Sony CDP-x779ES

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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited May 2014
    I do not remember how many ( a lot) records I ruined over the years by trying to put the stylus (needle) into the groove before a song started. So many records only had one or two good songs, especialy R&R records. CD players came along and I could use the remote to skip the fluff, and play the good. Music servers came along, and now I can make a playlist of songs I like.

    Personally, I am tired of the whiners who keep implying this is a bad thing. Wrong. It is a good thing. Why listen to crap if you don't have to.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited May 2014
    Since I do not believe that my students should simply reproduce what I tell them, I believe you deserve the final word here!

    How is that?

    Ciao!

    cnh
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,065
    edited May 2014
    cnh wrote: »
    I agree. That D9 can compete with a lot of players twice its MSRP. It sounds absolutely "wonderful"! And I really doubt the old Sony would bring any improvement there!

    Long live the Hard Drive music crowd and its High End DACs. Convenience, convenience, convenience. Just imagine if you read BOOKS the way these guys listen to music, i.e., you NEVER read the ENTIRE book, you ONLY read the PARTS that interest you by using the INDEX and turning to those pages. Of course you don't do this with a REAL BOOK, you use a KINDLE or the like? Now that's FUNNY, and also a great way to dumb down any topic you might be interested in learning something about.

    You think artists cut albums for the purpose of giving you ONE song that you'll listen to and disregard the rest? Isn't that a disservice to their "art"? Oh well, who cares, it's all about "me" and instant gratification now isn't it?

    cnh

    Pal, I think your analogies are off base. Nobody is suggesting anything of the sorts of what your eluding to. BTW- from my perspective, I do listen for my personal gratification...not the artists. It's my money and I'll listen, read, or gaze upon what I like. If I like it, I may even dig deeper, listen to more songs, read more books, or visit more museums.

    Every thing is about personal gratification, that's why we have a variety in everything....that's why we strive not to have a "one size fits all" society. No ? That's why music servers, dacs, vinyl, reel to reel, cassettes, cd's, am radio, tubes, Ipods, all co-exist, to gratify the various users.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 51,672
    edited May 2014
    What is being said here describes a general trend in our society

    I have to agree with you on that and your stance on the subject matter in general.
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,650
    edited May 2014
    cnh wrote: »
    long live the Hard Drive music crowd and its High End DACs. Convenience, convenience, convenience. Just imagine if you read BOOKS the way these guys listen to music, i.e., you NEVER read the ENTIRE book, you ONLY read the PARTS that interest you by using the INDEX and turning to those pages. Of course you don't do this with a REAL BOOK, you use a KINDLE or the like? Now that's FUNNY, and also a great way to dumb down any topic you might be interested in learning something about.
    My thats a nice soap box your standing on there.
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