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RE: Question about modern CD players

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In Reply to: RE: Question about modern CD players posted by PAR on August 21, 2019 at 15:48:02

CD Players are not dead. Mark Levinson has announced a brand new SACD / CD player, the 5101. This includes a streamer (from Tidal, etc or NAS)and a DAC, but no volume control, so (unlike its predecessors the 39 and 390S) it can't be used directly into a power amp - shame. However (for a Mark Levinson products) it's very reasonably priced at $5500.

I'm not sure if it'll play audio for DVD but certainly CD-R and CD-RW discs are UK.

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RE: Question about modern CD players - PAR 01:41:52 08/22/19 (1)
Yes Peter but as I said " What will remain next year at this time aside from very costly high end audiophile players".

I think $5500 counts as very costly, at least to most people. You may think it "very reasonable" which it may well be given the historic price profile of ML products but it is still a lot of pocket change for the average person.

I also think that its streaming abilities show that ML are aware that few will now buy a box that is just a CD (or CD/SACD) player. Mark Levinson do not even primarily refer to it as a CD player. They describe it as " Network Streaming, Super Audio CD (SACD) player and Digital to Analog Converter ". So Network Streaming is top of the bill.

Best Wishes

Pete
- RE: Question about modern CD players - cawson@onetel.com 06:53:28 08/22/19 (0)
  Yes of course $5500 is a lot of money but the 5101 does a lot more than just playing CDs. How much would a good SACD player have cost 5 or 10 years ago? How much was the Mark Levinson 39 CDP (and follow-up 390S) from 25 years ago? It was �6500 and sold in huge numbers! Add inflation over 25 years and the 5101's $5500 looks positively cheap! And it's a streamer that handles all online music from the likes of Tidal and thousands of radio stations (saving the cost of a radio - remember those, we all had one!) and includes an excellent DAC. So a modern day 39 / 390S, but better.
  Yes it is costly compared with what we've become accustomed to (better quality at lower prices) but look at what our hobby cost a couple of decades ago.
  
  Edits: 08/22/19 08/22/19

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