"Subaruguru":
Great system. I see you exceeded your system by $500.00. So now.... I don't have to feel so guilty in going over my hypothetical system by almost $200.00.
But yeah, unless you get a DVD player that was also designed to be a good CD player (and they are out there..... they're just high as shit.... that's all), asking an average DVD player to play CDs and to play them correctly is just asking a little too much (my Pioneer Elite DV-37 is an exception..... but even then, it can be bettered..... just wait until my Sony DVP-S9000ES finally arrives (which is also a DVD player..... but it was also designed to be a good CD player too.... plus it is built like a tank.... and because the DVP-S9000ES is now discontinued..... I don't have to go into debt to obtain one either)), and your Panasonic DVD player is just like my Toshiba DVD player. It's an excellent machine for movies, but it's crappy machine for playing CDs. Let's just accept the fact that good DVD players just aren't designed to be good CD players. That's the bottom line. So now, since you do have everything in place as far as your home theater is concerned, and if you want to play music with your system as well, then you're going to need a machine that is designed to play CDs only. There's no getting around it. So yes, the NAD C541i sounds like an excellent idea. If your system is up to it, you can get a better one if you like.
Cheers To You As Well!!!!!!
--Charles--
Great system. I see you exceeded your system by $500.00. So now.... I don't have to feel so guilty in going over my hypothetical system by almost $200.00.
But yeah, unless you get a DVD player that was also designed to be a good CD player (and they are out there..... they're just high as shit.... that's all), asking an average DVD player to play CDs and to play them correctly is just asking a little too much (my Pioneer Elite DV-37 is an exception..... but even then, it can be bettered..... just wait until my Sony DVP-S9000ES finally arrives (which is also a DVD player..... but it was also designed to be a good CD player too.... plus it is built like a tank.... and because the DVP-S9000ES is now discontinued..... I don't have to go into debt to obtain one either)), and your Panasonic DVD player is just like my Toshiba DVD player. It's an excellent machine for movies, but it's crappy machine for playing CDs. Let's just accept the fact that good DVD players just aren't designed to be good CD players. That's the bottom line. So now, since you do have everything in place as far as your home theater is concerned, and if you want to play music with your system as well, then you're going to need a machine that is designed to play CDs only. There's no getting around it. So yes, the NAD C541i sounds like an excellent idea. If your system is up to it, you can get a better one if you like.
Cheers To You As Well!!!!!!
--Charles--