Arguments for or against dedicated vs combo CD/DVD

Usually the more a component does, the less effective it is at each task. Especially with a baseline price of a component that performs less tasks. CD/DVD/SACD all use different laser mechanisms in an all in one player. More parts equate to higher cost for same quality. Or for the same cost one would get inferior parts and get inferior quality.

Or as lead designer of Ayre put it when asked why Ayre does not make a CDP/DVD/SACD/DVDa combo player, (paraphrased): An Ayre CDP/DVD/SACD/DVDa player that would perform to the standards I have would be very very costly. And would be out of the price range of most of the audio market.

KF

Unsound, you are right about a combi player saving money and space of 3 or more separate individual players.

So instead of me paraphrasing Charles Hanson of Ayre, let me provide you with a link to his post where he states what I paraphrased above:

http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/m.pl?forum=digital&n=44667&highlight=Ayre+player&r=&session=

Anyway my point is this:
I would personally rather pay $3k for a CDP, $1k for a DVD player, and $4k for for an SACD multi channel/two channel player THAN PAY even $6k or even $5k for a player that can do all three comperably.

Why? For one thing, you are going to wear out that $5k player faster than any of the other 3 assuming you play all three formats on a regual basis. What happens if your precious all in one box breaks??? YOu are totally shut down. If one of your 3 boxes breaks, you at least have alternative backups. From a economic market prospective, there is a bigger market for the $3k price point than the $5k or $6k price point in audio components (multi use or otherwise).

KF