| Overall Rating: |
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3
out of 5
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Review as an audio CD player,
01/07/2010
Apparently, it's very difficult these days to buy a dedicated component CD player. So, we're relegated to basically using our DVD and Blu-ray players to listen to our CDs.
I bought this player to be my exclusive music player without any intentions of using it for video playback. Take my review with a grain of salt.
I was attracted to this unit to replace my cheaper Sony DVD player ($37 at Walmart) because of two features:
1) The ability to play audio CDs.
2) The ability to decode iTunes AAC files.
I have an extensive iTunes library, so this player allows me to make DVDs that hold hundreds of my iTunes songs, rather than mastering an audio CD with up to 15-20 songs.
So, how does this player rate as an audio player?
Not too bad. It plays songs, so that's good. But, it could be better. However, considering this player isn't a $400 Emotiva or a $2000 exotic tube amp player, it does well for the $70 paid for it.
My only complains about it are:
1) The player plays the music extremely bright. In fact, the 1K hz frequency is insane. I have to basically lower that frequency as far as my equilizers will go. Also, the 4k-16k are also heavily emphasized, making cymbals sound strong, as well as increasing singer's sibilance. This is easily corrected in the equalizers as well. The bottom line with this player is don't expect to get perfect sound without adjusting your equalizers. In other words, it does not make faithful reproductions of the original recordings. But, for the price, I'm not upset at all.
2) The player does not shuffle music songs.
3) When playing back iTunes files, there is a longer than expected gap between tracks. Sometimes, this gap can be 3-6 seconds long, depending on the song. Also, it will no honor gapless playback between tracks when using iTunes files. It will honor gapless on regular audio CDs, though.
Overall, this player does what it is expected to do at the price range. You just need to equalize the sound a little on your own because it isn't faithful in the fidelity of sound.
| Value: |
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4
out of 5
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| Meets Expectations: |
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4
out of 5
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