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| 448.1 | Here we go again | STAR::BECK | Paul Beck | Fri Aug 29 1986 13:32 | 19 |
| Do you generally enjoy starting arguments? The consensus will
probably look something like:
Are these products better engineered?
Sometimes.
Are the materials better?
Sometimes.
Do they produce better sound?
Religious argument. Which color blue is better?
Are these high prices justified?
To the seller, yes.
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| 448.2 | | GRAMPS::WCLARK | Walt Clark | Fri Aug 29 1986 13:50 | 18 |
| There is no single correct answer. Hi prices do not guarantee
either good sound or exceptional construction. The brands such
as MacIntosh, Revox, etc. have a certain snob appeal which keep
them going despite a lot of yawning from audiophiles.
My personal opinion is that a lot of progress will be made over
the next couple years in CD sound. Then the real stars (as opposed
to the marketshare grabbers) will emerge, and maybe a CD player
will really be worth $1000 (depends on whose Kbuck it is of course).
In the mean time, the < $200 Magnavox will get you started. And
maybe a 'mod' sometime will extend its usefulness to you. As I
read the contributors inputs, a simply modified Magnavox sounds
close enough to the current $1K +/-$500 products to require a pretty
pure system to tell the difference. What you dont get are lots
of features and hardened construction.
Walt
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| 448.3 | | PDVAX::P_DAVIS | really SARAH::P_DAVIS | Fri Aug 29 1986 14:18 | 4 |
| The best advice I can make is buy a CD of music that you really
like, and listen to it on different players. If you can't hear
any difference, then why spend the extra money. If you can, you'll
have to decide how much it's worth to you.
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| 448.4 | Good advice! | STAR::BECK | Paul Beck | Fri Aug 29 1986 19:16 | 3 |
| re .3
What? Common sense? What are you doing in this conference?
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| 448.5 | The Magnavox - redux | PUZZLE::ECTOR | | Tue Sep 02 1986 23:31 | 19 |
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Good example follows ! I found a Magnavox 2040 something or other
at a local discount store for $148 give or take a buck or two. I
have to get up to change the disk. Long walk !!! A buddy payed $650
for a Fisher something or another. He can program 15 cuts - mine
programs 20. He gets to sit on his duff and select features from
a wireless remote. I "could" get a wired remote (haven't seen one
yet). He's gained 15 lbs in the three months he's had it - I've
lost 4. His sounds like a transistor in the bottom of a trashcan
(very small speakers and a lousy amp). Mine sounds awesome (400
watts worth of speakers - 4 of them, Sansui's all - with a low end
receiver - 32 W RMS).
Moral: Listen to the person in .3
I love my cheapy Magnavox - oh by the way, mine has NEVER skipped.
Al - The Cruiser
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| 448.6 | Speakers and Amps Really make the difference ... | ABACUS::MCCARTHY | | Fri Sep 05 1986 12:41 | 20 |
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Keep in mind that you will hear varying differences when you listen
from one CD player to another. The primary difference in sound
that you will notice when you get the player home, however, will
be in your speaker/amplification system as compared to the system
you listened on when making your purchase selection.
I have three CD players: Technics SLP-3 (fully programmable w/cordless
infrared remote), Magnavox 2040, and Sony Portable. I performed
a little experiment by hooking the Technics and Magnavox players
up to by NEC amp with my Cerwin Vega D-9 and Fisher ST780 speakers,
popped the same CD in both players, then switched back and forth
between each player. The results: very little difference. When
selecting the Magnavox player, sound quality diminished ever so
slightly, but other than that the only differences were in price
($150 difference) and options.
By the way, since I purchased my CD players last January, I haven't
listened to one record! The difference is amazing!
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