Bluray vs Cd player

[70srocker]

Newby here......first post......

Im currently using my bluray player ( Sony BDP 5350 ) to play
my music CD's. Would there be a noticable difference in sound quality if
I were to add a dedicated CD player ?? I can appreciate the fact
that more information would be needed by you folks to answer......

Can someone just summarize an answer ??
Maybe a members personal experience on this

Thanks all

[Suave]

Hi 70srocker,

I've moved your question to the appropriate area. Please note that questions/comments should be placed in the forum that best describes the type of component that you are referring to.

The quick answer is yes, a dedicated CD player should generally produce a noticable improvement in the sound compared to the Blu-ray player. A dedicated CD player should have a better quality transport, better DACs and a better jitter chip. A more rigid chassis should eliminate some mechanical vibrations as well.

This of course will largely depend on the other components in your system.

What make/model of AV receiver and speakers are you using?

If you're using a home theatre in a box system for example, it is unlikely that you'll hear much (if any) performance improvement by adding a dedicated CD player. If on the other hand you have a decent AV receiver and speakers then you should be able to hear a noticable improvement.

[70srocker]

Thanks for the reply Suave, I will take more care when posting !

[SoundGame]

70srocker. In general a dedicated CD player of the same price as a Blu-ray player will outperform the Blu-ray player on redbook CD playback; however, I'm hearding the the new OPPO BD-83 "SE" is one of those exception to the rule. It's a universal player that performs exceptionally well with redbook CD playback. A believe this is a new trendsetter.

[70srocker]

Thanks soundgame, as u can see I'm somewhat of a newby in this area,
but have filtered in much info just perusing through this forum.....I hope to
purchase the Cambridge 740C player, as I have the 740 series amp. Only
two problems.....best deal I can find is 999.00 US denaros, and convincing
the wife the sound will be a 1000.00 better !!!!

[SoundGame]

Hey 70srocker...sorry about my terrible spelling on that last post...sometime I think I'm getting old.

You will get that advantage of synergy by keeping to the same brand and series with the Cambridge...you just need to do your homework on the particular model and hopefully get out to a Cambridge dealer and see it in action with your amp, if possible. I haven't seen the 740 in action myself, but Cambridge is very well respected and is supposed to provide very good value to cost.

On the wife side, you need to wine and dine the lady...take her shoe shopping and get her a couple hours at the spa and within a week you should be able to drop the news on her....LOL.

[Mike Osadciw]

Audition and listen. Hopefully the dealer will allow you to take the piece home for a night and try it in your system. You are looking at a CD player that is better than the bottom mass CD players (eg. from Sony, etc.). If that were the case I'd be pressed to tell you if there were many differences between the two...(depends on the player).

Usually, and I'll stress usually, companies who are serious about 2-channel audio like Cambridge will design a better CD player than what a run of the mill DVD/BD player will sound like. Oh, and it's not just sound quality you'll be happy about. NAVIGATION. I simply can't stand the poor navigation BD/DVD players have on a CD with regards to start-up, playing, skipping tracks and most of all: fast forwarding and reversing in a song. It's a nightmare on a video-based player and a godsend on a CD player. Plus, you don't have to worry about all of those noisy video components inside the player polluting your sound.

[70srocker]

Thanks for the info Mike......have learned much since first posting the question,
since then have purchased the Cambridge 740C player to match the 740A amp.
I'll use the the 740C dac to process the signal via toslink / coax from my
Sony bluray player and then out to the amp........the 650 Bluray looks very inviting,
as have read Suave's review on it.....maybe next year !!

[70srocker]

Hey Soundgame.....I took your advise !!!

[Suave]

Congrats on the new CD player 70srocker! Let us know how you like it after giving it a good listen.

Mike - I couldn't agree with you more about the navigation of a dedicated CD player vs. a DVD/CD player or Blu-ray/CD player. From my experience, many video disc players are very poor when it comes to navigating music CDs. Skipping of tracks, fast fowarding and rewinding are often choppy. Also, I've heard some players that produce a loud pop in the speakers or cut off the first second or two of a song when navigating the disc. In some cases, the players can also produce loud mechnical noises when switching tracks.

A good dedicated CD player should offer quiet operation and perform all these actions without any glitches.