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Dedicated CD Player VS DVD/CD/Blu-Ray Players, Any difference?
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mikapoh
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 Dec 17 2010, 09:28 AM
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QUOTE(pSykhotic @ Dec 17 2010, 08:35 AM) Hey all, I was just wondering if there is really a big difference in getting a dedicated CD player like NAD, CA or Marantz (and etc..) to play your CDs (let's assume we take normal RM50-RM100 non-SACDs) versus using a RM300 DVD plater or maybe a Blu-Ray player like the Dune range? Can anyone share their experiences / technical reviews perhaps? I am very curious what the audiophiles have to say. To me, there is a very audible difference when I play my cd thru BD/DVD player compare to my NAD cdp. I believe a dedicated cdp does a much better job in digital to analogue section. Then again, there is a more complete Bluray player like the Oppo-86SE which has on board quality DAC to reproduce refine cd sound. The downside is very expensive.
Added on December 17, 2010, 9:29 amQUOTE(mikapoh @ Dec 17 2010, 09:28 AM) I am very curious what the audiophiles have to say. To me, there is a very audible difference when I play my cd thru BD/DVD player compare to my NAD cdp. I believe a dedicated cdp does a much better job in digital to analogue section. Then again, there is a more complete Bluray player like the Oppo-86SE which has on board quality DAC to reproduce refine cd sound. The downside is very expensive. Sori typo error, should be Oppo 83SE This post has been edited by mikapoh: Dec 17 2010, 09:29 AM |
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mikapoh
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Dec 17 2010, 10:55 AM
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You already mentioned they are using dedicated CDP & NAD pre-amp. These are hifi gadgets and obviously are designed & manufactured to bring sonic performance in music listening. EVEN you pair them with any other established hifi brands be it like Audiolab, Mission, CA, Marantz etc. I bet they are going to beat your HT set up hands down as far as pure music listening is concerned.
IMO, even a blind matching between those hifi equipments can out-performed an AV set-up for music listening. Afterall, they are meant for this purpose. Thats why you can;t get anything closer to sound in the shop. Trust me, if you hook up a dedicated cdp you will certainly feel a leap in performance. The most obvious is the vocal department.
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mikapoh
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Dec 17 2010, 11:28 AM
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QUOTE(Optiplex330 @ Dec 17 2010, 11:04 AM) Different people likes different sound. For an extreme example, a Ah Beng car fulled with car stereo equipment with treble & bass turned to the MAX is Ethiopia to them whereas a Hi Fi enthusiast would vomit blood. More down to earth, what sounded great for movies with bullet flying around and explosion may not sound great when playing back vocal singing. Generally speaking, those into Hi Fi sound reproduction goes for equipments that sounded as natural or as close to the original recording as possible. Nothing added and nothing deleted. As a general rule, it is very difficult to get a setup that's good for movies and vocal at the same time. So you have to first decide what sort of sound/purpose you wanted before you can go out and develop your Hi Fi hobby. The best way is to go around listening to other people's setup or attend KL AV show (around July of every year) to first determine what you wanted. My 2 sen. I agreed. The main objective of hifi is to reproduce the most neutral and purest sound as close as to the studio recording. Those well-known brands are designed to gear towards this objective. A receiver with a DSP on board will certainly defeat this purpose. Another cheapo option is to use "PURE DIRECT" feature in the receiver which can by-pass the DSP for minimalist sound alternation. For Denon, even the front LCD display lights are dimmed completely to avoid unnecessary distortion to the signal. But Pure Direct listening in Mid level AVR is much better than entry level avr due to its proper & better designed power amplification section. |
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