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The best CD Player for the money Marantz DR-4050 for $229 at: www.accessories4less.com Burns CD's too	732
looking for best isolation platform for CD player Sean or anyone, what do you think about magnetic levitation feet? So the the component is suspended with no contact at all? Rollerblocks seem to be good at both isolation and . . .	96
Wash, Cut, Polish & Demagnetize Sean, what angle, etc. does this edge trimmer work at? Is there a corner radius? Is only the O.D. being beveled? I ask because I can turn the CD on a small bench lathe. For people . . .	87
What's under YOUR CD player? Caterham1700, is that aroma therapy you're talking about	73
Which cone's or platforms have helped? Tom nice - what are Neuance shelves made from? I did a search and can't find any info on them. My preference has been for brass or those ceramic like foot sanding stones. I prefer . . .	61
I can't really hear a big difference Dennis, have you tried Meridian 508.24 or Cary 303/100	38
Best sounding CD player for 6,000. Meridian 588 is pretty good. Can be a little bright on somespeakers but should be good with M-L's	34
What is the worst recorded CD you have? genesis	34
Behringer DEQ2496 - wow I found the Behringer DAC to be thin, bright, sibilant. Brings out the worst in CD sound	33
Want to get excited about SACD again?? I'm excited about AeroSmiths "Big Ones" CD. Super CD mastered on Apogee's $^&$% digital processor. No SACD player. No HDCD encoding. Do we *REALLY NEED* SACD	32
BMG CD's ARE worse The BMG version was 2112 in Rush's "Chronicles" (a 2 CD set) and apparently was compiled in 1990. No mention of remastering so I thought they were using the original . . .	31
AA Capitole MKII/ CD Burner to use with it Marantz recommends TDK or Sony on their newer CDB's. I have had the best luck with these brands. BAD luck with Maxell, Memorex, etc. Marantz recommends Mitsui Gold for their older . . .	25
Upsampling put to "THE TEST": R U ready 2 take it? Zaikesman " a degree of difference that is beyond tweaking - we're talking about fundamental character here. " That is a really interesting concept. Would make a good . . .	24
Qualitative test of Auric Illuminator I heard no differences I could consistently identify. However, I can objectively say that treating CDR's before burning caused an increase in ruined CDR's. Apparently the Auric . . .	21
Can anyone tell me about CD demagnatizers? I agree Gregm and Micheal. This may be what Sean experienced with the Bedini. Also CD liquid treatments should last a year or more. Not 15 minutes	21
Do HDCDs sound terrible on non HDCD players? HDCD is supposed to have a lower noise floor - that is what I was told. So HDCD encoding give a lower noise floor. I'm thinking they should sound better on all machines since . . .	19
Up and Over sampling EXACTLY the same thing I'm going to try an isolation transformer to my CDP. Probably a more effective tweak than all this "up" and "over" hype. Jon Risch has some interesting designs . . .	19
What cd player to purchase for less than $1000? Riley804, that is so cool! I never knew that. Thanks	18
Help to store hi-rez on external hard drive. There are CDP like Yamaha CDR-HD1300 or Numark HDCD1 with an internal hard drive. Could just play direct from that to your DAC	18
Here's how a CD copy of a copy can sound better The original copy is digital, the second copy will be analog, not digital due to copy protection. Unless you get a "pro" version which ignores SCMS copyright protection	18
help with harshness / brightness - cary 303-100 The speakers, not the CDP are the problem. Cary is not bright and is forgiving of brightness errors. IMHO	18
Seeing the light Good, one less thing I need to buy	18
$2000 CDP for Rock Music???? Meridian 508.20 or 24? As mentioned,Cal also reviewed well for rock music by Stereophile. They may be out of business now	17
Best CD sound from a DVD player McIntosh has a nice CD/DVD player if you have a dealer nearby	17
Big Difference With New Source? What loudspeakers are you guys using? I have found big improvements with CDP (in dealer showrooms) on Thiel 1.5 (Linn Genki to Meridian 508.24) and Revel M20 (Marantz 5 disc . . .	17
Perfect sound forever ? Not even when new... Jc, probably made in Switerland. cheese	14
DAC Magic or MF V-DAC? How about Audio Sector's non-oversampling DAC? The kit is $330 for SPDIF. Less for USB. Assembled is $80.00 more. Not shown on Peter's site but still available. It is very . . .	12
Sam loves the McIntosh MCD205. Do You? You may want to try the McIntosh DVD player which is about $2,700. I did not do A/B with their CDP but it sounded pretty good. Dealer called it a sleeper	12
Gruv Glide and CD's I don't see how any coating will improve readability. Unless it helps laser better see differences in reflectivity	12
Suggestions for a DAC I found Joe_b's link: EVS link	12
DAC with preamp and remote The Vision DAC/Preamplifier City pulse	11
Best DAC for under $500 Viggen, I've got a Marantz CDR-500. Uses the Philips VAM 12.5 mechanism. Same as the $3,000 Cary 303/100	11
Shine-Ola and Novus CD treatment Hi Brianw. I don't know who told you Novus #1 has petroluem products. I called Novus before using and they told me it contains silicon and vegetable cleaners. I spoke with Novus . . .	11
Budget CD / DVD or D/A solution Marantz DR-6050 is $350 or so. Should be up there with the best (IMHO) search for marantz 6050	11
What CD drive to use with DAC? Is there a difference between Oppo players as far as transport-only performance goes? If not, then the cheapest would be okay	10
Solid state recorders Thanks for the observations. The technology looks like it has promise but maybe not there yet	10
If your CD's are harsh, try this Thank you Sc53 and Danvetc. On my girlfriend's Marantz CDB, when making a copy of a copy, "analog recording" lights up on the display. It only allows a digital copy for . . .	10
Power Conditioner deleterious to digital sources? Audio Magic has a digital Stealth for CDP - $700	9
Here's how a CD is made Thanks to Stereophile too. For all the bashing that goes on, they do have some good stuff in there	8
Compressed recordings? HiFi enemy 1? I think with music that has been compressed a lot, I have to put the volume really low. Even then it sounds too loud. And just bumping up the volume a hair has a big effect on . . .	8
How do you clean the laser in a CD player? Compressed air like Paulwp said. I would stay away from cleaning discs	7
How do I copy music to USB flash drive? I only have a 4 gB so maybe this is too small. Would Nero work? I will have to look into that	5
Are CD's made the same way? Thanks for the information	5
Has anyone auditioned/owned Shanling T200 SACD If this was the Music Hall demo CDP at HiFi 2002 then I thought it was okay. Music Hall was playing vinyl so hard to judge but I will cautiously say Meridian and Cary are in . . .	5
Why would my CD player start skipping? Try playing some Brahms. Nothing can skip to music like that	5
To DAC or not to DAC? EVS modified SACD players: I quote: "What?! no millenium DAC? What gives? We have found that a player with super mods will beat most any DAC" They modify Sony C333ES and . . .	5
Looking for used cd or dvd player for my system Marantz DR-6050 $379 http://www.accessories4less.com These are refurbished	5
Opinions on McIntosh CD Players? Try the McIntosh DVD player. It won't play CDR's but for the price of something like $2,800 sound was quite good. Unfortunately I couldn't compare side by side to Cary or Meridian . . .	5
Hi-quality transport Would prefer a DVD player which would do 2 things so save rack space	3
MSB Platinum Link Dac? Use the search function at the main thread heading, for "MSB" and "Platinum" here's one thread (of many) http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?ddgtl&. . .	3
Life of CDR's? Thanks for the encouraging words. Chuck	3
Another Audio Alchemy DDE 3.0 Mod - Help Kal R? If you don't get help here go to Audioreview discussion forum. Maxxwire has this setup. Or else Audioasylum	2