It seems I actually prefer digital sound to analogue because when I connected the Marantz CD player & then the Onkyo player as an experiment to my system, I connect them first by analogue and then digital by optical cable & the digital connection in both cases produced much better sound. What I'm curious about, and maybe this is wishful thinking on my part, but the built in progressive scan DVD player on my 500 watt JVC receiver, may for that receiver, be so integrated, as to produce a better CD sound then connecting a CD player via auxullary to the same receiver. What do you think?

What receiver do you have? The funny thing is Music Direct sent me their large catalogue and the prices for things were astonomical- cables for the price I would buy a receiver for, etc., and it seems one can spend a fortune getting obsessed over this stuff.





Quote Originally Posted by Lensman
Sorry the experiment didn't work out, but I'm glad to hear you maintained your objectivity. I must confess surprise, however, that you were able to hear any difference at all.

From the adjectives you use to describe the aspects of sound you treasure most, I can't help but believe you'd be happiest hearing these recordings analog (vinyl on a turntable through a tube amp). As you've mentioned a desire to stay away from albums, perhaps you might give thought to tube amplification. Perhaps you can get a local dealer to let you A/B a tube amp against a HT receiver with your CDs.