RE: Why not HDCD player?

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Posted by Postal Grunt (A) on January 15, 2020 at 22:06:04

In Reply to: RE: Why not HDCD player? posted by omegaman on January 15, 2020 at 13:06:03:

I've had my RCD-1072 for probably 14 years or so. About a year ago, I had it serviced which consisted of cleaning out the accumulated dust, lubing the appropriate moving parts, and a new belt. The service made a big improvement in the sound quality. IIRC, it set me back about $160 but I'm OK with that. There are no old fashioned, B&M stereo shops that I know of in the KC area where one can leave a deposit and take a player home to audition. Rather than taking a chance on buying something that has mechanical assemblies online,the service did turn out to be a reasonable choice. Besides, it still has a calendar to indicate number of tracks, tracks programmed, and every now and then I see the HDCD lamp light up on discs that don't have the HDCD logo on the case.

One of these days, I'll have to give it up but for right now in my 12'L x 10'W x8'H room, no disc is more than 5' away from my chair.

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Topic - Why not HDCD player? - xsb7244 09:13:14 01/15/20 (17)

Look for Cary 306 SACD PRO - Sherlock 21:58:28 01/17/20 (0)

Look No Further for a New one ... - cawson@onetel.com 05:20:18 01/16/20 (0)

Naims play HDCD-- nt - Des 21:15:59 01/15/20 (0)

I can play them with JRiver. (NT) - Kal Rubinson 13:43:25 01/15/20 (0)

RE: Why not HDCD player? - Uncle Mike 13:39:31 01/15/20 (0)

I had an Arcam that did hdcd. - srdavis2000 13:16:04 01/15/20 (1)

RE: I had an Arcam that did hdcd. - Gary 16:43:55 01/15/20 (0)

RE: Why not HDCD player? - omegaman 13:06:03 01/15/20 (1)

RE: Why not HDCD player? - Postal Grunt 01/15/2022:06:04 01/15/20 (0)

Rotel and OPPO made a few. nt - Quadzilla 09:38:50 01/15/20 (6)

as did harman/kardon (and also, I think, Denon) - mhardy6647 13:56:47 01/15/20 (5)

RE: as did harman/kardon (and also, I think, Denon) - Quadzilla 14:04:39 01/15/20 (4)

you're right...although... - mhardy6647 17:27:51 01/15/20 (3)

I still have my Bryston BDA-1 - Quadzilla 10:37:11 01/17/20 (0)

One tuner for FM, the other for AM? NT - sleeper 18:16:27 01/15/20 (1)

sort of :) - mhardy6647 12:09:31 01/16/20 (0)

RE: Why not HDCD player? - reuben 09:30:03 01/15/20 (0)

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RE: Why not HDCD player? - Postal Grunt 01/15/2022:06:04 01/15/20 (0)

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