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Buy a CD now or wait new technology

I intend upgrading my CD or alternately going for a two box system, up from a meridian 206 to maybe Accuphase,Audiomeca or one or two others in that league.Should I make my move now or wait for the new technology?.If I buy now will I be faced with a substantial loss when I try to sell the usurped components when the new gear comes on to the market.What would you do. Thanks heaps to any an all contributors.
ssomsit
sugarbrie
3,854 posts
 
A good 24bit player or DAC is a big improvement over older technology. I am not as sure about things like SACD and DVD-A being here to stay. Three years also HDCD was the thing that was going to make orginary CD players obsolete; now it is almost forgotten because "ordinary" 24 bit players sound as good or better.
drrasta
224 posts
 
Check out a Cambridge Audio cd500se in the interim...maybe not expensive enough....
lev335
220 posts
 
Worry about today not tomarrows technology. I dont think that either format will survive... The amount of audiophiles compared to the average listner who spent $800.00 on their whole system is so small. they are targeting a very small community of people who will spend $25.00 on a cd. I would never spend that. You must have a big collection of cds now? Well you need to play them on something right? again worry about today and get yourself a great player now and enjoy it. if you buy a good player on the used market and in one year you wnat to change you should only loose a couple bucks. Buy a Mark Levinson 39 and you will never need a better player than that. I own all levinson so I talk from exsperience. good luck
kennyd
12 posts
 
Check out this review of the BAT VK-D5SE on the "Enjoy the Music" website: enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/0401/batvkd5se.htm
I wholeheartedly agree with Dick Olshers conclusions on this topic! The VK-D5SE is a stunning piece of digital gear, loaded with "yesterdays' technology", yet still capable of delivering true reference quality performance.
ears
341 posts
 
Lev 335,who spends 25.00 on sacd discs, certainly no one i know,and there are players for 400.00 list coming out in a few weeks,sacd is not going away,the 9000es dvd player 1100.00 street price was said to have better sonics while in sacd mode,than a wadia 860 in the april 01 widescreen reveiw.If your deaf and misinformed about sacd,then leave it to us that are neither to pass judgement.I have never paid more than 18.99 for any title.Ssomsit, why not try the accuphase sacd player and have the best of both worlds.SACD is today, for anyone with decent hearing.
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