Can you play Doves Some Cities on emmLabs CDSD ?

Albert,

You're on to something ... I was thinking the same thing ...

However, if I didn't spend all the money on the emmlabs stuff, plus the associated equipment, and the 3rd floor that houses the equipment, I may be able to buy a decent machine to playback those black, grooved discs. Besides, I was really hoping I could avoid going back to vinyl (despite many of its superior qualities !)

Other than going analog or just boycotting EMI artists, is there any other rationale way the audiophile world can get EMI to drop this dreadful Copy Control ?

Tom_y, my piracy post is for amusement of course, no one would not want to be able to play CD's. If I had an ultimate machine like the Emmlabs and could not spin my favorite music, I too would be mad.

The only solution I can think of is buying copies that do not contain the protection (if they are available) or perhaps burning a copy from the protected copy that will play in your Emm.

Purist Audio uses a system (computer?) that reads a CD multiple times, finding and removing the errors and then burns a "more perfect" copy of the original. When these burned CD's are played at CES, their quality is significantly superior that everyone wants to buy them. Of course Purist will not do this due to copyright laws. Maybe something along that line would get past the copy protection problem AND provided better sound.

My emmlabs plays copy controlled cds so am not sure its the emmlabs model or more particularly your machine. I will say the cdsd is a bit finicky and there are a few cds of mine it will not play either but neither have been copy controlled. I have not tried a dual disc yet.

Michael

Michael,

To be honest, it's not all Copy Controlled discs, but two recent releases (canadian made) couldn't play without the pops, clicks, and crackling. On the other hand, I have some old CC discs that will play without a problem. EMI said the technology may have changed recently, and will likely change again when it becomes the norm in the US.

BTW Michael,

My Radiohead HTTT which is CC (Canadian disc) plays fine. thank god.

Lawrence