Why be coy about saying Sony and Philips? Odd :-)

Don't forget the "dedicated" mechanisms used in even the most
overpriced audiophile gear are the same cheap units as used in
everything else.

When the cheap ones can read any (undamaged) cd without error, why not? I
think a lot of audiophiles forget how trivially easy reading a cd is by
modern technological standards.

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Jim H