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In Reply to: Plenty of new audiophile problems to go around Geoff.... posted by AbeCollins on February 4, 2021 at 06:15:56:
Abe, your curmudgeonly streak is showing! Curmudgeonliness is good! I'm
more of a curmudgeon about wire and connectors, and am viewed with a
certain amount of suspicion on certain forums here ...
Lack of skill dictates economy of style. - Joey Ramone
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - What happened to all the disc players? - Doktor Brahms 14:04:58 02/3/21 (105)
- RE: What happened to all the disc players? - mwheelerk 18:30:03 02/13/21 (0)
- RE: What happened to all the disc players? - Chris K. 20:03:53 02/6/21 (0)
- My, but we're a spirited bunch, aren't we? - Doktor Brahms 12:31:19 02/6/21 (2)
- You should warn your friend - Bruce from DC 15:26:41 02/13/21 (1)
- RE: You should warn your friend - rivervalley817 16:20:32 02/13/21 (0)
- Maybe time for you all to listen to some of Jeff Kait's machines. - Bob Neill 12:22:49 02/5/21 (0)
- Mechanical transports inevitably fail. DACs, with no moving parts, need never fail. - Brian H P 12:15:45 02/5/21 (3)
- The output from the transport is always imperfect. So for the DAC GIGO. Nt - geoffkait 12:28:31 02/5/21 (2)
- But isn't this the case, whether the DAC is internal or external? - Brian H P 13:56:32 02/5/21 (1)
- RE: But isn't this the case, whether the DAC is internal or external? - geoffkait 14:21:23 02/5/21 (0)
- RE: What happened to all the disc players? - fantja 04:56:10 02/5/21 (0)
- " is the physical disc player doomed to permanent extinction?"... - dark_dave56 04:06:09 02/5/21 (0)
- They couldn't ever solve the problems of vibrations and scattered laser light. Nt - geoffkait 06:01:45 02/4/21 (23)
- My Sony, 2 Oppos, and 2 Denons seem to be immune to VLD - Road Warrior 08:24:53 02/4/21 (1)
- No, they are all affected by vibration and light. Nt - geoffkait 04:23:51 02/7/21 (0)
- Plenty of new audiophile problems to go around Geoff.... - AbeCollins 06:15:56 02/4/21 (20)
- RE: Plenty of new audiophile problems to go around Geoff.... - Gary 08:47:33 02/4/21 (5)
- +1 MQA Smoke and Mirrors - Exactly right - nt - AbeCollins 11:13:49 02/4/21 (4)
- RE: +1 MQA Smoke and Mirrors - Exactly right - nt - fstein 13:08:53 02/4/21 (3)
- RE: +1 MQA Smoke and Mirrors - Exactly right - nt - geoffkait 14:10:49 02/4/21 (2)
- Not flutter. Let's talk about jitter, the new flutter ;-) - AbeCollins 19:33:53 02/4/21 (1)
- RE: Not flutter. Let's talk about jitter, the new flutter ;-) - geoffkait 03:37:38 02/5/21 (0)
- Yikes! Nt - geoffkait 08:38:56 02/4/21 (5)
- RE: Yikes! Nt - AbeCollins 08:43:30 02/4/21 (4)
- RE: Yikes! Nt - geoffkait 09:04:52 02/4/21 (3)
- RE: Yikes! Nt - musetap 10:05:52 02/4/21 (2)
- RE: Yikes! Nt - geoffkait 15:13:11 02/4/21 (1)
- RE: Yikes! Nt - SgreenP@MSN.com 19:20:26 02/4/21 (0)
- RE: Plenty of new audiophile problems to go around Geoff.... - Mike K 02/4/2108:22:53 02/4/21 (1)
- RE: Plenty of new audiophile problems to go around Geoff.... - geoffkait 08:44:14 02/4/21 (0)
- Over years of experimentation, I found this to be true: a measurable anomaly - tinear 07:16:22 02/4/21 (5)
- RE: Over years of experimentation, I found this to be true: a measurable anomaly - geoffkait 03:53:51 02/5/21 (0)
- RE: Over years of experimentation, I found this to be true: a measurable anomaly - AbeCollins 07:40:37 02/4/21 (3)
- RE: Over years of experimentation, I found this to be true: a measurable anomaly - geoffkait 04:11:12 02/5/21 (2)
- RE: Over years of experimentation, I found this to be true: a measurable anomaly - AbeCollins 06:00:43 02/5/21 (1)
- RE: Over years of experimentation, I found this to be true: a measurable anomaly - geoffkait 09:25:55 02/5/21 (0)
- at the high end, there is renewed interest in cd transports - Chuck 04:49:05 02/4/21 (7)
- RE: at the high end, there is renewed interest in cd transports - mmhifi 00:55:17 02/7/21 (0)
- I suppose I deserved the snorts, but there's still the fact that transports are again being made... - Chuck 11:10:07 02/4/21 (3)
- RE: I suppose I deserved the snorts, no you don't - Jack G 07:42:39 02/6/21 (2)
- Thanks. I read great things about Jay's transport. Not surprised it trounces streaming (nt) - Chuck 05:18:57 02/7/21 (1)
- RE: Thanks. I read great things about Jay's transport. Not surprised it trounces streaming (nt) - wood1 17:12:05 02/9/21 (0)
- Sounds like something a saleman would say ;-) - AbeCollins 06:00:28 02/4/21 (0)
- "A widely respected dealer told me" ..................... - Cut-Throat 05:33:30 02/4/21 (0)
- RE: Audiolab 6000CDT - Aaron 01 22:01:16 02/3/21 (1)
- +1 for Redbook CD's... Audiolab 6000CDT (nt) - Jonesy 10:30:04 02/4/21 (0)
- Zero point in owning CDs other than nostalgia - Les Anderson 19:50:31 02/3/21 (20)
- There's plenty of reason to own CDs - Mike K 10:10:26 02/4/21 (3)
- +1 Mike - Story 13:17:26 02/4/21 (0)
- For some reason - E-Stat 11:53:40 02/4/21 (0)
- " I can go on and on about this if you want", Except you're wrong about most everything you said...nt - Cut-Throat 10:58:36 02/4/21 (0)
- +1 .....................nt - Cut-Throat 05:42:42 02/4/21 (0)
- RE: Zero point in owning CDs other than nostalgia - Todd Krieger 03:00:02 02/4/21 (14)
- as usual I agree with Todd and - Story 06:09:20 02/4/21 (13)
- "things I can leave to family" How very kind of you ;-) - AbeCollins 06:49:49 02/4/21 (12)
- too bad for you - Story 09:35:16 02/4/21 (5)
- Not at all.... - AbeCollins 12:38:02 02/4/21 (4)
- once again that's too bad - Story 13:11:58 02/4/21 (2)
- And once again, not at all - YouTube Video - AbeCollins 21:02:45 02/4/21 (1)
- RE: And once again, not at all - YouTube Video - Story 03:20:46 02/5/21 (0)
- Especially with music - E-Stat 13:02:07 02/4/21 (0)
- Also, he seems to forget that you can stream from your own Music Library as well..... - Cut-Throat 09:26:12 02/4/21 (5)
- no i didn't forget poindexter - Story 10:10:06 02/4/21 (4)
- It's OK to be the Luddite that you are ............................... - Cut-Throat 13:57:08 02/4/21 (3)
- RE: It's OK to be the Luddite that you are ............................... - russ69 13:28:45 02/5/21 (0)
- RE: It's OK to be the Luddite that you are ............................... - Story 03:18:11 02/5/21 (1)
- RE: It's OK to be the Luddite that you are ............................... - fantja 05:04:11 02/5/21 (0)
- This Was a Topic Ten Years Ago......... - Todd Krieger 19:02:36 02/3/21 (0)
- physical media, from a massmarket perspective, are basically obsolete (nt) - mhardy6647 18:06:07 02/3/21 (0)
- RE: What happened to all the disc players? - duck decoy 17:37:36 02/3/21 (0)
- RE: What happened to all the disc players? - Sondek 17:30:09 02/3/21 (0)
- RE: What happened to all the disc players? - Mike K 17:08:06 02/3/21 (0)
- I would grab a Blu-ray player now - jedrider 14:45:16 02/3/21 (1)
- "SONY XA-7ES player is still going strong" - AbeCollins 18:03:56 02/3/21 (0)
- RE: What happened to all the disc players? - cdb 14:44:12 02/3/21 (0)
- RE: What happened to all the disc players? - rivervalley817 14:35:39 02/3/21 (0)
- Streaming from Network Music Players ................ - Cut-Throat 14:28:34 02/3/21 (26)
- +1 I dumped all my CD's last year..... Sold my CDP too! - AbeCollins 18:11:45 02/3/21 (21)
- Meanwhile, back at the ranch... I bought a CDP two years ago. - ghost of olddude55 04:07:32 02/4/21 (20)
- Not even close....... - Cut-Throat 05:38:37 02/4/21 (19)
- My CDP was $200... - ghost of olddude55 10:05:06 02/4/21 (18)
- Using a streaming service is not required - E-Stat 10:51:03 02/4/21 (17)
- But I don't have that many CDs. - ghost of olddude55 10:55:00 02/4/21 (16)
- Still a cheaper and more vastly more convenient (to me) approach - E-Stat 11:36:42 02/4/21 (15)
- The last time I used FLAC... - ghost of olddude55 11:52:30 02/4/21 (14)
- " I'm too old to start over with some other format" .............. - Cut-Throat 12:20:06 02/4/21 (1)
- I'm no Luddite...I've always embraced the new... - ghost of olddude55 14:37:57 02/4/21 (0)
- RE: The last time I used FLAC... - E-Stat 11:59:01 02/4/21 (11)
- Most new music is on LP. - ghost of olddude55 12:17:27 02/4/21 (10)
- RE: Most new music is on LP. - E-Stat 12:32:37 02/4/21 (9)
- Is there a brick and mortar place near you that will order? - ghost of olddude55 13:56:25 02/4/21 (8)
- RE: Is there a brick and mortar place near you that will order? - E-Stat 15:08:24 02/4/21 (7)
- Allmusic is a go-to here... - ghost of olddude55 05:47:37 02/5/21 (6)
- Ah - E-Stat 06:20:14 02/5/21 (5)
- I clean the records as soon as I get them home but... - ghost of olddude55 08:22:11 02/5/21 (4)
- RE: I clean the records as soon as I get them home but... - E-Stat 09:00:35 02/5/21 (3)
- RE: I clean the records as soon as I get them home but... - fantja 00:58:36 02/11/21 (1)
- No - E-Stat 06:05:40 02/11/21 (0)
- Got that Telarc here, likely won't part with my copy either. - ghost of olddude55 10:28:51 02/5/21 (0)
- RE: Streaming from Network Music Players ................ - hawkmoon 14:34:40 02/3/21 (0)
- RE: Streaming from Network Music Players ................ - russ69 14:34:33 02/3/21 (2)
- RE: Streaming from Network Music Players ................ - Cut-Throat 14:43:52 02/3/21 (1)
- RE: Streaming from Network Music Players ................ - russ69 19:31:47 02/3/21 (0)
- RE: What happened to all the disc players? - DanS 14:21:14 02/3/21 (0)
- Doomed, maybe? - grantv 14:21:01 02/3/21 (0)
Follow Ups
- RE: Plenty of new audiophile problems to go around Geoff.... - Mike K 02/4/2108:22:53 02/4/21 (1)
- RE: Plenty of new audiophile problems to go around Geoff.... - geoffkait 08:44:14 02/4/21 (0)