Sonnova wrote:
> On Sat, 10 May 2008 10:29:27 -0700, Norman M. Schwartz wrote
> (in article <g04m1n02lr3@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):
>
>> 223rem 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?
>>
>> Not too long ago I visited a high end shop for the purpose of
>> auditioning a particular loudspeaker. Naturally I brought with me
>> some CD-Rs with a specific purpose in mind. I recall the salesman
>> saying that the (high end) CD player in that showroom might not be
>> able to read/play my CD-Rs because it was rather fussy in this
>> regard. I don't know if this is characteristic of any other high end
>> players. If it is, then buyer beware, particularly if you anticipate
>> being able to play CD-Rs of varying manufacture. Perhaps others here
>> can tell us of their experiences in this regard.
>>
>
> Most CD players these days, irrespective of cost or pretension will
> play CD-R's and even rewritable CD-Rs. But the previous poster has
> brought-up a good point. If a high-end player won't playa CD-R, my
> advice is give it a miss.
Apparently some optical disc players are very sensitive to the dye
formulation which goes into recordable media. One can't forsee picking up
a
batch of media which won't playe properly. However, e.g., if Taiyo Yuden
works well in a player and you are satisfied in limiting yourself to their
product AND assuming that TY adheres to their same dye formulation, then
you
are OK. However I wouldn't want to count on it. In this regard the
salesman
informed me that in his experience inexpensive disc players (whether it be
one of the 'universal' optical disc players, or not) would perform better
than did the high end player hooked up in their showroom. I have a large
collection of CD-Rs, some of which happened to be on sale and therefore
the
least costly at a given time, others are TDKs and were actually TDK
branded
and outstanding in the early days of CD-R, but nowadays are usually CMC
Magnetics, and even many Taiyo Yudens, etc., etc. If I had to choose
between
buying a high end player vs. one of the garden variety type, in the hope
that all my recordable discs (including re-writables) were compatible with
it, it seems that I would be forced to pick one of the latter variety.
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