Slot, tray, or top load?

Any thoughts on the inherent advantages/disadvantages between CD loading mechanisms? Between slot, tray, and top loaded CD transports/players, which do you consider the best and why?

J.Chip

jchiappinelli02-03-2020 3:23pm

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fjblair Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 59 posts 02-03-2020 at 08:28pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I like the top load concept, but all of mine have been trays.
sfar Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,760 posts 02-03-2020 at 11:26pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I owned the top-loading McCormack Digital Drive SST-1 for quite awhile and while I have no idea if there’s any sonic advantage, the act of setting the CD into place, putting the magnetic puck on top and sliding the cover shut was a much more satisfying experience than pushing a button, dropping a CD onto the tray and pushing the button again.
glupson Details Discussions Posts This discussion 7,842 posts 02-04-2020 at 01:06am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete rockadanny +1 But do think about what soix said, too.
bstatmeister Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 537 posts 02-04-2020 at 02:09am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Top loader for the win
rixthetrick Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,060 posts 02-04-2020 at 02:48am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Like Soix said, ripping the music to files is the way forward, along with music files that are downloaded.

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