| Re: CDs on BluRay and DVD players [message #71258 is a reply to message #71255] |
Tue, 07 February 2012 12:11   |
FloydV
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Registered: November 2011
Location: Boise, ID
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Thanks, Wayne
I was wondering if Blu-ray might not be a better source for CDs than red laser, but I wasn't sure. Not necessarily the small beam of a blue/violet laser, but all the processing capability that has to be included to play BR.
The Sony BR I have is one of the first that was on the market. It looks huge compared to the new BR players I see now, and it cost $650. Now I've seen good brands for half that, that are about half the size.
I have to ask what is all the fuss about tube amplifiers? If you looked at a square wave on an o-scope made by a tube, it wouldn't be very square. I know people don't listen to square waves, but I can't hear any difference between good transistor amps and tube amps. I do remember that tubes are prone to hum, and that they drift off spec as they age. The first analog computers were a failure because the tubes drifted with age. Just curious.
With the Yamaha DVD player, your Three Pi speakers sound excellent in straight stereo and Pioneer's standard movie mode, which uses the center channel and a little ambiance from the surrounds. With the BR, stereo doesn't sound quite as good.
I think I'll probably opt for a new BR player. It would be an upgrade to movies as well as music. I really want 6.x music discs to take off. They are awesome.
Floyd
He who joyfully marches to music rank and file, has already earned my contempt. -- Albert Einstein
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