CDP equivalent to Rega planer 3
Posted by: garth on 24 May 2002
I have a Rega planer 3 and a planet and - no surprise - the planer 3 completely blows the planet out of the water in terms of musical satisfaction. I know this is very subjective but how much would one have to spend to get similar musical satisfaction from a used CDP?
The tt is just so much more musically involving and has a much greater sense of - for lack of a better word - immediacy. I truly wonder if one can get that kind of reproduction from CD or whether the quality I enjoy so much with vinyl is intrinsically linked to a needle making physical contact? Can one get that same quality from CD or is it more a case - at a certain price point - of equal but different?
Incidentally, when I auditioned my planet against a Karik I thought the difference quite subtle compared to the difference between the planer and planet.
Thanks for any opinions.
GarthY
The tt is just so much more musically involving and has a much greater sense of - for lack of a better word - immediacy. I truly wonder if one can get that kind of reproduction from CD or whether the quality I enjoy so much with vinyl is intrinsically linked to a needle making physical contact? Can one get that same quality from CD or is it more a case - at a certain price point - of equal but different?
Incidentally, when I auditioned my planet against a Karik I thought the difference quite subtle compared to the difference between the planer and planet.
Thanks for any opinions.
GarthY