cd player vs. blu-ray
"Rich Teer" wrote in message
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On Sun, 18 Jul 2011, Rick wrote:
Hi, I'm looking to add a blu-ray player to my system. Can someone give me
some insight to the audio cd player quality vs. a stand alone cd player.
If you're planning to hook it up via analogue interconnects, make sure
the Blu-ray player has a decent analogue section (some are better than
others). Analogue section upgrades were one of the main reasons for
the Special Editions of the recent Oppo player (BD-83?).
In fact its hard to imagine that the analog section of a blu ray player
would have audible colorations. I've done measurements on $39 DVD players
and their performance was such that there was no question about the adequacy
of their analog sections. The analog section of a digital player is pretty
simple - usually an analog switch for muting and a op amp that is running at
close to unity gain.
OTOH, many of us get a laugh over high end optical players that are just
relabeled or reboxed mid fi equipment, perhaps with a vastly overbuilt
analog output stage and corresponding laughably overbuilt power supply. It
is all for show.
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