30 Years of Perfect Sound?

Nonoise,

With your moniker, i could see where computer audio might not sit well.

There are effective ways to isolate stereo from computer. Network players like squeezebox with a wireless connection and outboard dac perhaps if desired are hard to beat.

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Mapman,

You hit the nail on the head. It would take too much money for me to equal and surpass the sound I get from my CDP. Fun, yes, but expensive.

All the best,
Nonoise

The story I heard was a little different with Philips inventing the CD and bringing in Sony when it was time to introduce it.

Does anyone remember listening to the first couple of generations of Philips/Magnavox CD players? It is obvious they were voicing their CD players to sound like vinyl. Not to mention the build quality with an all metal mechanism and double glass lasers developed by an optics specialist in Germany. These CD players were manufactured in Belgium and many are still operational today. If you happen upon one of these early CD players let it warm up for several days before giving it a serious listen.

My first player was a first or second gen Magnavox, one of the early popular units. It was a mixed bag. My digital has only gotten to the point of competing with my vinyl in recent years. That is more due to me and my priorities than the state of the technology at any particular time I would say.

I do think that the sound quality of many CDs started to peak in the 90's sometime. Earlier CDs still sound good sometimes but were more hit or miss. SOme seemed to be just cranked out with little thought prior to meet the demands of the new burgeoning market.