@shutupuface sometimes (but not that often) they’d mention gapless playback on the spec sheet or in the advertizing blurb. I know Cambridge Audio mentions it in their ad copy. That’s another brand of basic player many people seem to love even if on paper it has "average" specs.
I ended up having to search through customer reviews, Q&A sections, or ask questions on vendor sites like Crutchfield, B&H, and others. For the Onkyo I enlisted a rep on their own website who was at least honest with me about it not being gapless after I explained why that was important to me.
For those who listen to live albums, concept albums, classical, prog rock, jazz, and even EDM, having gapless is very important. Others who listen to mainly pop or rock that consists of only separate tracks might not be bothered by players that add in 3 second gaps between tracks like computer drives do.
The advantage you have of buying from a vendor with a 15 to 30 day trial period is if you find something not to your liking you can send it back.
My Denon are gapless, so I was happy. Good luck.
Best Basic CD Player (no SACD, USB, etc.)
Hey guys! Old dude here! My Panasonic SL-PJ316 CD player took a dump after years of faithful service. I started looking around for a replacement only to discover CD players with price tags into the thousands of dollars!! WTH?? Ok, I know there is SACD, USB, bluetooth, etc. BUT, I am not going to try and re-purchase my entire CD collection of almost 40 years to buy a SACD player. And, from what I've read, the USB, streaming lot seems to cause problems in certain players. ALL I need is a high quality, basic CD player that won't cost thousands of dollars. Any suggestions? Yamaha? NAD? Marantz? I'm "all ears". Thanks, for the advice. Best regards, Rob
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