Does anyone out there NOT hear a difference in CD

I couldn't agree more regarding Tvad's view regarding hearing differences and system resolution. I guess I would simply add "neutrality" to resolution; knowing full well, of course, that one never really knows for sure *how* neutral one's system is, until an upgrade is made that reveals previous colorations. In my experience, however, it can take a while to feel confident the system is truly more neutral after such a change is made.

The only difference I can tell in an old 50 dollar panasonic dvd player and a 700 dollar Rotel is the cd spins a little quiter. Too bad that I have to upgrade again to get a dead silent transport, Anybody have any ideas?

Velocityofhue
Ha, Funny thing is the 700 dollar rotel probably uses a 9 dollar transport and the 50 dollar panasonic probably uses a 8 dollar transport!

Depends on your price range, but you want a really good universal machine to not break the bank, and do it all so to speak for the time being with very little worry about future upgrades or investment woe's.. Look at an Oppo digital 980h, for 169.00 I bet it will beat the pants off what you have so far heard, and give you SACD, DVD-A, and world class DVD picture, look em' up, about 1.5 million positive reviews on this machine.

of course, that one never really knows for sure *how* neutral one's system is, until an upgrade is made that reveals previous colorations.

How do you know that it is not the "upgrade" that is adding coloration? This can just as often be the case - a higher price does not guarentee that the upgrade is more "neutral"....the higher prices item may simply have a dose of pleasant sounding sugar coating and therefore easily "wins the pepsi taste challenge"!!

no system is neutral. there are colorations which can be identified after serious listening. i think one should accept the fact that imperfection is reality.

hopefully, one can enjoy a stereo system being aware of its limitations. an "upgrade" may solve some problems while creating others.

the term "more" neutral is illogical. it is correct to say less erroneus, not more accurate, or more neutral, since accuracy and neutrality are states of perfection, both of which are unattainable.