Onkyo vs Tascam

[oqpi]

I've got a nice Onkyo C-7030 Cd player... which has a very detailed and dynamic sound, which I like....
Problem is that it doesn't want to read some fast recorded CD-R... and the PC is reading it... more than one PC...
This cannot be good, so I've ordered a Tascam CD-200... Hoping for the better.
Has anyone have experience with these two CD players, or others, made recently, which hesitate to play fast recorded CD-Rs..?
And also, how would Onkyo C-7030 compare to Tascam CD-200?

 

[TLS Guy]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.. I know they are obsolete.. but I've heard the "new" stuff... and my impression is that "they still have a long way to go....
Anyway.. I've got a nice Onkyo C-7030 Cd player... which has a very detailed and dynamic sound, which I like....
Problem is that it doesn't want to read some fast recorded CD-R... and the PC is reading it... more than one PC...
This cannot be good, so I've ordered a Tascam CD-200... Hoping for the better.
Has anyone have experience with these two CD players, or others, made recently, which hesitate to play fast recorded CD-Rs..?
And also, how would Onkyo C-7030 compare to Tascam CD-200?

Well they will sound the same.

As from your previous post your sound issues are related to your connections, like USB.

As far as the ability to play different discs a new player will likely to be better.

As far as ability to play discs remember Perry's law,( late of Hyperion records), that the ability of a player to play a large variety of discs, is inversely proportional to its cost.

He noted that when discs were returned as faulty, there was nearly always an exotic player involved. The returned discs invariably played on the cheapest players.

I will tell you another thing though, is that video disc players are the best for playing discs without complaint.

You initial comments are of the type we are trying to crack down on in these forums.

Your first paragraph is daft and nonsense and you won't find support for it here.

 

[ski2xblack]

TEAC/Tascam make very hardy drives. And unlike any dvd/blue ray player, when you hit play, they play, when you hit eject, they open, as in right now, not after 30 seconds of diddling around.

I agree w/ TLS, but be utilitarian. If you have 3000 shiny discs sitting around which you like to listen to, no NAS or other method to access them, and $100, your choice is clear (I think the Onkyo is about a hundred bucks).

 

[lsiberian]

Why would you buy a new one? Certainly you can find one at a pawn shop or on ebay that will work just fine.

 

[oqpi]

Well they will sound the same.

As from your previous post your sound issues are related to your connections, like USB.

As far as the ability to play different discs a new player will likely to be better.

As far as ability to play discs remember Perry's law,( late of Hyperion records), that the ability of a player to play a large variety of discs, is inversely proportional to its cost.

He noted that when discs were returned as faulty, there was nearly always an exotic player involved. The returned discs invariably played on the cheapest players.

I will tell you another thing though, is that video disc players are the best for playing discs without complaint.

You initial comments are of the type we are trying to crack down on in these forums.

Your first paragraph is daft and nonsense and you won't find support for it here.

Why old CD players start playing right away, whilst the newer ones need a minute to read the disc ?.. perhaps because of the multi formats they can handle ...
Anyway I wanted to know if somebody has/had an experience with Onkyo or Tascam not to play certain CD-Rs... I try to find out if I have a defective unit, or if it's a design issue.

 

[slipperybidness]

Dunno personally, but that Tascam has a pretty good reputation.

For me, one of the key factors of a CD player is no mechanical noise or very little mechanical noise. Those Tascam players are supposed to be very good at this.

I personally really like the Parasound ZCD. For my unique needs, it fit the bill perfectly. I was also considering that Tascam CD200, but when a used ZCD came around at $225 (silver model), I jumped on it and I have no regrets.

If I had the choice bw Onkyo and Tascam at the same price point, I would personally choose Tascam.