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LOG IN Forgot Login? Register General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board Search Terms:  Search Within:  topics posts since 2019 2018 posts 2017 posts 2016 posts 2015 posts 2014 posts 2013 posts 2012 posts 2011 posts 2010 posts 2009 posts 2008 posts 2007 posts 2006 posts 2005 posts 2004 posts 2003 posts 2002 posts 2001 posts 2000 posts users  search tips  You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1 2      Non-Film Score Discussion: Buying a CD player?     1 2    NEXT   LAST   Last Post   Posted:   May 3, 2016 - 9:27 PM     By:   Doc Loch   (Member) The CD player I've had for more than twenty years, which was one of those units that allows you to load five CDs at a time, finally gave out on me. I thought I'd just pop down to the local Wal-Mart or K-Mart or whatever and pick up another one. Think again. Apparently the only CD players they carry anymore are portable boom box units that only handle one disc at a time. I tried Best Buy, Radio Shack, and even a locally owned electronics store with the same result. (I also had to rent a car last weekend and specified that I wanted one with a CD player, which turned out to be a challenge because a lot of the new cars aren't putting them in.) So what's the best source for finding a multi-disc CD player that I can hook up to my stereo system? I might also note that despite all the incredulous comments from folks on this board about some of us still listening to vinyl, I had no problem at all a couple years ago buying a new turntable, but apparently CD players already are becoming obsolete.    Posted:   May 3, 2016 - 9:44 PM     By:   RoryR   (Member) Well, it's the 21st century. Look on-line.    Posted:   May 3, 2016 - 11:00 PM     By:   dragon53   (Member) DOC LOCH: Try these: Link: http://onecall.com/audio/receivers-components/cd-players Link: http://www.crutchfield.com/g_53100/CD-Players.html?&pg=1    Posted:   May 3, 2016 - 11:50 PM     By:   Doc Loch   (Member) DOC LOCH: Try these: Link: http://onecall.com/audio/receivers-components/cd-players Link: http://www.crutchfield.com/g_53100/CD-Players.html?&pg=1 Thanks. I'll check these out.    Posted:   May 3, 2016 - 11:52 PM     By:   Doc Loch   (Member) Well, it's the 21st century. Look on-line. Have already been doing that, but was hoping the folks on this board would be able to suggest some sites beyond the obvious ones and it looks like someone has.    Posted:   May 4, 2016 - 3:25 AM     By:   Rameau   (Member) Try second-hand, I bought a couple of very good players from Charity shops (UK), & there's a ton of them on ebay. If you want new, as someone said, try online, the big names still make CD players.    Posted:   May 4, 2016 - 7:05 AM     By:   Alexander Zambra   (Member) Same thing happened to me. Could not find a multi CD player liked. Ended up buying a TASCAM CD RW900SL, very well built, has only capacity for one CD at a time. And it's also a CD recorder. Not sure if would fit the bill for you, but share my experience. Cars with players.. sadly harder to find, but you can always have one installed if it's your own of course. Best of luck Alex    Posted:   May 4, 2016 - 7:24 AM     By:   Rozsaphile   (Member) Interesting questions, at least to one who shares these assumptions: Must have SACD capability. If you care about classical music, SACD makes a huge improvement in both clarity and multi-channel ambiance. (Unfortunately little film music is available in this format.) Makes sense to combine BluRay with CD player. Fewer boxes, fewer wires, simplicity -- right? All BR players can handle CD. Many can handle SACD as well. BUT this consumer guide throws up a roadblock: http://www.crutchfield.com/learn/learningcenter/home/cd.html?search=sacd Arguing for specialized audio DACs, the article would seem to dismiss reasonably priced universal players from Yamaha, Denon, etc., and steer you to insanely expensive players ranging from $1k up to $6.5k! Not sure what to think. [Sorry -- this ignores the multi-disc question, which I see has already been resolved.]    Posted:   May 4, 2016 - 8:22 AM     By:   dogplant   (Member) The Marantz that I bought a few years ago (CC4300) is now discontinued or hard to find, but Onkyo does make a multi-disc changer (DXC390) that is fairly well reviewed. Good luck!    Posted:   May 4, 2016 - 8:34 AM     By:   Ado   (Member) I would just buy a bluray player, whether you want to use it to play movies or not.    Posted:   May 4, 2016 - 8:44 AM     By:   MusicMad   (Member) ... Arguing for specialized audio DACs, the article would seem to dismiss reasonably priced universal players from Yamaha, Denon, etc., and steer you to insanely expensive players ranging from $1k up to $6.5k! Not sure what to think. ... Why does someone buy a 40k BMW/Audi rather than a 10k Ford/GM ... both cars will get you from A to B? Provided you match the CD player with amp & speakers of a similar calibre then that initial investment will pay huge dividends re: listening pleasure. Personally I'm convinced that the separate DAC is an improvement ... provided your CD player has digital out, of course! The OP mentions buying a record player not too long ago ... this may suggest he is hi-fi orientated (yes, I am aware there are cheap players available) so I am surprised he wants a CD changer ... not usually a sign of serious hi-fi (as confirmed by your CD player review). Mitch    Posted:   May 4, 2016 - 8:53 AM     By:   MusicMad   (Member) I would just buy a bluray player, whether you want to use it to play movies or not. The sound off a normal CD from my CD player is much better (realistic, involving) than the sound off a dedicated Blu-Ray (PCM-stereo) into external DAC when played via the same Amp ~ speakers. Blu-Ray players are perfect for movies and have the advantage of providing 5.1, etc. surround sound for encoded discs but don't compare them with a dedicated CD player for normal CD play ... Mitch    Posted:   May 4, 2016 - 9:03 AM     By:   Ado   (Member) actually most decent br players have a better dac processor than cd players I have a Pioneer, previously a decent LG Br and they both sounded superior to a standalone CD player    Posted:   May 4, 2016 - 9:18 AM     By:   MusicMad   (Member) actually most decent br players have a better dac processor than cd players I have a Pioneer, previously a decent LG Br and they both sounded superior to a standalone CD player You may be right: I've never tried the analogue out from my Pioneer Blu-Ray player. The handbook suggests that HDMI to the Pioneer AV amp gives better sound reproduction (and hence uses the amp's internal DAC) so I've not bothered with the, supposedly, inferior RCA connections. But in the comparison I mentioned I use optical digital from the Blu-Ray to the external hi-fi DAC and the sound from a Blu-Ray disc is not as good as that from a CD (using the CD player's internal DAC) into the hi-fi two channel amp. I'd like to buy a new CD player with digital out so as to utilise the external DAC but I can't justify this expenditure given I hardly ever play CDs these days. Mitch    Posted:   May 4, 2016 - 9:53 AM     By:   Ado   (Member) Mitch, Yeah, there are a lot of different scenarios for output. I have a pretty decent Pioneer AV, but I really only use the DAC in there for movies. And I run it all through HDMI    Posted:   May 4, 2016 - 2:02 PM     By:   Sir David of Garland   (Member) 1 - There's something here called the annual Oakland Museum White Elephant Sale, where there is always a TON of used audio equipment, plus (the important part) someone on the floor who knew about the equipment that was out, and would probably let them be tested. Perhaps there's a similar charity event near you? 2 - I use a 5-disc changer that someone left between the sidewalk and the curb. I mostly play one disc at a time, though (old habits die hard). So perhaps if folks where you live put stuff out at the curb, you can look there when you're out and about. (or as they say in Canada - "Oot and Aboot")    Posted:   May 5, 2016 - 8:17 PM     By:   Sirusjr   (Member) I know it isn't what you are looking for but consider ripping your CDs to your hard drive and connecting your PC to your Hi-Fi setup and playing music that way. That's what I do at home rather than dealing with a changer. All of my CDs are ripped as soon as I get them to the hard drive and the audio can output either to my speakers or my headphones with minimal change while giving me CD quality audio. I could listen to my entire collection from beginning to end on a playlist if I really wanted to. If the system you were using before wasn't particularly high end then probably the second best option would be the blu-ray player. I have occasionally played CDs through my PS3 and the audio is just fine that way as well. I don't believe in all of the hocus pocus difference between something solid and consumer end and the high end audiophile stuff that costs thousands of dollars.    Posted:   May 6, 2016 - 9:19 AM     By:   Rozsaphile   (Member) I know it isn't what you are looking for but consider ripping your CDs to your hard drive and connecting your PC to your Hi-Fi setup and playing music that way. An increasingly common practice, I gather. But does it entail a computer in the living/listening room? (Ugh!) Or booting up a laptop every time you want to play something? Or streaming via wi-fi (with possible attendant disruptions)? Just curious.    Posted:   May 6, 2016 - 9:44 AM     By:   Solium   (Member) I know it isn't what you are looking for but consider ripping your CDs to your hard drive and connecting your PC to your Hi-Fi setup and playing music that way. An increasingly common practice, I gather. But does it entail a computer in the living/listening room? (Ugh!) Or booting up a laptop every time you want to play something? Or streaming via wi-fi (with possible attendant disruptions)? Just curious. I have a large part of my CD collection ripped into iTunes. My computer is in my home office. I have a Apple TV hooked up to my big screen HD television which is hooked up to a stereo system. So I can play anything imported into iTunes on my TV wirelessly. Haven't had any signal interruptions.    Posted:   May 6, 2016 - 10:17 AM     By:   Sirusjr   (Member) I know it isn't what you are looking for but consider ripping your CDs to your hard drive and connecting your PC to your Hi-Fi setup and playing music that way. An increasingly common practice, I gather. But does it entail a computer in the living/listening room? (Ugh!) Or booting up a laptop every time you want to play something? Or streaming via wi-fi (with possible attendant disruptions)? Just curious. Good question. I have everything in the same room already so I haven't gotten to that point. If I was setting something like that up with the computer in one room and speakers in another I would probably set up some device to stream everything over the network, whether an old laptop or like Solium said, an Apple TV or even a Playstation 3 might work. With modern internet speeds streaming FLAC files over wi-fi shouldn't be difficult.     Non-Film Score Discussion: Buying a CD player?    < 1 2  > >>  Go to page:  1 2   First Post    General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1 2

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