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Wow CDs everywhere...What to do?

For me, I finally found the ANSWER to the 'CDs everywhere' problem.

I bought an older model Escient Fireball (E40) and updated it to the latest E2 model software. I then bought 2 of Sony's model CDP-M555ES changers (already had one). And then hooked these 3 changers up to the Escient (via Toslink...the only option on the changers). I connected the Escient to my external DAC via coax.

Now I have ALL of my music in one place, I don't have to type any CD data into the changers, I get a printed out music database via the Escient internal server through the web interface on my PC...and I don't have CD cases all over the place. And to play a CD in my hi-end transport, all I gotta do is select and eject it from the changer into my hands to then pop into my transport. Then back into the changer it goes for safe keeping and more 'casual' playback.

Why wasn't I doing this before?!
bigbucks5

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ckorody
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Rge following IMHO....

The key to this is the Escient box - if you can find one at the right price its a fine thing. But do not mistake the quality of a Sony CD changer for a hard drive based system - the changers are an evolutionary dead end with no one else supporting the format, and the cost is greater too.

In fact it was researching these players and the very expensive Escient that led me down the path of hard drive based systems exactly 2 years ago. There has been tremendous evoluton on the one side - and none on the other.

Don't mean to rain on anyone's parade. I have no doubt that Bigbucks is a happy camper - clearly this approach is better then a wallful of CDs. Its just nowhere near the ultimate solution that is available to all of us right now.
ckorody
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I'll argue =) Apple Lossless coming out of the DAC with a very good cable surprises most people.

I got into all this in 2003/4 because the Sony changer was obviously a dead-end with very sketchy software support from third parties. And Escient while breakthrough for its time, was and is just too expensive.

But regardless of which technology works for you, or you happen to have for the moment, one thing emerges again and again - everybody is listening to a lot more music from all over their collections not just the pile on top.

And that's a good use of technology IMHO
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