Is your main CD player a dedicated CD player or a universal one?

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  1. Paul_s

    Paul_s Forum Resident

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    UK
    Sony CDP-557ESD - I used to have two of these but sold one; one is enough - I realised after 2 years the 557 will probably outlive me.

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  2. awizard

    awizard Forum Resident

    Location:
    Massacusetts
    I voted dedicated but disagree with SACD being included as a category. To me this it not a dedicated CD player if it has SACD capability.
     
  3. Roland Stone

    Roland Stone Offending Member

    The budget du jour, Onkyo 7030.

    I lusted after the far pricier 7000-R, but couldn't justify the scratch.
     
  4. tineardrum

    tineardrum Forum Resident

    Location:
    91765
    Technics SL-PD687. 5 disk changer. Still working flawlessly. Knock on wood.
     
  5. Omnio

    Omnio _ _ _ ____ ____ _ _ _

    Location:
    El Lay
    It took me forever to find one, but ever since I purchased my Sonic Frontiers SFCD-1 cd player it is my source. I got a pair of Tungsram NOS tubes to replace the cheap Sovtek tubes with and it's a sonic bliss. I have yet to meet a cd player that sounds better to these ears. My only gripe is that I can't play back SACD but what can you expect from a cd player that was designed back in 1993.

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  6. MacGyver

    MacGyver Forum Resident

    Location:
    IRRIGON, OR. U.S.
    PIONEER ELITE PD-91 (1988) and PD-M90X (1987)

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  7. MTB Vince

    MTB Vince Forum Resident

    • PS Audio Perfect Wave Transport into a Direct Stream DAC for CD only.
    • Meridian 598 CD/DVD transport into 861 pre-processor for DVD-Audio.
    • Oppo 103 via Meridian HD621 into my 861 for SACD.

    Lots of silver disc spinners!
     
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  8. PhilBiker

    PhilBiker sh.tv member number 666

    Location:
    Northern VA, USA
    The AVR has HDMI 1.0 inputs - very rudimentary. To give you an idea of how old they are, the maximum video resolution they support is 1080i. Every format plays perfectly in multichannel over the 5.1 high resolution PCM over HDMI except SACD multichannel. When I play SACD multichannel it reverts to (I can only assume) a downmixed stereo signal. I can't tell you why - I only assume it's some kind of handshaking - or perhaps the ancient AVR can't handle the odd bitdepth/rate of multichannel DSD converted to PCM in multichannel.

    I now have a Denon DVD-3910 connected by analog so my multichannel SACDs sound wonderful in that room.
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  9. Kal Rubinson

    Kal Rubinson Senior Member

    Location:
    NYC
    DSD support was not added to HDMI protocol until v1.2
     
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  10. Sterling1

    Sterling1 Forum Resident

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    Louisville, KY
    That Denon is nice. So, it has 5.1 RCA output, which connects to 5.1 RCA inputs on your receiver?
     
  11. classicrocker

    classicrocker Life is good!

    Location:
    Worcester, MA, USA
    I do most of my CD listening in my Jeep as I have little time to sit and critically listen to CD's at home.

    I have an OPPO BDP-93 as part of my HT setup but rarely use it to listen to CD's.

    If I am going to spend time just sitting and listening to music it is vinyl only these days.
     
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  12. ibanez_ax

    ibanez_ax Forum Resident

    2 Blu-ray players that can play SACDs and DVD audio.
     
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  13. bluesky

    bluesky Senior Member

    Location:
    south florida, usa
    Dedicated CD player.
     
  14. Moon42

    Moon42 Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Sweden
    Dedicated player Copland CDA823 and universal player OPPO BDP-95, both sound excellent.
     
  15. PhilBiker

    PhilBiker sh.tv member number 666

    Location:
    Northern VA, USA
    The Sony has an option to transcode to PCM. That's what I use. Works perfectly for stereo SACDs. Works perfectly for multichannel as well in my basement system.

    Yup. I could theoretically connect it by HDMI but the "secret sauce" of the Denon is the DACs and analog circuitry so why not use it?
     
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  16. Brother_Rael

    Brother_Rael Senior Member

    How times change. The Leema went a month ago and I'm back to using the ever excellent Cambridge 752BD universal player. This goes into both a Roksan K3 DAC and also a Tisbury passive preamp so I can benefit from using both the DAC or the Cambridge directly (eg, if using SACD which the Roksan can't accept).
     
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  17. Litejazz53

    Litejazz53 Perfect Sound Through Crystal Clear Digital

    Dedicated CD/SACD, the only way to go! :agree:

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  18. Sterling1

    Sterling1 Forum Resident

    Location:
    Louisville, KY
    Yes, indeed, why not use it. I've taken the same route, my OPPO 205's 5.1 analog out to a Sony TA-P9000ES Analog Multi-Channel Preamplifier. In this set up the OPPO manages bass. That's nice since the preamp does not have the same sort of comprehensive bass control.
     
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  19. Sterling1

    Sterling1 Forum Resident

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    Louisville, KY
    It's the way to go if you have no interest in listening to 5.1 SACDs. I enjoy the breadth and depth of multi-channel so I purchased an OPPO-205 rather than a Marantz. I think the Marantz has a beautiful case which inspires confidence that its sound is worth the expense.
     
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  20. nosliw

    nosliw Delivering parcels throughout Teyvat! Meow~!

    Location:
    Ottawa, ON, Canada
    This is my CD player, the Nakamichi CDP-2A:

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  21. Rick Bartlett

    Rick Bartlett Forum Resident

    I have a handful of dedicated players now, I swap them in and out, depending on what second hand
    piece I've just acquired.
    My designated guy right now is a 15 dollar 'Technics SL-PG300'.
    Seems to go alright.
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  22. Kal Rubinson

    Kal Rubinson Senior Member

    Location:
    NYC
    Yeah. That's what they all did prior to V1.2.
     
  23. Vanguardsman

    Vanguardsman Forum Resident

    Location:
    Marco Island, FL
    Oppo UDP-203 fed directly into a Marantz MM7025 power amp. No preamp.

    I ripped all my DVDs (and CDs too) to an SSD using Handbrake and keep that plugged into the back of the Oppo. The SSD is so slim that it slides into the gap between the Oppo and the Marantz.

    Chromecast Gen 1 plugged into the back of the Oppo for Spotify and for casting Google movies.
     
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  24. toddrhodes

    toddrhodes Forum Resident

    Location:
    South Bend, IN
    Dedicated, CD only. I have two and even acting as just transports, they sound nothing alike, using same input on DAC.
     
  25. The Pinhead

    The Pinhead KING OF BOOM AND SIZZLE IN HELL

    Whoa ! I just retired that same unit. A 440 really, same thing with a remote and variable output level, after 26 years of usage. Really enjoyed it.
     
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