CD players

Empathy wrote: I wonder if Mike en Regalia will be able to resist the temptation to post in this thread.

I can resist. It makes no sense for me to invade a thread about audiophile technology - let the fans of the technology be among themselves. I think I have to practice what I preach - and I'm always saying that you should post within the context of the thread topic whenever possible. So if the topic is "What is the best CD player", it makes no sense to spoil the thread by posting "computer drives can play CDs just as well as CD players".

The question is: can Olivier resist to post a reply to this post?


Edited by MikeEnRegalia - May 22 2006 at 11:39

I wonder if Mike en Regalia will be able to resist the temptation to post in this thread. 

Advices to upgrade your CD player:

Vibration cancelling:

-Put your CD on a stable and steady support.

-Use quality vibration cancelling accesories below the player, such as "Golden sound" ceramic cones.

-Put your CD perfectly horizontal in the two dimensions,
using a plumb level. If needed, compensate lack of horizontality with pieces of hard wood, or better, thin plate metal piece(s) (such as coins i.e) that yout put below the cones until it's perfectly horizontal.

-If the upper side of the player is plate, put a heavy object on it to cancel vibes (such as a granite piece).

-If the upper side of the player is plate, you can glue some self adhesive bitumen plates (used for cancelling vibes in car tuning) inside the player on the upper side and the lateral side.


Power optimization:

-Respect electric phase.

-Avoid multiplugs.

-Use a good power cable.

-Separate your CD from the rest of the system.

-Use simple, double or triple power filtering (will be developped later).


    
    
    

Edited by oliverstoned - May 23 2006 at 12:18

That's a pleasure, mystic!

Upgrade advices to come!

    Following some member's request, here's a topic about good, but still affordable integrated CD players, with a few advices to upgrade it.


In this price range, the best brands are the english ones:

You can go for any player from the following brands:
Nad, Rotel, Creek, Rega, Naim, Arcam...

Entry level products:

The smallest budget, Nad, "the Rega3" of CD.
Very musical and natural:




Better performances than Nad : Rotel





Mid level products:

Refined and natural: Creek






Very smooth and analog: Rega planet (with its original drawer design)





Dynamic, with much matter and soft highs: Naim CD5
Perfect for rock, slim and nice design, features an original manual steel drawer.








Arcam: Neutral and dynamic (CD33)







To go further: Linn Ikemi


    
    

Edited by oliverstoned - May 19 2006 at 03:51