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why a 75 dollar blue ray smokes all 2k CD players and any turntable???

Funny story,
I posted a pic of my turntable spinning an lp for a social media fan site for a specific band.I got a response by a guy," OH my it sounds so much better then a cd" my response was basically its all up for debate and in many ways digital is superior on paper and I enjoy both.This is his response..  ENJOY...

   interesting that the world of true audio quality has been grossly mis-represented in the market place. This has mainly been driven by Hi-Fi Press and marketing vogue that perpetuate the myths that what makes a great audio system is some exotic, very expensive speaker cables, a 'high end ' player and some exotic amp. Its also true that vintage audio products like valve amps and vinyl are creeping back into fashion - more of a symptom of the issue that audio quality has for the most part reached an impasse.


The main culprit - loudspeakers represent the main ceiling on audio quality and this really has not changed for many decades. Put simply if you change the speakers to something that really does the sound transduction step (the most compromised part of the audio chain) much better then you begin to see the leap in improvement that is possible. For the most part the amp (as long as it is solid state and has decent power output) and the cable (as long as it is something a bit thicker than human hair) makes little to no audible difference to audio quality.


The type of CD player does not matter either, as the speakers  introduce a degree of distortion and degradation that commonly outweighs any differences my many orders of magnitude.  We have had really good reviews by the audio press but they still don't want to admit that the latest exotic looking £2000 CD player really does nothing special but helps sell magazines so perpetuating the scam! Ridiculous really when you can get a BD player for £40 that trumps the CD spec in every aspect! Don't get me started on vinyl!S


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shamus2211
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Is that envy on your part @zerobias? Rodmann maybe appreciates the finer things in life (as do I) and apparently you do not. Be it wine, food travel or hifi, why would you resent this? Unless you are a mean spirited spendthrift. You live your way, I live mine and I never consider myself better or superior, I just consider myself fortunate and truly blessed to be able to enjoy some of the more expensive things in life. I did not start out this way, 40 years of work and more work and now I am reaping the rewards
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pcrhkr
276 posts
 
Everyone's ears are different. I respect your opinion, but I can hear a difference by trading CD players, dvd players, blue ray players, pre amps, DACs. Power amps, and speaker cables. I will not spend alot of money, but will try to do the best for my budget.
cd318
2,636 posts
 
Before we all get carried away with just how good a $2k or $3k DAC might be, it might be worth asking what happens to all of this superiority when the lights are turned off and it's compared to a $5 one?

If you fancy a fancy DAC then you should buy it, but buy it for its boutique value.

Just let's not kid ourselves over any perceived sonic advantages.
wolf_garcia
6,695 posts
 
As a wealthy person with excellent taste, I feel that spending big bucks on everything I like is very important. An example is my new streamer (a "bluesound" something or other), which cost, wait for it, over 500 bucks! What I get for that is great sound and another tiny blue light (it has lighted stuff on top also, virtual "frosting on the cake")...and, after all, I'm worth it!
tbakin63
69 posts
 
Whatever happened to listening for ones self? I prefer not to be led but to hear things for myself.
As do many afflicted by auditory hallucination. "I know what I hear!" There is science-based treatment available for those willing or, maybe more importantly, anyone at all even interested...

Oh, let us count the vested financial interests and conflicts of interest among those posting on these forums, not to mention the ego-driven sunk-cost biases that will NEVER be given up, especially at the "high end" - among other things, they simply cost WAY too much to squander for the sake of science. "Please don’t threaten my religion." OK - I get it!

In the end, everyone has a right to their expensive jewelry and adornments.

Let the attacks on the "naysayer’s" systems, hearing, sophistication, etc. commence - like koi to food pellets in a fish pond.

Alas, this will never change...
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