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On Sun, 11 May 2008 08:02:58 -0700, Arny Krueger wrote
(in article ):

"223rem" wrote in message

My (limited) understanding is that what makes high-end CD
players so good is their superior Digital to Analog
conversion.

One other relevant issue is the fact that many high end optical disc players
are either mass-market optical disc players with a revised front panel or
mass-market optical disc players placed inside a larger and fancier box, or
are composed of the electronic components of a mass-market optical disc
players repackaged. There may be some proprietary circuit modifications or
add-ons, but their technical benefits are often questionable.


They have to add something to justify their prices :-

I'm often flabergasted at some of the CD player prices these days, not to
mention things like $20,000 outboard DACs, and $10,000 master clock units!
When all is said and done, they don't sound any different than my Sony
XA777ES Super Audio Disc player, which, while definitely not cheap kit, is
certainly not even in the same ballpark, price-wise, with some of these
players.