iPod vs. CD Player

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Submitted by serpiko42 on

For Christmas I received the Marantz iPod docking system. As I have been listening to my iPod through this new toy, I wondered about the sound quality of the iPod playing lossless music (through the Marantz and into my audiophile level system) versus the sound from my cd player. Let me be more specific. I am under the asumption (through things I have read in Stereophile) that cd players are flawed (and that the cd itself is flawed). And, again, I could be wrong, but my understanding is that the flaws come from the mechanics of the cd player when it comes to playback.

More James Brown Fallout

More James Brown Fallout

Jan 04, 2007

Watched James Brown's widow Tomi (not Tammy, she’s touchy), on <I>Larry King</I> last nite. Larry, who was at low ebb last nite and looked real bored by being used as a platform in a marriage dispute, wasn't buying any of it. Larry, bad manicure and all, looks like he's interviewed enough grieving, flaky&ndash;as&ndash;hell rock star widows.

Audiophile Challenge: Best $3000 Setup

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Submitted by Rodolfo on

Hello stereophile readers,
It's a pleasure to be joining the ranks of audio experts. New to the audiophile world, I'm looking to all of you for some direction and guidance with helping me create my first-ever audiophile home audio setup. I'll be moving into a new construction high-rise condo unit in April '07. The challenge? To create the best value audiophile quality system for ~$3000. Here are some constraints:

Audiophile Challenge: Best $3000 Setup

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Submitted by Rodolfo on

Hello stereophile readers,
It's a pleasure to be joining the ranks of audio experts. New to the audiophile world, I'm looking to all of you for some direction and guidance with helping me create my first-ever audiophile home audio setup. I'll be moving into a new construction high-rise condo unit in April '07. The challenge? To create the best value audiophile quality system for ~$3000. Here are some constraints:

We Open in Venice

We Open in Venice

Jan 04, 2007

As we <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/032706ces">reported last March</A>, the Consumer Electronics Association decided to move the "high-performance audio" and "high-performance home theater" exhibits of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to Las Vegas' Venetian Hotel in 2007. Here, then, in a blatant attempt to scoop my show-reporting <I>Stereophile</I> colleagues, is my picture of the new CES venue. I actually took this picture last year, not in anticipation of the change in show venue, but simply because I’m a sucker for the ersatz-European ambience of Las Vegas hotel-casinos like the Venetian. And whatever the advantages/disadvantages of the Venetian for demonstrating audio equipment, you have to admit that it’s picturesque!

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