krell kav 280 cd player
Ricohflex,
Thanks for the comments.
Rotel is good enough for me. I just need something that sounds better than a typical auntie's karaoke set. ;p But at the same time I am also suspecting that my current speaker is just pulling me towards that direction.
Can I say that you can tell slight difference in sound quality between low end dedicated CD player and your DVD recorder? How's the difference like?
Here is my current setup
- A borrowed budget LG DVD player
- Rotel RC-970BX pre amp
- Carver AV-405 power amp
- 2 x Carlson CA6300F speaker
The highs and the lows are too strong for my taste (playing music). I wonder if this is due to the player, I'd imagine that this sort of sound is more suited for home theater. But if the sound of budget DVD player isn't actually that different from a lower end dedicated CD player I'd be going for the former for the versatility and price.
Ricohflex,
Thanks for the comments.
Can I say that you can tell slight difference in sound quality between low end dedicated CD player and your DVD recorder? How's the difference like?
The highs and the lows are too strong for my taste (playing music). I wonder if this is due to the player, I'd imagine that this sort of sound is more suited for home theater. But if the sound of budget DVD player isn't actually that different from a lower end dedicated CD player I'd be going for the former for the versatility and price.
Thanks all for your wonderful inputs, I've certainly learned a lot, and way more to learn too.
There is no sound setting except toggling "3D Surround" on and off. So as you guys agreed the culprit seems likely to be the speaker.
I've heard the American and British thingie. I also agree that I am beating in the dark and not sure of what I want.
I heard to tube stuffs are costly to maintain? How much would the second hand Marantz CD63 or CD67 cost?
While walking around in Sim Lim, I bought a Sound Blaster Digital music SX, I've heard that external sound car has much lower noise and not susceptible to the interference inside the PC casing, it also says 110 db S/N ratio. I can hear sound improvement with my PC speaker over my old Sound Blaster Live. But when connected to the amplifier it buzzes significantly more than the DVD player at highest volume setting. But it isn't bad though, the buzz is inaudible at normal listening volume and distance. I guess I'm getting what I paid for.
It seems to that if I were to spend $300 on a CD player, I might as well spend the money on a pair of more decent used speaker and use the DVD player or the PC to play instead. That way I'd get more improvement over the sound quality. Yes? No?
I hope this will not become my hobby, I can see how this can become a much greater curse than photography. :sweat:
As to Lim Tze Sian's modding service, you either like his signature sound or you don't.
I fall in the latter category and I wouldn't touch any of his modded equipment even if you put a gun to my head. Kinda like trying to eat a cup full of caramel at one shot if you ask me. A little too extreme a twist in sound for some to accept, so do, do, do audition the modded players before you send yours in.
There are those who absolutely love that kind of sound though. No offence to TS Lim but it's really not my cuppa.
Thanks all for your wonderful inputs, I've certainly learned a lot, and way more to learn too.
There is no sound setting except toggling "3D Surround" on and off. So as you guys agreed the culprit seems likely to be the speaker.
I've heard the American and British thingie. I also agree that I am beating in the dark and not sure of what I want.
I heard to tube stuffs are costly to maintain? How much would the second hand Marantz CD63 or CD67 cost?
While walking around in Sim Lim, I bought a Sound Blaster Digital music SX, I've heard that external sound car has much lower noise and not susceptible to the interference inside the PC casing, it also says 110 db S/N ratio. I can hear sound improvement with my PC speaker over my old Sound Blaster Live. But when connected to the amplifier it buzzes significantly more than the DVD player at highest volume setting. But it isn't bad though, the buzz is inaudible at normal listening volume and distance. I guess I'm getting what I paid for.
It seems to that if I were to spend $300 on a CD player, I might as well spend the money on a pair of more decent used speaker and use the DVD player or the PC to play instead. That way I'd get more improvement over the sound quality. Yes? No?
I hope this will not become my hobby, I can see how this can become a much greater curse than photography. :sweat:
Thanks all for your wonderful inputs, I've certainly learned a lot, and way more to learn too.
There is no sound setting except toggling "3D Surround" on and off. So as you guys agreed the culprit seems likely to be the speaker.
I've heard the American and British thingie. I also agree that I am beating in the dark and not sure of what I want.
I heard to tube stuffs are costly to maintain? How much would the second hand Marantz CD63 or CD67 cost?
While walking around in Sim Lim, I bought a Sound Blaster Digital music SX, I've heard that external sound car has much lower noise and not susceptible to the interference inside the PC casing, it also says 110 db S/N ratio. I can hear sound improvement with my PC speaker over my old Sound Blaster Live. But when connected to the amplifier it buzzes significantly more than the DVD player at highest volume setting. But it isn't bad though, the buzz is inaudible at normal listening volume and distance. I guess I'm getting what I paid for.
It seems to that if I were to spend $300 on a CD player, I might as well spend the money on a pair of more decent used speaker and use the DVD player or the PC to play instead. That way I'd get more improvement over the sound quality. Yes? No?
I hope this will not become my hobby, I can see how this can become a much greater curse than photography. :sweat:
I hope this will not become my hobby, I can see how this can become a much greater curse than photography. :sweat:
Man that's a lot of information to digest, I guess it'd take me sometime to think it through. Also, my wallet would appreciate some breather. ;p
I actually never have a plan to get a hifi set. I was just thinking to make use of something that was given to me, with as minimal investment as possible. However, if that is my starting point, may be I shouldn't ask too much in term of sound quality.
The Carver amp is a gift, I'd feel kinda bad if I were to sell or trade it.
I guess if I were to do something, I'd first replace the speaker. I was told to get a KEF or Mission floorstander around 100-200W model. I was also told that the ideal will be one that has at least 8" woofer. But that was just a plan, I don't even know how much they cost yet. ;p Will probably get them used.
After the speaker is settled then I'd start to figure out the player. I'm not sure if the transport mechanism of a CD player would survive a DHL trip from UK. But that was an interesting thought nonethless and would keep that in mind.
His modded players like a shot of caramel? Really?
I didn't find the sound slow or overly sweet at all - maybe you were listening to it via tube amps which could explain your assessment. But on it's own and plugged into neutral sounding amps, the modded player isn't bad for what it is. I found it to have good rhythm, to be open sounding and to be pretty linear across the frequencies. And not sounding like Conrad Johnson components of yore (extremely sweet, slow and fat sounding).
For sure, one should audition the player before deciding.