@tomcy6 I do stream a lot of different and new music but was not sure about purchasing CDs simply based on this. I had been under the impression that there were certain CDs to focus on but am admittedly ignorant about CDs and sound quality.
What CDs to buy
I never thought I would get a CD player but opportunity knocked a couple months ago and here I am with an Audio Research CD6. All my CDs from 30 years ago are mostly music I no longer listen to much. I primarily listen to vinyl and stream but thought it would be cool to have an AR top loader and maybe seek out a few special CDs. Any thoughts on specific CD releases that will give me some renewed respect for the shiny discs?
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@kota1 Makes sense....just wasn't sure if there were particular labels or anything to focus on or if it was just as random as vinyl regarding what release had the best sound |
@designsfx I listen to classic rock, blues, soul, R&B, jazz and a little classical. For streaming I use Qobuz and Amazon Music. |
@vonhelmholtz Thus far with only about 20-30 CDs played, I cannot appreciate a difference from streaming. Streaming has improved with the CD6 and Qobuz over Amazon. I have found that newly recorded music streamed sounds just as good as vinyl, maybe better. For example, buying Van Morrison, Ryan Adams or Taylor Swift's latest album on vinyl seems to be a waste. Picking up a NM copy of something from the 70s or 80s though typically beats out the streamed version. |
Thanks for the ideas....from your earlier post it didn't seem that you understood my objective. CDs are new to my world since becoming an audiophile with a true hi-fi system. I suppose I do have expectation that the SQ from CDs will exceed streaming. I have a few hundred CDs from my collections from 30 years ago and have not heard an appreciable difference in comparing several of them to Qobuz. |
@grislybutter are you looking for new recommendations, music you don’t know? That would be ideal, I am mainly looking to explore what the format can bring to my system as I haven't listened to CDs in about 20 years. The CD player primarily serves as my DAC. |
Good evening all, wanted to share my first experience with new HiFi CDs Got a couple Blue Note XR24 from Elusive Disc Donald Byrd - The Cat Walk Stanley Turrentine - Look Out! I have been listening to them quite a bit and on these two examples, they sound better than streaming them from Qobuz. The gain is much higher on Qobuz so have to match the volume and ignore that initial loudness impact. I don't have either of these on vinyl for comparison. I am enjoying getting reconnected to CDs and look forward to trying more. There is lots of great feedback on this thread so will take some time reviewing, streaming the music and then shopping for the ones I like. |