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Who listens primarily to Redbook CD?

My primary (only, actually) source is a CEC TL5 Transport feeding an Audio Note Kit 1.1 NOS DAC through a Cerious Technologies Graphene Extreme AES/EBU digital cable. They are both decked out with CT GE power cords, Synergistic Research Quantum Black fuses, Herbie's Audio Lab Tenderfeet isolation footers, plus other misc. tweaks.

Sounds great, and I have very little desire to add another source. Pretty much all the music I want is available on CD, and is usually quite cheap. I hope to upgrade to an AN factory DAC (3.1x/II, or better, would be nice), and a Teo Audio liquid metal digital cable (I have their Game Changer ICs, and absolutely love them!) in the future.

Who else is happy with Redbook CD as their primary source?
tommylion
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rhyno
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thats one of the top reasons: collection on display.

if not from the personal satisfaction i get from seeing my virtually complete May 77 grateful dead catalog, then it comes from when i (as a single man) have women over and ask them to pick out something to listen to.

they have to stand up on tip toes to read A-B
they have to bend over to read N-S

that alone keeps me from ever going to PC audio.
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@rhyno

thats one of the top reasons: collection on display

Interesting, because this is one of the top reasons I DO NOT continue to collect (acquire new via purchase or burn to via digital file and computer software) Redbook CD’s

I have 3500 Grateful Dead CD’s. That is basically 3.5 terabytes of data. I have 6 Terabytes of Grateful Dead on a Western Digital My Book Duo external hard drive.

The CD’s take approximately 16 cubic feet of space. The my book duo takes approximately 1/4 cubic feet of space.

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CDs on hold. Cassettes have precedence. Sound has Priority.
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gdhal
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And I'll add to my previous post herein that the 16 cubic feet of space taken by my 3500 CDs includes the fact they are stored efficiently in the 100 CD spindle they came in. If stored in individual jewel cases, forget about it....  
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geoffkait
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Free tip to anyone with a lot of CDs. Always store them vertically, not horizontally. The sound will be much better. Please don't ask why.
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