Back in 80s, I sold technics, JVC, and panasonic CD's. At the time, they all sounded the same. They were all priced the same. I held off purchasing one to the late 80s. This was around the time, I first heard what HiFi really sounded like - It was a tube Telefunken system imported from Germany. It was unlike anything I had ever heard in the Stereo shop. A warm lush wide soundstage that immersed around my ears. It was magical. I began my CD quest and bought a Philips CD-880. Many told me I was insane for paying $1000+ for a CD player as they all sounded the same. I never heard it before buying it. Well many can tell you, it does not sound like the cheap $300 CD players of that era. It is a natural sound with clarity. I kept it for 20 years and sold it when the Denon SACD/DVD entered my mix. Yes 5.1 audio like DTS sounded amazing and was cool but like most things, it was a fad. A couple of years later, I really missed that Philipps & bought a used one.
why a 75 dollar blue ray smokes all 2k CD players and any turntable???
Funny story,
I posted a pic of my turntable spinning an lp for a social media fan site for a specific band.I got a response by a guy," OH my it sounds so much better then a cd" my response was basically its all up for debate and in many ways digital is superior on paper and I enjoy both.This is his response.. ENJOY...
interesting that the world of true audio quality has been grossly mis-represented in the market place. This has mainly been driven by Hi-Fi Press and marketing vogue that perpetuate the myths that what makes a great audio system is some exotic, very expensive speaker cables, a 'high end ' player and some exotic amp. Its also true that vintage audio products like valve amps and vinyl are creeping back into fashion - more of a symptom of the issue that audio quality has for the most part reached an impasse.
I posted a pic of my turntable spinning an lp for a social media fan site for a specific band.I got a response by a guy," OH my it sounds so much better then a cd" my response was basically its all up for debate and in many ways digital is superior on paper and I enjoy both.This is his response.. ENJOY...
interesting that the world of true audio quality has been grossly mis-represented in the market place. This has mainly been driven by Hi-Fi Press and marketing vogue that perpetuate the myths that what makes a great audio system is some exotic, very expensive speaker cables, a 'high end ' player and some exotic amp. Its also true that vintage audio products like valve amps and vinyl are creeping back into fashion - more of a symptom of the issue that audio quality has for the most part reached an impasse.