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Title:You get surface noise in real life too
Notice:Let's be conformist
Moderator:GOVT02::BARKER
Created:Thu Jul 28 1988
Last Modified:Mon Jun 02 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:550
Total number of notes:3847

409.0. "Cheap and cheerful?" by PEKING::GERRYT () Mon Apr 05 1993 22:28

    Is there really any large difference in sound from a cheap CD player
    coming in at 79.99 made in China most likely, and that of a player in
    the 150.00 pound category...or are we just likely to pay for the extra 
    faciloities on the more expensive player?
    
    Thanks,
    
    Tim
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409.1MaybeUPROAR::WEBSTERMany old stringTue Apr 06 1993 14:429
    
    I've not listened to many CD palyers but I know there is a world
    of difference between my Pioneer PL something at 60 pounds and my
    Rega III at 200.
    
    Then again maybe some people can't tell the difference between a
    Scoda and a Rolls.
    
    Mike.
409.2FORTY2::SHIPMANMOGTue Apr 06 1993 15:2116
re .0:

Yes.

You'd end up using and enjoying the music more on the better one even if you
don't train your ears to detect the difference in an A/B comparison.  Though it
probably wouldn't take much training.

Having said that, there are good �150 players and bad ones.  Ask here for
suggestions.  I don't think there are any good �79.99 players but I haven't
looked for any myself.

Nick

Hope the pound sign (�) came out OK - I don't know what my Quaderno makes of
DEC MCS, ISO Latin 1 etcetera...
409.3BSS::STPALY::J_KUHNI am ElvisTue Apr 27 1993 23:453
    And chances are the more expensive one will have a better filter, and a
    better transport or whatever. It will probably last longer. Maybe.
    
409.4CHinese probably OKPEKING::GERRYTThu Jul 14 1994 18:2712
    Now I see from the last WHat Hi-Fi that the Eclipse Cd from Richer
    sounds at around 70pounds is a recommended buy, and sonically better
    than others in a test for up to 150 pound machines.
    
    It will be interesting to see how long these Chinese machines last!
    I expect the drives are made in the same factories as those used in the 
    cheap portable CD players. I reckon it's just lower costs and
    overheads that determine the price differential, hence the rush of
    Western money and resources into China and S.E. Asian economies.
    the technology is fairly well tested and robust.
    
    Tim