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From: fritz@hpfcla.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: CD error correction?
Message-ID: <3900019@hpfclp.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 27-Sep-85 18:20:00 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep 27 18:20:00 1985
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> I was listening to an excellent jazz CD, "Harlequin" by Dave Grusin
> and Lee Ritenour (all digital recording).  I was a little worried by
> some clicks and rattles that I heard in the speakers on that CD and
> on a couple of classical CDs.  "Uh oh, the speakers have a rattle."
> 
> Then I listened to a cassette made from the CD and heard the same
> clicks.
> 
> Am I hearing errors in the CD, errors in the player's reconstruction,
> or errors in my head?

This was undoubtably caused by errors on the CD, but it brings up an 
interesting question:  how do the various players compare vis-a-vis
error correction?

I have a NAD 5255 and have been quite pleased with its performance.  I
don't have ANY discs (of my collection of 40) that have any noticeable
clicks or other errors WHEN PLAYED ON THE NAD.  On the other hand, I had
a Nak OMS-5 player on loan for a few weeks, and I noticed clicks in
quite a few of my discs.  The Nak seemed to have slightly "smoother"
sound, which was nice, but the clicks drove me nuts!  I would really
have been annoyed if I'd paid $1000 for the Nak (2x what my NAD cost)
and got that much garbage out of it.

What are other peoples' experiences?  Most people won't have been able
to compare their discs on multiple players, but what is your subjective
opinion?  

Please MAIL your opinions to me, and I will summarize to the net.

Gary Fritz
{ihnp4,hplabs}!hpfcla!fritz


Disclaimer:  I have no interests in NAD, Nak, or any other brand, other
than owning some of the equipment and being interested in the best sound
for my money.  The Nak in question was a demo unit and could conceivably
have been damaged or misaligned.  No warrantee implied or expressed.


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