Don Pearce wrote:
On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 18:36:04 +1000, "APR"
wrote:

I recently, after reading all the posts debating the various merits of of
CD and LP, went out and bought the latest and greatest budget CD player, but
now have a problem.

I am having difficulty determining how to change the what-see-me-jiggit that
should allow me to tailor the sound to suit the different types of music I
want to play. You know how you can change the cartridge in your turntable.
In the past I had a couple of turntables with different cartridges mounted
in each, and each cartridge had it's strong points that resulted in them
giving more enjoyment on a particular type of music.

Is there any way to achieve the same result with a CD player. I am not
achieving the same nostalgic satisfaction from the CD player that I achieved
from my old turntables.


That has already been done for you by the producers of the CDs. They
are designed and produced to sound at their "best" on a non-fiddling
CD player.


While this is true for a few small specialty labels in general it
couldn't be much further from the truth. In this day of loudness wars
the music is the casualty.


CD players don't have the same failings as all that
mechanical gubbins in a vinyl playback system and there is no need to
make any changes to suit different music types.

Just press the "go" button and enjoy the music.

Seems he already did that and wasn't happy. First find the better
mastered CDs then get them. A great source for information is Steve
Hoffman's music forum.



Scott