Frequently asked questions about CD players, old vs new machines, what makes a really good CD player, keeping them running and more.
They’re just not going to, any more than amplifiers, speakers or guitars will sound the same because the sonic end result is the sum of many elements working together. A common technical misunderstanding is that: “It’s all just ones and zeros.” If it were just ones and zeros, there’s a good chance all CD players …
It’s certainly OK to play CDs on your DVD player, it’s perfectly safe, except perhaps for your ears! “But Mike, I’ve heard all CD players and DVD players sound the same?” No, that’s like saying all wines taste the same or all guitars sound the same. It’s 100% incorrect, yet comments like this almost always …
In terms of build quality, serviceability, operational life and vintage goodness, older CD players are almost always better. Newer players can sound good, sometimes better, due to improvements in DAC architecture. But that’s as long as they are running and herein lies the problem: older players were just so well-built and newer players tend to …
