I haven't had much luck with soliciting people's opinions on here (I thought opinions were a dime a dozen!) but here goes.
I'm still using an old Pioneer 100 CD changer - one of the first changers that came out. But, I am interested in quality and have considered going to a high end single disc player. It seems to me - from what I have seen anyway - that high capacity changers and quality are two incompatible concepts? Is this true? Are their any "near Hi-end" CD Changers with a 200 or more CD capacity?
The main reason I am wondering, is, as a person with a physical disability, I really love the convenience of having 1 or 2 hundred CD's stored in one unit and not having to fumble around with individual CD's.
Any ideas?
Dave
Mark Meyers
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Hi, I have the Kenwood Dv-6050, the 400 disc cd/dvd player. It's progressive scan, and has been great. Kenwood tech support is terrible tho....
Anonymous
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Dave: Pioneer elite PDF-17 (www.brandnamez.com -$278) probably is a little better than simply pioneer, but you are right - Single players do sound better, and some multi disk players scratch the cds, so I would burn a copy and only put copies into them. Sony CDPM333es is probably even better (www.plazmaplus.com - $409). The pioneer elite handles 100 cds, while the sony one can handle upto 400. You might want to check the reviews on www.audioreview.com
Greg Stern
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As the "bean counters" of CD manufacturers want to hit a price point, there is little doubt that the Digital Audio Converters (DAC's) in a $400 single disc player and one in a $400-$500 200 disc player is undoubtedly of different quality. Otherwise, they read the same digital bits equally. But a good DAC is the main thing that differentiates sound in CD players. So unless you have an outboard DAC you will compromise in sound, particularly in large size magazine systems---unless they are expensive. Of course, most people given a double blind test would be hard-pressed to notice the difference. So go get a good SONY or Marantz (which are generally known for having good DAC's)and listen away.