In my world there is a clear difference of sound among Cd-players. However there tend to bee small differences in measurments, two players can have very simular measurments but completly different sound and vicevers. What is measurements telling us?
What we prefer is individual, some like bombastic sound and others more mellow/smooth sound.
Some people are convinced that there is absolutly no difference in Cd-players and, if there is, it

Looking at the list it's easy to see why people got out of vinyl...

And these are belt drives too. The 12000 $ one ran 1% slow in the review... The Linn needs a 3000 $ power supply to get half way decent wow and flutter spec but is still a class A table. the 30000 SME needs a tonearm... With the VPI you have to pay extra to get an acceptable spindle bearing..
In the C Class there are lots of compromises in the reviews, but the median unit is only 1100 $, what can you expect for that small an investment.

TacT owners there's lots of cost effective tweaks at: http://www.aberdeencomponents.com

Hello, all!

Two questions:

1. I am trying to find the highest quality CD-Rs available. To this end, I am looking for discs that offer superior longevity as well durability and playback performance. My research indicates that "Mitsui Gold Ultra II 24x" CD-Rs were the best, but they are no longer produced, having apparently been replaced by inferior products under the "MAM-A" label. From my readings, it seems discs manufactured by Taiyo Yuden (under various labels) are now regarded as the best, but their life-span is supposedly considerably shorter.

Not sure if this is the right place to post this. But how about a few more genres of music represented in these forums (eg. World music, Country, Soundtracks, etc)? Or at least a "misc" section?

I get Gramophone and love the CD that comes with it. It really connects me to the top reviews of the magazine.

Now that JA and team don't have that much to do . . .

Why don't they product a CD of 10-14 tracks representing the what is spinning that month? I know it would be a license nightmare, but somehow Gramophone does it.

I am not a fan of Stereophile being a music magazine, but it I have to suffer through it, might as well hear what you are talking about.

Just an idea.

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Hi - great idea with the forums! I'm from New Orleans and currently away of home (hopefully temporarily) due to the mandatory evacuation from Hurricane Katrina. I have one lone issue of Stereophile to keep me company and it helps keep my spirits up!

Despite the added page count, I'm usually disappointed when the Recommended Components issues come out. The lists aren't exactly compelling reading. The interview with David Chesky, on the other hand, was another in a series of fine interviews. Please keep it up. I'm hoping David does too. There aren't many music sources that are as good.

I'd love to see a comparison of some popular high-end computer audiophile equipment (e.g. E-Mu 1212M, M-Audio Transit, etc.), especially in comparison to non-computer digital transports (how about plugging some expensive transport into a computer and measuring whether or not it really is outputting "bit-perfect" data?).

I know a lot of people out there (especially those found on this forum) consider themselves to be audiophiles, or at least beginner audiophiles. With all the high-tech gadgets on the market these days, cost is one of the biggest factor in the consumer's decision making. So with that in mind, could everyone post their favourite set of budget speakers, be it bookshelvess or floorstanding.