What makes a Cd player a Great cd player

Can someone please explain to me what a great cdp do that a good cdp wont do? Is the purpose to make what has actually been recorded sound better, or to merly expose what has been recorded?

ddan681506-01-2010 4:52pm

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la45 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 242 posts 06-02-2010 at 10:28pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete How about a marriage between cd and analog. I am happy to have an LP copy of The Modern Jazz Quartet live at Carnegie Hall to play on my CDP courtesy of an engineer. Very low surface noise (those old engineers have it nailed) so cd playback is all about enjoying the performance. Direct to disc? Ha.
la45 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 242 posts 06-02-2010 at 10:31pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Heard this player at the Axpona Show in Florida a few months ago: http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgtabl&1280216981&/Continuum-Audio-Labs-Caliburn-+-Cobra-+ Awesome. It did not have dynamic swings relative to the material played but boy you could be tempted to sell all your toys for this one.

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