On Sat, 02 Apr 2005 18:14:15 +1000, Tat Chan
wrote:

Stewart Pinkerton wrote:

On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 22:49:11 +1000, Tat Chan
wrote:


Stewart Pinkerton wrote:

Good point, and it certainly seems to hold for the latest generation
of 'universal' players. My new (made in China) Pioneer DV-575A is
sonically indistinguishable from the Meridian 588 on CD,

that says a lot. Did you upgrade your Sony to a Meridian by any chane?


No, but a friend of mine reckoned that his 'high end' Meridian was
bound to be *way* superior to my 'Chinky cheapy' universal player. It
may be some time before I'm invited back........... :-)

out of curiosuity, what speakers were your friend using?

B&W N800s, not the latest diamond version.

Assuming your friend is male and married, I hope his wife doesn't hear about
the Pioneer sounding as good as the Meridian!

He's more likely to tell her about his mistress! :-)

Hmmm, I have been itching to replace my 2nd gen Philips DVD player and 12 y.o.
Rotel CD player with the Pioneer 676A (local equivalent of the 575) but I can't
quite seem to justify the purchase ...

Mine cost me £109. Surely can't be *that* hard to justify! I can't buy
a new tyre for that price.....................

well, they cost £80 here, before haggling

So what's the problem? Gives great pictures, too.

My DVD player and CD player both work, and the Pioneer would be an extra box in
the house.

Besides, I do need to get a new spare tyre ...

And what sort of tyres do German cars need that cost more than £109? Top of the
line Pirelli Neros?

235/40x17 Continental Sport Contact II, on my Audi A6 3.0 Sport
Quattro. The 225/35x18 Michelin Pilots on my wife's TT are even more
expensive! :-(
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