Does anyone out there NOT hear a difference in CD


Players? I am tossing around the idea of replacing my Pioneer Elite PD-65 with a Cambridge Audio 840c, but only if their is a CLEAR improvement. In the past I have had a difficult time hearing a noticeable difference in CD players from cheap ones to higher mid-fi ones.
fruff1976
Jerrym303's idea might be the way to go,would you hear a difference for the better with the Cam. probably yes,just depends if you want to spend the money,But the thing is with dig,once you even have a decent player the differences dont stand out nearly as much as compared to when you get a different amp or preamp.
Fruff: If you can't hear any difference, don't change anything. Save your money. But I will tell you this.
I had the Pioneer feeding an Adcom 600DAC for about 10yrs.
And yes, the combo was fantastic back in '96 or '97.
But I have upgraded the transport twice since then.
Now, I just have a $400 oppo with no external DAC.
That's right, I tried the oppo with the ADCOM DAC
and didn't like it, which really threw me.
So there you have it. I hope this helps
Jorge
No suggestion has been made to mod the PD-65. I offered the Empirical Audio PD-65 mod as an illustration that Steve Nugent thought the PD-65's stable platter transport worthy of taking to a higher level (basically by improving the power supply/delivery). I would not recommend modding the PD-65, and I have no idea if anyone even offers a PD-65 mod anymore. However, the PD-65 remains a good, solid transport in stock form.

If the OP insists on changing CD players, I definitely would recommend buying a used rather than new CD player. Silver discs are going the way of the Dodo, and buying a new silver disc player seems a waste of money to me, unless the peace of mind provided by a warranty is worth the extra cost of buying new.

Heck, buy a used (or new) stock OPPO. Give it a shot. The classifieds are full of them. Pretty inexpensive experiment, IMO.

You won't know until you compare in your own system with your own ears.
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Through my headphones I heard a big difference between my 5-disc Panasonic and my Rotel rcd 965le. At first the Rotel confused me and then I figured out that it just was way more resolving. Dan