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rob 14 · 01-23-2009, 02:27 AM

Just wondering if you guys can help me out.should I get a cd player to play cds or an ipod what would sound better.thanks in advance for the help.....

Blu Man · 01-23-2009, 02:47 AM

They sound the same to me. I'd go with the IPOD though. Hands down. Buying a CD player right now is like buying a DVD player for your home theater. Maybe even like buying a VHS player.

fighthefutureofhd · 01-23-2009, 03:39 AM

most definitely get the cd player. never ever will an ipod sound better than a cd player which is playing the original source unfiltered so to speak. and no cd's are not like dvd's or even vhs. if you want vhs buy an ipod. i'm listening to edie brickell and new bohemians' ultimate collection on cd on my 7.1 surround system and it sounds so rich and full of detail. i've got an ipod dock and i'm more than certain the ipod would sound crappy. do yourself a favor and go with a cd player. don't downgrade.

guitarist155 · 01-23-2009, 03:43 AM

do you mean portable or at home? for portable i would have to say an mp3 player but I use both, I love using cd's, I can tell a difference in sound quality and there are times when i don't want to bother ripping a new cd into itunes or WMP however if I am traveling away from home or going for a run i use the mp3 player, it stores all my music in a tiny package and would be far less expensive to lose that my whole cd collection which i can't carry anyway. so I use both for portable but at home the mp3 gets put away and it's cd/sacd/vinyl only

Blu Man · 01-23-2009, 03:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fighthefutureofhd

most definitely get the cd player. never ever will an ipod sound better than a cd player which is playing the original source unfiltered so to speak. and no cd's are not like dvd's or even vhs. if you want vhs buy an ipod. i'm listening to edie brickell and new bohemians' ultimate collection on cd on my 7.1 surround system and it sounds so rich and full of detail. i've got an ipod dock and i'm more than certain the ipod would sound crappy. do yourself a favor and go with a cd player. don't downgrade.

Sorry to tell you but the IPOD's kinda taking over the industry. Actually I should say that MP3's are taking over the industry. But I don't listen to music much so........

rob 14 · 01-23-2009, 04:06 AM

This is for the home...I mean I also have sirius but you know when you want to listen to a cd that you might have...

guitarist155 · 01-23-2009, 04:19 AM

ok cd player then

wait what are you playing your movies on? won't it play cd's?????

Clark Kent · 01-23-2009, 04:23 AM

Is this a serious question? For audio fidelity a cd player will beat an iPod every single time in a beatdown. The only reason to own an iPod is convenience and portability.

rob 14 · 01-23-2009, 04:25 AM

My s300 but don't want to use that.just have it for blus only

guitarist155 · 01-23-2009, 04:36 AM

what's your budget?

guitarist155 · 01-23-2009, 04:41 AM

http://www.musicdirect.com/product/80215
http://www.musicdirect.com/product/73833
http://www.musicdirect.com/product/80577

rob 14 · 01-23-2009, 04:47 AM

Just a single disc player.

guitarist155 · 01-23-2009, 04:53 AM

? the first is a 5 disk the next two are single disk players. all of those are universal and will play cd/sa-sd/dvd-a

Dagger · 01-23-2009, 06:02 AM

Have you considered a squeezebox? Better fidelity than an ipod and more convenient than a CDP. The stock squeezebox doesn't sound half bad (rip flac or wav though using Exact Audio Copy program).

You can eventually throw in an outboard DAC to improve the fidelity.

Or if you have a spare laptop, go laptop to USB outboard DAC.

krazeyeyez · 01-23-2009, 09:08 AM

just a question: cd from my understanding is not exactly the end all be all of music quality and doesnt ipod have options available to playback your music at cd or higher quality depending on the source of the file and the type? i know mp3 aac etc suck but are there not lossless types of compression you could use to get the same quality playback as a cd? as far as i know cd is not recorded in 7.1 etc..... so how exactly short of getting a "highend" cd player lol is it better?

Johnny Vinyl · 01-23-2009, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by guitarist155

http://www.musicdirect.com/product/80215
http://www.musicdirect.com/product/73833
http://www.musicdirect.com/product/80577

+1

The OPPO is a great choice for $169 and it'll blow any MP3 player out of the water. Stick with CD's!

John

k.g. · 01-23-2009, 11:57 AM

If you're ripping music from a cd onto a pc and then loading it onto an ipod, then i would think you're better off going with a cd player, and cut out the extra steps. if you're buying your music online then it's a different story. why not just use a blu-ray player to play your cds?

rob 14 · 01-23-2009, 01:58 PM

No I have 500 cds from salsa,merengue,r&b,and rock n roll

andyman1970 · 01-23-2009, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blu Man

They sound the same to me. I'd go with the IPOD though. Hands down. Buying a CD player right now is like buying a DVD player for your home theater. Maybe even like buying a VHS player.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blu Man

Sorry to tell you but the IPOD's kinda taking over the industry. Actually I should say that MP3's are taking over the industry. But I don't listen to music much so........

You're joking right? MP3's taking over the industry? IPOD sounds the same as a CD? You so

MP3's sound like crap. I don't even go near iTunes or other music downloads sites anymore and have started to buy CD's again, because the quality is sooooooo much better. I'm talking real manufactured CD's and the ones I burn on my computer, they sound like crap too. The only advantage to an IPOD and MP3's is portability to have on the go.

To the OP, if you have a Blu-ray player or even a DVD player that will play your CD's just fine.

Gremal · 01-23-2009, 02:29 PM

You can rip MP3s from CDs using Apple lossless and it doesn't sound bad at all. Once you get a taste of good vinyl and high res digital like SACDs, regular 16/44 CDs are nothing special. Certainly not worth hassling the guy just for observing that MP3s are taking over the industry, which is in fact true. That's what put Tower out of business.

01-23-2009, 02:27 AM	#1
rob 14 Active Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Elmwood Park/Chicago Home Theater Gallery:7 Trading Score:1	Music Just wondering if you guys can help me out.should I get a cd player to play cds or an ipod what would sound better.thanks in advance for the help..... Last edited by rob 14; 01-23-2009 at 02:47 AM.

01-23-2009, 04:06 AM	#6
rob 14 Active Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Elmwood Park/Chicago Home Theater Gallery:7 Trading Score:1	This is for the home...I mean I also have sirius but you know when you want to listen to a cd that you might have... Last edited by rob 14; 01-23-2009 at 04:22 AM.

01-23-2009, 04:53 AM	#13
guitarist155 Special Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jan 2008 Location:nashville Home Theater Gallery:45 4K collection:11 Blu-ray collection:134 DVD collection:3 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	? the first is a 5 disk the next two are single disk players. all of those are universal and will play cd/sa-sd/dvd-a Last edited by guitarist155; 01-23-2009 at 12:10 PM.

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01-23-2009, 02:47 AM	#2
Blu Man Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:United States Blu-ray collection:19 Blu-ray reviews:1	They sound the same to me. I'd go with the IPOD though. Hands down. Buying a CD player right now is like buying a DVD player for your home theater. Maybe even like buying a VHS player.

01-23-2009, 03:39 AM	#3
fighthefutureofhd Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Dry County	most definitely get the cd player. never ever will an ipod sound better than a cd player which is playing the original source unfiltered so to speak. and no cd's are not like dvd's or even vhs. if you want vhs buy an ipod. i'm listening to edie brickell and new bohemians' ultimate collection on cd on my 7.1 surround system and it sounds so rich and full of detail. i've got an ipod dock and i'm more than certain the ipod would sound crappy. do yourself a favor and go with a cd player. don't downgrade.

01-23-2009, 03:43 AM	#4
guitarist155 Special Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jan 2008 Location:nashville Home Theater Gallery:45 4K collection:11 Blu-ray collection:134 DVD collection:3 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	do you mean portable or at home? for portable i would have to say an mp3 player but I use both, I love using cd's, I can tell a difference in sound quality and there are times when i don't want to bother ripping a new cd into itunes or WMP however if I am traveling away from home or going for a run i use the mp3 player, it stores all my music in a tiny package and would be far less expensive to lose that my whole cd collection which i can't carry anyway. so I use both for portable but at home the mp3 gets put away and it's cd/sacd/vinyl only

01-23-2009, 04:19 AM	#7
guitarist155 Special Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jan 2008 Location:nashville Home Theater Gallery:45 4K collection:11 Blu-ray collection:134 DVD collection:3 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	ok cd player then wait what are you playing your movies on? won't it play cd's?????

01-23-2009, 04:23 AM	#8
Clark Kent Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Metropolis Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:184	Is this a serious question? For audio fidelity a cd player will beat an iPod every single time in a beatdown. The only reason to own an iPod is convenience and portability.

01-23-2009, 04:25 AM	#9
rob 14 Active Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Elmwood Park/Chicago Home Theater Gallery:7 Trading Score:1	My s300 but don't want to use that.just have it for blus only

01-23-2009, 04:36 AM	#10
guitarist155 Special Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jan 2008 Location:nashville Home Theater Gallery:45 4K collection:11 Blu-ray collection:134 DVD collection:3 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	what's your budget?

01-23-2009, 04:41 AM	#11
guitarist155 Special Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jan 2008 Location:nashville Home Theater Gallery:45 4K collection:11 Blu-ray collection:134 DVD collection:3 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	http://www.musicdirect.com/product/80215 http://www.musicdirect.com/product/73833 http://www.musicdirect.com/product/80577

01-23-2009, 04:47 AM	#12
rob 14 Active Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Elmwood Park/Chicago Home Theater Gallery:7 Trading Score:1	Just a single disc player.

01-23-2009, 06:02 AM	#14
Dagger Active Member Member since:Sep 2007	Have you considered a squeezebox? Better fidelity than an ipod and more convenient than a CDP. The stock squeezebox doesn't sound half bad (rip flac or wav though using Exact Audio Copy program). You can eventually throw in an outboard DAC to improve the fidelity. Or if you have a spare laptop, go laptop to USB outboard DAC.

01-23-2009, 09:08 AM	#15
krazeyeyez Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2007 Location:the guy on the couch Home Theater Gallery:18 Blu-ray collection:287 Blu-ray reviews:4	just a question: cd from my understanding is not exactly the end all be all of music quality and doesnt ipod have options available to playback your music at cd or higher quality depending on the source of the file and the type? i know mp3 aac etc suck but are there not lossless types of compression you could use to get the same quality playback as a cd? as far as i know cd is not recorded in 7.1 etc..... so how exactly short of getting a "highend" cd player lol is it better?

01-23-2009, 11:57 AM	#17
k.g. Junior Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Raleigh, NC Blu-ray collection:21	If you're ripping music from a cd onto a pc and then loading it onto an ipod, then i would think you're better off going with a cd player, and cut out the extra steps. if you're buying your music online then it's a different story. why not just use a blu-ray player to play your cds?

01-23-2009, 01:58 PM	#18
rob 14 Active Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Elmwood Park/Chicago Home Theater Gallery:7 Trading Score:1	No I have 500 cds from salsa,merengue,r&b,and rock n roll

01-23-2009, 02:29 PM	#20
Gremal Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Daddyland Home Theater Gallery:49 Blu-ray collection:184	You can rip MP3s from CDs using Apple lossless and it doesn't sound bad at all. Once you get a taste of good vinyl and high res digital like SACDs, regular 16/44 CDs are nothing special. Certainly not worth hassling the guy just for observing that MP3s are taking over the industry, which is in fact true. That's what put Tower out of business.

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