CD players are back ?

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3 hours ago, monteverdi said:

The only aspect I miss was the UI of the CD transport, i.e. getting up from my chair and looking in my shelf for a specific CD

 

Me too.

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6 minutes ago, sandyk said:

 

We have LEGO too, so perhaps the USA could build a wall with that  ? 

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4 hours ago, The_K-Man said:

My goal is to hear and listen to the MUSIC, not the medium.

 

Accuracy takes you closer to the sound/music.

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2 hours ago, The_K-Man said:

 

I'm more obsessed with listening for details in the MUSIC, not in the carrier.

 

With low-resolution music files you're not going to get far...

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22 hours ago, matthias said:

A minimalist cd player from Japan:

 

http://sparkler-audio.com/portfolio/S503_en.html

 

Matt

 

Looks like another 47labs knock-off... I had the original; it was rubbish.

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2 hours ago, matthias said:

Great sound  with a simple cd player

 

With that CD player and a pair of single-driver speakers? Not possible.

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11 hours ago, The_K-Man said:

 

I know.  For audiophiles, great sound is not possible with fewer than 6 drivers per cabinet!

 

It's about how much of the recorded music you wish to listen to.

I have a friend who loves classical music but is content with listening through the speakers of his TV set. Some people are a bit more demanding.

Audiophiles are interested in the sound quality as much as in the music and just like a racing driver wants to extract the maximum performance from his car to get the best handling and the fastest lap time, they want to get the best and/or the most accurate possible reproduction of the recordings.

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14 hours ago, The_K-Man said:

 

I know.  For audiophiles, great sound is not possible with fewer than 6 drivers per cabinet!

 

It's not the amount that is important but the number of ways. But you wouldn't know...

 

Try playing a symphony with a single-driver speaker, but listen to the same work live first.

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On 1/19/2019 at 11:00 PM, esldude said:

Not by crossing over so one driver handles the pedals, and another takes care of the steering wheel.

 

I wouldn't mind having a look at the intermodulation distortion measurements of large single-panel ESLs.

Have you ever seen any?