They say that Music Servers sound better than Redbook CD. What they don't tell you is that you have a 50/50% chance of screwing up the sound, especially with downloading and system compatability issues. Music Servers and Music Files remind me of the old proverbial "Putting all of your eggs in one basket" proverb! You better not drop that basket! Once the Music files are gone, you are not going to get them back! If the original Hard Drive is falible, so is its backup! The most reliable back-up is a nice, hard optical disk or LP!
Linn Abandons CD Players
What does everybody think?
On November 19, manufacturer Linn Products held a press conference in London to announce that they are ceasing the production of CD players.
They have maintained their focus on server based system controllers. With the improved data streaming and the ever changing format of digital technology, doesn't this sound like once again Ivor Tiefenbrun is leading the way when the common wisdom is not quite there yet?
Remember back to the late seventies, Ivor was there doing demos when many, many an audiophile was of the belief that the turntable had little or nothing to do with the sonic quality.
Do you feel we're their (yet)? Or that the rest of the industry (aside from our Scottish friends) is seeing this as a paradigm shift, dropping the red book CD?
Happy Listening!
On November 19, manufacturer Linn Products held a press conference in London to announce that they are ceasing the production of CD players.
They have maintained their focus on server based system controllers. With the improved data streaming and the ever changing format of digital technology, doesn't this sound like once again Ivor Tiefenbrun is leading the way when the common wisdom is not quite there yet?
Remember back to the late seventies, Ivor was there doing demos when many, many an audiophile was of the belief that the turntable had little or nothing to do with the sonic quality.
Do you feel we're their (yet)? Or that the rest of the industry (aside from our Scottish friends) is seeing this as a paradigm shift, dropping the red book CD?
Happy Listening!