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How can we settle for digital?

My friend, a recording engineer, once made a remark when I told him I had spent $3000 on a CD player. He said "How far can you polish a turd?" Those I know in the music business all agree that digital can only go so far. Vinyl is certainly making a comeback, but the advent of new digital formats seems to perpetuate new hope on the part of audiophiles. Do you buy it? Or are you sticking with your records? Or will you stand up for your $3000+ CDP? Is it just polishing a turd? Chashmal  (Threads | Answers | This Thread) 09-05-08

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Click title to read one, or click date to read all below it. 09-05-08   Your friend's statement is based on the assumption that digi ...   Markphd 09-05-08   I have a raysonic 168 with cryoed nos russian 6922s. i use t ...   Tweak1 09-05-08   Speaking for myself on this one...but i dont have 3k + to sp ...   Riley804 09-05-08   I listen 50/50 to vinyl/cd and in 1997 spent $2500 on a meri ...   Stevecham 09-05-08   My $2500.00 cd player sounds way better than my $300.00 cd c ...   Bizango1 09-05-08   If you are interested in having access to the maximum amount ...   Viridian 09-05-08   I don't think everyone in the music business agrees that dig ...   Eweedhome 09-05-08   My playback designs mps-5 really does amazing things with my ...   Dcstep 09-05-08   My theta gen viii / sony 707es clobbers my dual 616q / adcom ...   Honest1 09-05-08   There was a cd player, vintage 1994, that i auditioned in an ...   Mrtennis 09-05-08: Fytunes The Linn DS changed the way I think about digital. Fytunes  (Threads | Answers | This Thread) 09-05-08   Are you asking us if it's foolish to spend $3k on a cdp? jus ...   Gs5556 09-05-08   My point was less about cdp's, which can be quite great, and ...   Chashmal 09-05-08   Gs5556 said: "i think what your friend is trying to co ...   Dcstep 09-05-08   We can't! and we won't! yeah!   Ncarv 09-05-08   I agree with viridian. too often on this site, people discu ...   Learsfool 09-06-08   I hope digital will make a rebound, only this time by upping ...   Albertporter 09-06-08   $3000 just to "polish a turd"? anyone considerin ...   Shadorne 09-06-08   We must remember that digital is only the storage format. v ...   Jallen 09-06-08   I wonder if most of the people who are knocking digital eith ...   Autosports 09-06-08   Digital is fine - for background music as i work & do not ha ...   Paladin 09-06-08   Before i had a vinyl set-up i had the emm labs dcc2se and cd ...   Bogartg1 09-06-08   I will always now settle for cd because a cd can last past 1 ...   Gawdbless 09-06-08   Digital is rapidly improving. we are no where near reaching ...   Tomcy6 09-06-08   whereas the forever warping, dusty, snappy, crackly, poppy v ...   Audiofeil 09-06-08   For once, i agree with mr. feil. ;-) dave   Dcstep 09-06-08   i have some albums with over 3,000 playings that are just as ...   Honest1 09-06-08   Actually honestless, it's approaching 50 years. and i belie ...   Audiofeil 09-06-08   tut tut boys....don't argue over your toys. it is getting d ...   Shadorne 09-06-08   I'd like to address a point made by bogartgl...namely, the e ...   Eweedhome 09-06-08   I have not heard the emm labs cdsa se, and i would love to. ...   Chashmal 09-06-08   Question for audiofeil: which new emm or esoteric model do y ...   Chashmal 09-06-08   I have accuphase amplification and an arcam cd192 cd player ...   Mcgarick 09-07-08   Afile - i'm glad you've enjoyed listening to the same recor ...   Honest1 09-07-08   Ps- mr. feil - don't take my previous post too seriously. j ...   Honest1 09-07-08   Twice a week for 50 years would keep any man happy.   Shadorne 09-07-08   Chashmal, i will have to stand up for my $3000+cdp. it usual ...   Nilthepill 09-07-08   Nilthepill: can you be more specific about which 'ref' units ...   Chashmal 09-07-08   Audiophile dude, i am only going by what i have read. obvio ...   Gawdbless 09-08-08   "....can you be more specific about which 'ref' units y ...   Nilthepill 09-08-08   Is your friend named karl by any chance. if ao, he hates dig ...   Baranyi 09-09-08   don't underestimate how much bill likes abba's "dancin ...   Pauly 09-09-08   I have heard much speculation about record wear. i personall ...   Chashmal

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