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MP3 player for home system

Dec 30, 2008 7:08PM PST

Hi there,

I've got a pretty decent 7.1 home theater system from which I play my cds on my cd player. However, I have a huge collection of cds and even if I put them on a disk in mp3 format and play them in my dvd player, I get tired of changing my cds around (not to mention all the extra cds laying around from making mp3 disks). I've been thinking the solution might be simply buying an mp3 player, preferably 80g (like Ipod or Zune) and connect that to my receiver, but I'm wondering if I'll get a decent sound or anything close to what I hear from the original cd. I guess that's my first question. Second question would be what mp3 player would you recommend if you were to recommend one? Since the mp3 player would always just sit there, size or whatever doesn't matter, but playing options and ease of use would.

Thanks alot for your help and awesome articles.
Marc

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The problem is that most CD is stereo. You have 7.1
Dec 30, 2008 10:46PM PST

So right there we have source that is less than what your system can support.

Moving past that I use a simpler old 20GB iPod in a dock and it sounds great. Have you tried this? I know some that are 'researching' and 'researching' but sometimes you have to step over the line and do it.

I have no product preferences but the iPod was the HP iPod 20GB for under 99 bucks and it's use was as a jukebox player in the home. It's fine and while some audiophile could probably find something missing the brutal truth is I own 2 CDs of the same content that sound different from each other.

Who tells us which one was 'original'?
Bob

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Too easy
Dec 31, 2008 12:41AM PST

Bob,

thanks for your reply. Makes complete sense. The Ipod idea was what I was thinking about, but I thought maybe something "smart" exists out there to make it even better. Nice simple solution. I always like those.
Happy new year and thanks again.
Marc