Looking for a CD Player
I am in the process of replacing my Moon CD 5 CD Player --- or might be no reason to replace my present CD Player. The next CD player if purchased is probably going to be my last as I am a senior in age. My wife and I are tired of getting up and down and up and down did I mention up and down to listen to the other side of an album. So, we have a number of CDs and frankly like the ease of listening to them. Not wanting to purchase streaming music. Therefore, we / I need an education on two subjects - Do we need to have a DAC incorporated in the CD player and secondly do we need to have SACD capability?? Not wanting to spend more than 3000.00. All the help would be appreciated.
That's not at all how an amplifier works. It will produce the same power for any given output level. |
@cleeds OK, I'll be the first to admit I'm not an EE, or any other type of engineer. Thank you for responding. What I do know is when I was using a separate pre it showed 60% gain to have playback at 80 dB. Using the volume control on the McIntosh CDP it shows 40% to get the same 80 dB level. I mentioned that to a friend and he told me the higher voltage would cause that difference. |
jafant I presently own a Simaudio Moon CD .5. With bookshelf Triangle Speakers, through a Denon AVR. Might not need a new CD player - but I thought I had/have no clue as to what is this and that - so why not ask the gents on Audiogon. In college I was on the local town Radio Station as A Disc Jockey and played - Zepplin, King Crimson, Yes, CSNY, Hendrix, Vanilla Fudge, Grand Funk, Humble Pie etc, etc. My wife is way younger than I so her taste is NIN, Stone Temple Pilots, Nirvana, Beastie Boys, etc. I also was a big blues lover but in College hard to get blues Vinyl purchased by the Radio Station - Hooker, Old Yardbirds, Stevie Windwood, B B King, Muddy Waters, Johnny Guitar and the like. BUT I do have CDs of these great Blues Composers, OLD Canned Heat and others. So that is what I am spinnin on my CD player---- Now will the sound be better with a higher priced, newer CD player??? - that is what I am searching for in an education. To all have a Awesome Thanksgiving - my wife is cooking a Duck/Turkey legs, Chicken Breast, Ham, Chinese Sticky Rice, Green Beans, Chinese Broc witrh Oyster sauce - Might throw some Gator and Frog Legs in on the mix. Gotta love a Gourmet Cook with a double oven and a full over oven outdoor vent for the wok.... |
Stick with your CDs that you love is my opinion. I've been down all the rabbit holes from tapes, vinyl and CD to streaming exclusively and I find that when streaming, I never get into an album, always jumping around from song to song and for me the sound of playing a CD via a transport into my DAC is much better than the same thing streamed though Roon or Spotify or Tidal. Streaming definitely has a place for me but for me it killed the joy of owning music and getting into a whole album. You can still buy almost everything that comes out on CD, everyone thinks it's dead but there will always be a place for it. Whoever said it's environmentally unfriendly LOL. |
