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RE: CD players


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  • Subject: RE: CD players
  • From: Keith Doxey <ukha@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 09:13:02 +0100
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PARDON !
 
No. Its Keith " I cant detect ANY difference " Doxey.
 
Most of the music I listen to was recorded when the spec of Studi equipment was lower than that of mid priced domestic equipment now. The music that is more modern and has been recorded on digital equipment usually has samples of some old track in it anyway and sometimes even deliberate "worn vinyl" sounds.
 
I'm not saying that there isnt a difference, there probably is, but it would be down t the quality of the DAC nt were it was.
 
If you have a good power supply and a high quality DAC then you will get good results, if you have a £40 CD player there is no way in the world that the quality can be the same as a DAC that costs >£40 just for the processing chip. This applies t all areas of electronics but there comes a point where any improvement can only be detected with sophisticated equipment at which point why get any better?
 
Many people prefer Valve amps for the sound. Where valves score highly is when they are abused. The distortion they introduce is much softer than that of a semiconductor amp but by the time you get t distortion stage you are NOT listening t the original signal anyway.
 
The most important thing for ANY sound system is that it is much larger than you will ever need. That gives you all the headroom you ever need t avoid distortion. Several pubs that I have equiped have sound systems  > 2kW. They NEVER use all that power but at the same time they sound crystal clear and are very loud. They dont "S und Loud" because it isnt distorted but when you try t speak to someone and realise you are shouting then you know its loud. An SPL of upto 110dB on the noise meter also gives a pretty good indication :-)
 
Keith "well I am a bit deaf now" Doxey
-----Original Message-----
From: Timothy Morris [mailto:timothy.morris@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 02 August 2001 05:22
T : ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: RE: [ukha_d] CD players

 
-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Doxey [mailto:ukha@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 01 August 2001 21:45
T : ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: RE: [ukha_d] CD players

A very good question....and one t which my ears dont know the answer :-)
 
Keith
 
Is that Keith "speak up I'm a bit deaf" Doxey speaking, or Keith the cynic?
 
Tim    



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