"Mr.T" MrT@home wrote in message
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"Keith G" wrote in message
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But, on a more serious note, I have often wondered if 'tubed' CDPs
sound
any better (I've never heard one myself) - having witnessed a vast
number* of people here being staggered backwards to hear CDs
(including
their own) played through valve amps for the first time!!

Of course they sound DIFFERENT.

But have you actually *heard* one...??

Very many of each. Although "heard" may be the wrong term in the case
of any
good amplifier.



I meant have you heard a 'tubed' CD player?



"Better" is purely a *subjective opinion* in that case with large
numbers in
each camp.
*Objectively* there is no contest though.
The distinction is lost on non technical people unfortunately.

Lost on me, that's for sure - what is the distinction?

If you don't understand the difference between objective testing, and
subjective opinion, I suggest you do some basic research.


No. You just tell me what the distinction is.


(I suspect you are describing the scenario where someone has been
listening to the music and says he prefers a particular player and
someone else who has been *measuring* stuff says 'No, you are
*wrong*!!'...??)

Put simply, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, regardless of
it's
relationship to physical reality.


What physical reality? That they are *wrong*??


You cannot disprove someone's personal subjective opinion, despite the
number of flame fests on Usenet trying to do so.
But as the saying goes "opinions are like assholes, everyone's got one
and
they're often full of ****".


Not really relevant here - we are talking about an 'opinion' which is
expressed by *choice* (presumably after some physical comparisons)
rather than an opinon expressed as an *observation*, are we not?