Hello. Long time lurker, first time poster. I love the show BTW... ;-)
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Originally posted by Yo Momma
I guess a better question would be, why wouldn't you use your dvd player to play CD's? ... with a DVD player you get the benefits of being able to play mp3 cd's, DVD audio, etc. |
Because you might be able to get a better dedicated CD player, audio sound quality-wise. OR perhaps it's better to match your CD source to your tastes, and keep the DVD portion isolated from that. That way you can change out your video source at will without affecting your CD playback. Pehaps you like the Panasonic DVD-RP82's video, but you find the audio somewhat lacking? And maybe the more expensive DVD players don't really do it for you (both audio and video)?
I initially began a 1 year and 11 month process in Dec 2000 to find a 5-7 disc DVD carousel to replace my marantz cc-47 changer, which I ran into a DAC from a jitterbox (AA DTI-Pro). I couldn't find anything audibly acceptable that wasn't extra pricy like the Denon 4800 changer. Also most of the earlier models didn't like to play CD-R discs. Not that big of a deal, but I'd miss that feature for sure! And as much as I hate to say the the flimsy build quality (panasonic dvd-cp72, e.g,) didn't sit well in my mind. And those that did seem to be built better (Pioneer Elite c36 and Onkyo C601) had unspectacular video or are known to be unreliable.
Then factor in the ever involving video implementations, and I'd need a new player at least every two years, if not sooner. Plus that upgrade would disrupt my audio playback. And likewise, if I wanted to exchange the player for something sonically better, I'd have to rematch my (already excessively picky) criteria all over again. And considering I just about founding nothing I really liked over the course of 2 years. It doesn't bode well for me to go down that path.
So I just decided I would have two separate sources. CD and DVD. Even factoring in the extra cost of interconnects, shelf space, and having to buy the DVD player, still think I might have come out ahead. At least compared to having to buy on single "super" DVD player.
I picked up a Panasonic DVD-RP82 at the suggestion of others on this forum. Not bad for just a little over $200. It sure has succeeding in making all my friends to have seen it envious. In both looks and performance.
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And it's one less remote and an extra space on your component rack. |
There is sometime to be said about that depending on how expensive your rack real estate is. It's also worth considering you won't need an extra pair of interconnects or a digital cable. And it's one less input on your preamp that you need to use.