wjm@whuxl.UUCP (MITCHELL) (09/27/84)
When the Postal "Service" finally delivered my copy of the October 84
Stereo Review (two weeks later than everyone else on the net), I was
pleased to see the article about under $600 CD players. (AHA! CD players
at the price I've been waiting for). However, I was disappointed to
see the chart without any real recommendations about the really significant
things -- how do the beasties sound? I'm glad to see they included the
filtering info, since that seems to be the most signifcant thing about CD
sound so far.
There are some brands I can immediately eliminate, given their reputation
for producing low or quasi-fi equipment or for providing poor service
(e.g. Pioneer and Magnavox), but I'd be interested in comments about the
others. Right now, it seems like the Yamaha's are the way to go, but I'd
appreciate comments.
Also, should one buy a Yamaha and pocket the difference (or spurge it on CD's)
or spend the extra cash on a Revox or a Kyocera unit.
The key factors I'm interested in are:
1) sound quality
2) sound quality
3) sound quality
4) once we've taken care of 1, 2, and 3 - error correcting ability -
can it handle 900 micron gaps in the track
5) reliability
6) brand's service reputation
7) some programming - I'm willing to have to key the track #'s in in order
if it buys me better 1 thru 6 performance
Regards,
Bill Mitchell (whuxl!wjm)