When was the last time you have used your CD player?

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  • coolsax
    coolsax Posts: 1,826
    edited May 2011
    F1nut wrote: »
    You cannot rip SACD.


    I Know that.. but you can rip Hybrid as a normal 16/44.1 FLAC file b/c its also a regular CD... while I know the SACD portion sounds better, I've to be in a particular mood to feel like getting out of my seat to use the changer.. I've become lazy with streaming completely from my laptop.
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  • audio_alan
    audio_alan Posts: 770
    edited May 2011
    I use my CD player daily. One of these days I might switch to an all digital setup, but for now I have too many CDs not to use my CD player. Although, I was listening to some 24/96 FLAC files last night and they sounded incredible... :cool:
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  • Gulfstrings
    Gulfstrings Posts: 313
    edited May 2011
    Can't say every day, but it's pretty close.
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  • megasat16
    megasat16 Posts: 3,521
    edited May 2011
    I used my CD / DVD / SACD multi-player 10 minutes ago. It gets used daily and I don't see any change for the far future.
    Trying out Different Audio Cables is a Religious Affair. You don't discuss it with anyone. :redface::biggrin:
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited May 2011
    Amazon emailed me Monday that they shipped Lady Gaga. If she is at the house when I get home then most definitely the SACD/CD player will be used. If not I will probably play one or two new classical CDs that are sitting on top of the rack.
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited May 2011
    I have one and I have tapes, but I can't remember the last time I turned it on.

    aviator wrote: »
    Will anyone admit to using a cassette deck (not in a car) recently?
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  • chargerman426
    chargerman426 Posts: 419
    edited May 2011
    BlueFox wrote: »
    Amazon emailed me Monday that they shipped Lady Gaga. If she is at the house when I get home then most definitely the SACD/CD player will be used. If not I will probably play one or two new classical CDs that are sitting on top of the rack.

    I got my copy of her new cd wednesday... It sucks!!!! I loved her other CDs but this cd has the worst mixing I have ever heard.
    If life had more tubes it would be a lot smoother.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,918
    edited May 2011
    somebody say tape...?

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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,065
    edited May 2011
    Daamn....nice tape player bro,but I'll take the Marantz on top.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,986
    edited May 2011
    I have been in the process of ripping my CD's to flac and I'm looking forward to putting my CD's away but my SACD's and Vinyl are here to stay!!! HR downloads or not I'm not about to buy what I have on SACD..
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  • HHStuart
    HHStuart Posts: 263
    edited May 2011
    I haven't used my CD player in more than 6 months. Even though I mostly play SACD's I use my Blu Ray/SACD player to play CD's. I probably only play CD's once a month. Maybe one of these days I would go lossless and store my CD's on a hard drive but I've got a lot of them - seems like a lot of work. I play some CD's I loaded on my computer but they are not lossless. The small speakers I have on the computer don't need it to be.
    What's the best interface to choose a song once you load it on a hard drive? That's the other thing that has discouraged me from ripping all my CD's to FLAC.
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,237
    edited May 2011
    I've ripped all mine to FLAC using dBpoweramp & J. River Media Center. Both do a great job & are well thought out programs & are very easy to use. And you're right...it is a bit time consuming but well worth it in the end. Make sure you back all the tunes up!
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • cristo
    cristo Posts: 231
    edited May 2011
    Several times a week
    cristo

    NAD C 545BEE cd player, Philips AF877 turntable / Shure V15V-MR with JICO SAS stylus,
    Tascam 122 mkIII cassette deck, Harman Kardon 3480 receiver, Terk FM-50 antenna in the attic,
    Soundcraftsmen SE550 stereo equalizer, Polk Monitor 10a speakers
    (with Sonicraft/Solen/Mills crossover rebuild)
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,156
    edited May 2011
    aviator wrote: »
    Will anyone admit to using a cassette deck (not in a car) recently?

    I use my cassette deck every blue moon, have lots of tapes that are not available on cd or mp3 so yes I will confess. I think they sound pretty good coming out of the Ar's.
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    2 Channel
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  • eeagle
    eeagle Posts: 226
    edited May 2011
    I use my player primarily for SACD's the rest of the CD collection is ripped to flac and on my Squeezebox server which is what I listen to most. It is so nice to have control right from the palm of your hand or computer....no more hunt and find and manually load.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 51,679
    edited May 2011
    It is so nice to have control right from the palm of your hand or computer....no more hunt and find and manually load.

    I read similar comments from folks using servers, computers, etc. and think that there must be a lot more people with ADHD out there than realized.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

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  • stuwee
    stuwee Posts: 1,508
    edited May 2011
    aviator wrote: »
    Will anyone admit to using a cassette deck (not in a car) recently?

    I use one of my decks everyday. I have 5, Teac V-8000S, Nak BX-300, Denon DN-790R, Kenwood KX-1060, Luxman K-112, I'm a fiend :eek:
    Thorens TD125MKII, SME3009,Shure V15/ Teac V-8000S, Denon DN-790R cass, Teac 3340 RtR decks, Onix CD2...Sumo Electra Plus pre>SAE A1001 amp>Martin Logan Summit's
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  • SRTer
    SRTer Posts: 372
    edited May 2011
    I now use a iPod classic for the home and car audio. I let the better DAC's in the Pio Elite SC-35 do all the work. Then take the iPod or my iPhone 4 to the car and do the same with my Kenwood Excelon.

    I on use a disc when I'm playing concert DVD's in the car or house for the 5.1 live sound.
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    Sub: Polk DSW PRO 500 (10 inch, 200 Watt)
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  • breal74
    breal74 Posts: 324
    edited May 2011
    Its been years. Converted all of my CD's to MP3 about 4 years back and then sold them. I like the ability to carry 30 gigs of music between home, car and work. Plus, its nice not having piles of CD's here and there.
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  • larry777
    larry777 Posts: 480
    edited May 2011
    I use mine as often as possible, with yesterday being the last time. I have been looking at mid to high end used players on Audiogon and Canuck Audio Mart the last little while, and the prices are pretty good,so I may even upgrade my existing player.
    Home Theatre.............

    Pioneer SC-35
    Polk RTi10's Fronts
    Polk CSiA6 Center
    RTi4 Surrounds
    SVS PB-12 Sub


    2 Channel.............................

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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,650
    edited May 2011
    Mine gets spuradic use but I will have one for the forseeable future for my small collection of SACD's and for the CD's that I've yet to burn to my hard drive.
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  • carwashguy
    carwashguy Posts: 131
    edited May 2011
    Used mine today, an album I bought came with it. It was a surprise, so popped it in. Vinyl and the discs are not used nearly as much as streaming. The flexibility and convenience is hard to beat.
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  • newrival
    newrival Posts: 2,017
    edited May 2011
    heiney9 wrote: »
    Only down fall is you can't stream SACD

    H9

    :confused:
    Not sure what you mean, I stream SACD's just fine
    design is where science and art break even.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 51,679
    edited May 2011
    Explain that one.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • newrival
    newrival Posts: 2,017
    edited May 2011
    F1nut wrote: »
    Explain that one.

    I have PCM rips of my SACD's on my server and i stream them just fine. What would yould you like explained?
    design is where science and art break even.
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,650
    edited May 2011
    So then just the 16bit/44k redbook layer?
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 51,679
    edited May 2011
    newrival wrote: »
    I have PCM rips of my SACD's on my server and i stream them just fine. What would yould you like explained?

    In that case your previous comment is false as all you are streaming is the Redbook layer.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • newrival
    newrival Posts: 2,017
    edited May 2011
    no its a PCM capture of the the 24-bit DSD signal.
    There's pretty good documentation on how to do it on the net.

    A friend of mine with an Oppo player made backups of my discs for me using this type of method.
    design is where science and art break even.
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  • newrival
    newrival Posts: 2,017
    edited May 2011
    F1nut wrote: »
    In that case your previous comment is false as all you are streaming is the Redbook layer.

    uhhhhh, nope. :rolleyes:
    design is where science and art break even.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 51,679
    edited May 2011
    Sorry, it's still not SACD.

    Another thing you got wrong.....DSD is not 24 bit, it's 1 bit.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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