HDD. >
well, "metalized plastic" versus "magnetized glass"... on different aspects, I don't think one is vastly superior to the other. I don't get your "Now a listener may happen to prefer the flavors that the circuitry of a particular CD player adds (or doesn't add) to the playback sound" since it's probably less dependant on the "drive itself" than on the DAC circuitry. And if you go for a HD based system, the situation is the same: sound's flavor will mainly depend on the DAC. Apart from that I share your opinion on the fact if some manufacturers are stoping CD players it's just because they don't sell much anymore... and the "superior sound" argument for "server/client systems" is just marketing bullshit (they should emphasize only on SQ and how software can improve the listening experience regarding the ease of use). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ sbb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14322 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96407 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
