[GuyDebord]

Just curious to know how technology seduces headfiles, in hifi many are still resistant of digital streams...

If you vote, could you please also write for what reason

I sold my last CD player 2.5 years ago and never looked back

 

[iriverdude]

Haven't used CDP for a while, I just rip the CD to flac and play it on the Squeezebox.

 

[NiceCans]

I moved from CDs to PC-based audio years ago.
It is more convenient, and besides I lost the stereo system in the divorce

I no longer miss the stereo system or the ex

I still have a PCDP should I wish to spin a CD.

 

[GuyDebord]

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Originally Posted by NiceCans /img/forum/go_quote.gif I moved from CDs to PC-based audio years ago. It is more convenient, and besides I lost the stereo system in the divorce I no longer miss the stereo system or the ex I still have a PCDP should I wish to spin a CD.

She took your stereo? Thats evil

. Over my dead body if was in your situation.... you should take it back! I know some very good lawyers

 

[koven]

definitely PC/HD.. mainly due to convenience.

 

[NiceCans]

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Originally Posted by GuyDebord /img/forum/go_quote.gif She took your stereo? Thats evil . Over my dead body if was in your situation.... you should take it back! I know some very good lawyers

LOL

Lawyers could cost more than audio equipment

Besides he* can have the stereo, I got the PC and my freedom

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[Uncle Erik]

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Originally Posted by NiceCans /img/forum/go_quote.gif Lawyers could cost more than audio equipment

Some of us are willing to work for audio gear in trade.

And what is a HD stream? Is that a feed off the computer through a DAC?

I'm not opposed to new digital forms, but I just keep finding happiness with a CD player, FM tuner and a turntable. They make me happy, so why change? Why spend more money on something else?

 

[RushNerd]

I usually just direct rip any CD's that are important to me to the HD. Everything else is lossless.

Still got the vinyl/T-table though.

 

[GuyDebord]

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Originally Posted by Uncle Erik /img/forum/go_quote.gif And what is a HD stream? Is that a feed off the computer through a DAC?

Its a Hard Drive digital stream, normally fed via spidf, usb, firewire to a DAC or via ethernet or wifi to a network streamer that could also act as a dac or transmit to an external dac

 

[majurglery]

hard drives and computer based audio is much easier to find and organize all the music that you own, especially if you have a lot of music.

 

[LingLing1337]

HDD absolutely, if I really wanted to get up and swap out a circular object every time I wanted to listen to a different artist, I'd at least do it right and get a proper vinyl rig.

Plus, ~13 tracks on a disc vs as many tracks as I want on a disk (or 2 or 3), plus the ability to stream FLAC anywhere in the house with a $200 piece of hardware, I really don't see the competition at all.

 

[paulb09]

Well I have a CDP that acts as a DAC anyway, but to be honest I play from my PC more so I'll vote for that. I like CDs because they're original copies that can be played and act as a back up, but as far as playing goes a PC is fine for me.

 

[LingLing1337]

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Originally Posted by Uncle Erik /img/forum/go_quote.gif Some of us are willing to work for audio gear in trade. And what is a HD stream? Is that a feed off the computer through a DAC? I'm not opposed to new digital forms, but I just keep finding happiness with a CD player, FM tuner and a turntable. They make me happy, so why change? Why spend more money on something else?

I take it you didn't vote, "I only listen to analogue" is still at 0

 

[rayk]

Having your collection in flac easily available beats the hell out of digging out a cd from a whole stack of them.

Yay for HD!

 

[LingLing1337]

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Originally Posted by rayk /img/forum/go_quote.gif Having your collection in flac easily available beats the hell out of digging out a cd from a whole stack of them. Yay for HD!

I have ~100 CDs alphabetized in a spindle on my 'bedside' rig (CDP/speakers) and my main deal is wear... scratches, etc. It's not all that much of a hassle to choose a CD, but changing CDs and adjusting volume, along with bulk-to-practicality ratio is a dealbreaker.

EDIT: If I lived in my house and had a nice speaker setup, and for some reason didn't have a vinyl rig by that point, I could definitely see using a CDP as a transport for my room.