CD Player into amp?

Everytime I've tried running a CDP direct, I lost macrodynamics. This loss was greater than any of the advantages put together.

Arthur

I had a similar experience as Arthur. I ran my philips cd-80 direct into my amp cj mf2500 at the time. Could not tolerate the sound I had to go back to using an active pre cj premier 17 at the time.

I think it all depends on whether the cdp was designed to drive the input section of an amp. DCS, Audio Aero, Wadia have up to 6 volts of output.(I've had all three). I can see where a typical cd player with an off the shelf out-put op-amp at two volts is going to have problems. The quality of the volume control also is important at such low voltage.
I had a Placette passive volume control woth a Marantz cd player and it was great...but only at 75% volume and up. the rest of the volume range had the dynamics problems mentioned here. I just think if you took the money it costs for a good preamp and put it in the player it is a better value...assuming youa re cd only. Good luck.

It wasn't a volume issue it was that the music was unmusical. I have heard the AA direct albeit not in my system but the same results.

Chuck