dvd player or dedicated cd player for main source?

[appar111]

I've seen that alot of people on the boards use their dvd players as their main source for cd listening. Is there any advantage to this over getting a dedicated home cd player? I know that you can find what seem to be decent dvd players at Best Buy, etc. for under $100. Would they be considered inferior to a dedicated home cd player?

Lastly, what are some good recommendations for dvd players (and dedicated home cd players) for a home source? My budget would be $100-150.

 

[grawk]

I'm pretty happy with my Pioneer DV-563A. It's not the best source, but it's good, and it plays SACDs and DVDAs as well. Plus, you can modify them later, if you'd like, for an improvement.

They're about $100.

 

[appar111]

For SACD and DVDA, would running the RCA's out on the back of the dvd player to a headphone amp allow me to take advantage of the improved sound on these types of formats? Or will it merely allow me to play those sorts of discs as if they were regular cds, but not provide any additional sound benefits that SACD, etc. is known for?

 

[grawk]

I hear significant improvement from the RCA outputs on my player into my headphone amp on the SACD layers...

 

[appar111]

Is it clearer, fuller? I'm just wondering what improvements SACD brings over regular redboook cd's, for straight stereo listening through headphones.

 

[grawk]

I'm not a writer by trade, but I definitely hear an improvement. More space in the music. Better dynamics.

 

[soundboy]

Unless you have one of those SACD/DVD-A players that can output these format's signal via digital outputs, analog is the only way to gain access to the hi-rez content.

 

[appar111]

I found a Sony SCD-CE595 for $131 at Circuit City, would that one be a decent choice? I just won an auction for some Xu Oxyfuel RCA IC's for $29. I already have a TEAC CDP-1120, but haven't really been impressed with its sound.

 

[soundboy]

Quote:

Originally Posted by appar111 I found a Sony SCD-CE595 for $131 at Circuit City, would that one be a decent choice? I just won an auction for some Xu Oxyfuel RCA IC's for $29. I already have a TEAC CDP-1120, but haven't really been impressed with its sound.

I have a Sony SCD-CE595 and I think it's an excellent player. It's very good with SACD and more than hold its own (when compared to a $200.00 Denon CD changer) with regular CD. Remote is kinda lame; no power on/off or direct track access. And it's painfully slow to change disc or layers on a hybrid SACD. But once it gets going....yummy good sound

Here's a review originally posted at enjoythemusic.com, now reposted at audiophile audition....

http://www.audaud.com/audaud/APR05/component/comp1.html

 

[Aman]

DVD players are meant to play DVDs. The multiple different formats that these players support are gimicks and are not quality pieces, even for the money you pay.

If you want to play CDs, it is only logical that one would get a CD player.

 

[bigshot]

I have a Phillips 963SA DVD/SACD/CD player. When I got it, I decided to try and find out what it could do, so I hooked it up to a friend's super high end system and compared the SACD output to the redbook. No difference. I compared the upsampling feature to plain vanilla playback. No difference. I tried pushing the button that took the video circuitry out of the path. No difference.

The only differences I detected in the SACDs were mastering and mixing differences.

For multichannel playback, the SACD format is great. For two channel, it's a wash.

See ya
Steve

 

[warnsey]

G'day.
After just receiving a cd player after using a dvd player for cds for so long i realised what i was missing out on. Go a cd player. for the price you will get better quality from a cd player than a dvd player.