Re: Q re high quality CD players

On May 10, 12:52 am, 223rem <223...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> My (limited) understanding is that what makes high-end CD players so
> good is their superior Digital to Analog conversion. So if you're going
> to take the digital output (optic or coax) from such players and plug it
> into a amplifier you're NOT going to get any benefit; you might as well
> play the CDs on a 20 dollar CD player. To really enjoy their superior
> playback quality you have to use the analog output and a good quality
> amplifier.
>
> Am I right?

There is not much about a CD player that is exotic these days.
Relatively low-cost players can sound very good regardless of which
output is used. In principle, there is no reason why a $20 CD player
couldn't provide good results although I would not recommending such a
unit for a variety of reasons aside from sound quality. If you go
through the RAHE archive you can find many recommendations for CD
players in the $150 or so price range that provide excellent sound.