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Its just that you get so much more in terms of performance and ease of use with hard drive based audio that CD players can't compete.
IMHO, in a couple of years there will be a lot of high-end CDP's listed on Audiogon for a fraction of their original price.
Are you guys who have PC based audio systems married? If so, do you have dedicated audio rooms? If not, where is your system located?
If using a squeezebox then the pc can be located anywhere in the house upstairs in a closet, in the basement, in the garage, as it's all networked, either wirelessly or through traditional ethernet. If you're not using a squeezebox, then almost any simple PC using a good soundcard or a USB digital out device can be used. A laptop, mac mini, an Aopen mini-pc, or any other DIY computer can be used.I still use both, a traditional CDP going into my DAC as well as PC based playback. Personally, I would no ...
Thanks, but you didn't answer any of my questions. Perhaps I need to be less circumspect.
IMO, PC based systems do not blend well into a home's decor...specifically living rooms and common areas other than kitchens, offices and dedicated audio rooms.
ok now i got ya Bill,Vinnie at red wine sells these.i have to do a little reading on them,embrace technology,or reject it.something new....
I will say the Olive players are right in the sweetspot of ease of use, convenience and one-box design. As soon as the DACs in these machines are compared favorably with the best stand-alone DACs, or with the DACs that are available in some one-box modded machines...like the APL Denon 3910, then I'll begin to look seriously at them as replacements for my modded universal player....
ok now i got ya Bill,Vinnie at red wine sells these.i have to do a little reading on them,embrace technology,or reject it.something new.... :) :) :D :) :)
The Olive Opus uses the same top of the line Burr-Brown DAC as many of the highest-grade audiophile CDPs...it uses 4 of them (2 per channel) in a balanced design similar to the Resolution Audio Opus 21 and BAT VK-D5 (all designed in part or in whole by Jeff Kalt, btw). If Jeff was involved, I'm pretty sure it's going to sound pretty awesome...
Hi 2bigears, Something I would keep in mind, I have trouble with the notion of buying used gear and paying almost 2 grand or more for it. You have no warranty. So if something goes wrong you gotta find a place to get it fixed.
Quote from: PhilNYCThe Olive Opus uses the same top of the line Burr-Brown DAC as many of the highest-grade audiophile CDPs...it uses 4 of them (2 per channel) in a balanced design similar to the Resolution Audio Opus 21 and BAT VK-D5 (all designed in part or in whole by Jeff Kalt, btw). If Jeff was involved, I'm pretty sure it's going to sound pretty awesome...That's good for a consumer product. Having just come off a player with 4 AKM DACs per channel, I've been spoiled.
Which one was that. On a cheaper note, JVC was using these AKM Dacs, and they are suppose to be rather good. But as usual, they are getting cheaper, and can't find the good ones any more. So that was why my question on which CDPlayer are you referring to. Thanks.Ray
Quote from: Ray BronkWhich one was that. On a cheaper note, JVC was using these AKM Dacs, and they are suppose to be rather good. But as usual, they are getting cheaper, and can't find the good ones any more. So that was why my question on which CDPlayer are you referring to. Thanks.RayRay, the player was an APL Denon 3910, which uses AKM4396 DACs. The latest version of the APL now uses 8 AKM DACs per channel.