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TLS Guy
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CD Players with Audiophile Sound
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Don't waste your money. If the digital disc player has a digital out, which they just about all do, and you make a digital connection...
May 26, 2026
m. zillch
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CD Players with Audiophile Sound
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Ai has no intelligence (nor human ear to conduct listening tests); it merely spits out what it's read online and the vast majority of...
May 26, 2026
Squishman
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CD Players with Audiophile Sound
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Another issue is that the Teac only has an optical out (line too of course). My AVR has only one optical in and it is in use and I'm not...
May 26, 2026
Squishman
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CD Players with Audiophile Sound
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From the googles: "The Yamaha CD-S303 offers superior sound quality with features like a high-performance DAC and Pure Direct mode...
May 26, 2026
Squishman
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CD Players with Audiophile Sound
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Really? I asked the Google robots this. Is that all hogwash...
May 26, 2026
m. zillch
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CD Players with Audiophile Sound
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They differ in features but all competent CD players sound the same playing music CDs.
May 26, 2026
ryanosaur
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CD Players with Audiophile Sound
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What is it you're are trying to find exactly by specifying "audiophile" sound? If you want a player which includes built-in DAC, I...
May 26, 2026
m. zillch
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Vintage amps (70s)
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Maybe some of the bullet points in the ads for difficult to drive speakers reads a bit like this: • difficult to drive with many if not...
May 26, 2026
j_garcia
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Really Boring Stuff Only III: Resurrection
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Age, yes. We're all moved in as of Sat. Unpacking will take a while, some things I need still haven't been found lol. TV is up, but...
May 26, 2026
Squishman
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CD Players with Audiophile Sound
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Nor does the Cambridge. So it's the Yamaha so far.
May 26, 2026
j_garcia
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Man, I'm late. Sheeeeeit, again. I don't remember being this lazy. Is it the age? Like, wtf already? Is it just going to stay like this...
May 26, 2026
Squishman
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CD Players with Audiophile Sound
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The NAD does not play USB, so gotta skip that unit.
May 26, 2026
Alex2507
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Vintage amps (70s)
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I can see The Rapture came and I got left behind. I'm not looking forward to the next 7 years. You can bet I'm gonna straighten up and...
May 26, 2026
Squishman
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I am looking to upgrade my CD player from a Teac CD-P650 to something with audiophile sound, but under $500. I understand there may be...
May 26, 2026
Alex2507
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I can't believe this thread is this long. As Peter Walker said: - "Wire is Bloody Wire!"
May 26, 2026
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