What makes certain cd players better than others?

Hi all,

Basically asked my question on the subject heading.

Thanks

krazeeyk02-18-2003 6:42am

sugarbrie Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,854 posts 02-18-2003 at 05:08pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete What separates the best from the rest is the quality of the analog and output sections. This is where the sound happens. Upgrading and modifying the analog and output sections of a CD player is mainly what Stan Warren, Dan Wright, Dusty Vawter, and others do when performing their magic. The DAC chip while still important, is secondary. There are many high quality older 16, 18 and 20 bit players that will still sound a lot better than a cheap 24bit/192 DVD/CD player. Jeff can probably tell you about the quality of the old 20 bit Burr Brown PCM-63K grade mono DAC chips.
sugarbrie Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,854 posts 02-18-2003 at 07:26pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Some high end CD players like the tube based BAT VK-D5SE uses four PCM-63K (two per channel). So based on Jeff's quote, BAT spent $240 just for the DAC chips.