That Pioneer PD-10AE is really growing on me in that the accuracy and detail playback is near perfect. It seems to be too honest in the playback accuracy, which is really what I wanted. To hear what is actually on the CD is a good thing to me because I can hear great detail from well mastered music. Sound stage I attribute more to the speakers and amp. The input outputs are spartan for sure, but it's all I need. Just running the CD player into a restored Pioneer SX850 out to self supercharged C40 Harkness designed, folded horn cabs. Now that is serious sound stage when cranked just a little.
Denon - poor quality and difficult to get repaired. For me Marantz even though it is the same corporation. Cambridge Audio is also fragile build quality.
It's sad that Teac has abandoned the uncompromising Hi-Fi sector! Take a look inside a VRDS from the 2000s. The VRDS 25 had a massive aluminium mechanism, the case was divided into 3 distinct parts, the cast aluminium press plate covered the CD, which could not vibrate. Today, I can't imagine a machine built like these magnificent Teac VRDS CD players. Today, they're nothing more and nothing less than PC players in disguise, with a nice gold label on top ! 🙄🙄🙄
Have a Denon 500c cd/mp3 player. It's about 4 years old. Disc's won't load. No one will fix it. It's hard to get parts. Tried to contact company... well lots of luck with that. I would NEVER buy another Denon product and would advise everyone else to avoid this brand. Expensive garbage.
I had the same experience with Denon years ago when you could still get repairs. They were VERY expensive bookshelf component systems ($1,000 each in the 90s!) and I had 3 of them for different work/home locations. The CD and cassette portions spent a lot of time in the shop and I eventually threw them out although I still use the amps and speakers to this day. Definitely NOT a quality brand imo.
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Never in a million years is that the ‘top 10’ of CD players!
That Pioneer PD-10AE is really growing on me in that the accuracy and detail playback is near perfect. It seems to be too honest in the playback accuracy, which is really what I wanted. To hear what is actually on the CD is a good thing to me because I can hear great detail from well mastered music. Sound stage I attribute more to the speakers and amp.
The input outputs are spartan for sure, but it's all I need. Just running the CD player into a restored Pioneer SX850 out to self supercharged C40 Harkness designed, folded horn cabs. Now that is serious sound stage when cranked just a little.
My gawd! The voice!
Denon - poor quality and difficult to get repaired. For me Marantz even though it is the same corporation. Cambridge Audio is also fragile build quality.
It's sad that Teac has abandoned the uncompromising Hi-Fi sector!
Take a look inside a VRDS from the 2000s. The VRDS 25 had a massive aluminium mechanism, the case was divided into 3 distinct parts, the cast aluminium press plate covered the CD, which could not vibrate. Today, I can't imagine a machine built like these magnificent Teac VRDS CD players.
Today, they're nothing more and nothing less than PC players in disguise, with a nice gold label on top ! 🙄🙄🙄
Pioneer is the best.😊
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Have a Denon 500c cd/mp3 player. It's about 4 years old. Disc's won't load. No one will fix it. It's hard to get parts. Tried to contact company... well lots of luck with that. I would NEVER buy another Denon product and would advise everyone else to avoid this brand. Expensive garbage.
Thank you, for sharing, turntable first then a cd deck .
What would you recommend?
I had the same experience with Denon years ago when you could still get repairs. They were VERY expensive bookshelf component systems ($1,000 each in the 90s!) and I had 3 of them for different work/home locations. The CD and cassette portions spent a lot of time in the shop and I eventually threw them out although I still use the amps and speakers to this day. Definitely NOT a quality brand imo.
I have had my Marantz CD6004 since 2014 and it cost about $400 back then. It is still playing well for 10 years now. It sounds rich and smooth too.
@danielnapoli649 I have a modded Denon 5910 that has worked flawlessly since new (around 20-years). Maybe you got a lemon?
Extraordinarily terrible list. Mention Pioneer, but don't provide a model number. List a SONY CD changer that was discontinued years ago. Just bad.
Is this created and voiced by AI? Sounds fake as hell.
Tutto commerciale, not best !!!
What is the mean best in the world?all those all low end players…