Is there any (objective) evidence of perceptually detectable difference in going
from a CD player like the NAD521i to the better DAC & higher priced 541i?


I have a lot of respect for personal preference and choice.
I -prefer- to go by objective metrics.

Reinaldo

"MiNE 109" wrote in message

In article ,
Reinaldo Valenzuela wrote:

Is there any (objective) evidence of perceptually detectable
difference in going
from a CD player like the NAD521i to the better DAC & higher priced
541i?

The 541 plays HDCD discs properly.

To bad that there has never been any reliable unbiased evidence that the
HDCD process in and of itself has any audible benefits with commerical
recordings and/or in home use.

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"Arny Krueger" wrote:

"MiNE 109" wrote in message

In article ,
Reinaldo Valenzuela wrote:

Is there any (objective) evidence of perceptually detectable
difference in going
from a CD player like the NAD521i to the better DAC & higher priced
541i?

The 541 plays HDCD discs properly.

To bad that there has never been any reliable unbiased evidence that the
HDCD process in and of itself has any audible benefits with commerical
recordings and/or in home use.

Yes, but objectively, HDCD discs will playback at the right volume on
the 541 but not the 521.

Stephen

"MiNE 109" wrote in message

In article ,
"Arny Krueger" wrote:

"MiNE 109" wrote in message

In article ,
Reinaldo Valenzuela wrote:

Is there any (objective) evidence of perceptually detectable
difference in going
from a CD player like the NAD521i to the better DAC & higher priced
541i?

The 541 plays HDCD discs properly.

To bad that there has never been any reliable unbiased evidence that
the HDCD process in and of itself has any audible benefits with
commerical recordings and/or in home use.

Yes, but objectively, HDCD discs will playback at the right volume on
the 541 but not the 521.

BTW, what was it that the original poster said about HDCD discs?

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Reinaldo Valenzuela wrote:

HDCD would be important if it becomes the dominant format.
What percentage of new releases are coming out in HDCD?

Here's a good place to look, although it may not answer your question
directly:

http://www.hdcd.com/

There's a catalog, although it would have to be huge to be a substantial
percentage of new releases. Who knows what will happen now that
Microsoft is involved?

Stephen