24bit CD Players, What's the deal? |
24bit CD Players, What's the deal? |
 Jan 28 2013, 08:01
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Group: Members Posts: 20 Joined: 5-October 12 From: Portland, OR Member No.: 103639  |
CD players seem pretty outdated nowadays. I even replaced my laptop's CD drive for an SSD - because I download nearly all of my music online, and when I want to rip a CD I just plug a drive into my eSATA port. But I was looking for a CD drive to complete my new stereo setup - which I don't think I am even going to get because I have a turntable for my vinyls and my laptop for everything else...
However, I found that there are a lot of 24bit CD players on ebay that sell for 2 to 5 thousand dollars! As far as I was aware CDs are physically 16bit storage devices. Am I wrong? Are CDs actually 24 bit, or are these multi thousand dollar CD players just complete gimickes? |
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Jan 28 2013, 18:13
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Group: Members Posts: 130 Joined: 26-February 11 Member No.: 88525 |
Just for interest sake, what benefit does a volume control give at other levels of the audio chain (like at the DAC)?
I always just change the volume right at the end of the audio chain; usually at the amp. |
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Jan 28 2013, 19:53
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QUOTE (LithosZA @ Jan 28 2013, 12:13)  Just for interest sake, what benefit does a volume control give at other levels of the audio chain (like at the DAC)? I always just change the volume right at the end of the audio chain; usually at the amp. That is pretty much current generally accepted practice - put the main volume control at the input to the power amp. |
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mccarthyk 24bit CD Players Jan 28 2013, 08:01
Kohlrabi Snake oil for the gullible. Jan 28 2013, 08:42 Wombat There may be an advantage if the CD Player is used... Jan 28 2013, 12:57
Arnold B. Krueger QUOTE (Wombat @ Jan 28 2013, 06:57) There... Jan 28 2013, 17:02 skamp Also, HDCD decodes to 20/24 bit. Jan 28 2013, 13:00 db1989 But neither of these hypothetical benefits warrant... Jan 28 2013, 13:07 2Bdecided I don't think anyone has made a strictly 16-bi... Jan 28 2013, 13:14 Arnold B. Krueger QUOTE (mccarthyk @ Jan 28 2013, 02:01) CD... Jan 28 2013, 16:54 Wombat QUOTE (Arnold B. Krueger @ Jan 28 2013, 18... Jan 28 2013, 17:44 Arnold B. Krueger QUOTE (Wombat @ Jan 28 2013, 11:44) QUOTE... Jan 28 2013, 19:51 Wombat QUOTE (LithosZA @ Jan 28 2013, 19:13) Jus... Jan 28 2013, 19:31 |
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