They most definitely do not.
And another absolutely inane comment.
ASR is becoming a cesspool of ignorance.
The 1990s Michi was great looking equipment, no doubt.
just paste this in-https://darko.audio/2024/09/rotel-introduces-michi-q5-cd-player-cd-transport-dac/
Hits on his site actually benefit him (even if someone's just looking to marvel at the nonsense), so he's cutting off his nose to spite his face.Pasting on a separate browser window is letting darko win. As I use chrome, there is no control of HTTP referer. So
1.- If you are using firefox, it is easy
Type in the address bar: about:config and click on “I'll be careful, I promise!”.
Find in the new window using a search tool: referer.
Double-click on the line “network. http. sendRefererHeader” and change the value from “2” to “0” and click “OK”.
2.- Using chrome, not sure how to hack it, but the easiest way is to install the referer control extension form the webstore. However it is a 3rd party extension so there is the question of security. Is it worth it to risk a 3rd party extension just to not let darko have his way? Your decision. My mind says no! But not letting darko get away with that pettiness... is it pettiness?
Hits on his site actually benefit him (even if someone's just looking to marvel at the nonsense), so he's cutting off his nose to spite his face.
Really there's no point as you can already surmise the nature of the content and there'll be no useful information.
IMO, best not to compromise the https for http. Even better don't pay attention to Darko. He sure isn't worth the risk even is the risk is slight.Pasting on a separate browser window is letting darko win. As I use chrome, there is no control of HTTP referer. So
1.- If you are using firefox, it is easy
Type in the address bar: about:config and click on “I'll be careful, I promise!”.
Find in the new window using a search tool: referer.
Double-click on the line “network. http. sendRefererHeader” and change the value from “2” to “0” and click “OK”.
2.- Using chrome, not sure how to hack it, but the easiest way is to install the referer control extension form the webstore. However it is a 3rd party extension so there is the question of security. Is it worth it to risk a 3rd party extension just to not let darko have his way? Your decision. My mind says no! But not letting darko get away with that pettiness... is it pettiness?
Cd transport portion, digital out, should be bit perfect(easily testable, using RME digicheck tool). Cd player dac portion, analogue output, may differ.They most definitely do not.
And another absolutely inane comment.
ASR is becoming a cesspool of ignorance.
Agree. I use Onkyo CD player C-7030 as a transport only(new cost approx $250). Digital optical cable feeds into RME DAC($1200 new). I have an extensive cd collection I play. Very good sound and very good music listening.CD players don't sound different when you take the digital out. But the analog stage is something different. My father had a Denon from the 1980's and bought a new Marantz in 2010, and that analog part of the Marantz was a lot better than the Denon, but both digital out to the same convertor (i tested with an older Apogee AD8000 trough sp/dif at that time) it sounded the same. The Marantz convertor (that is way more modern than the Apogee) was the best, but probally only average compared to what is availeble now.
These days you best buy a good transport with digital (sp/dif) out, that does not have to cost even thousands. The Marantz is a good one and costed a few hundreds, and cheaper is also possible. Couple that with a good dac and you got it as good as it gets. No need for a 7K cd player at all.
I rip cd's with my old Lenovo laptop and store them in a box in my attic after that. I play digital music from my NAS server where all those are stored. And that is how many now work. But if you want the classic cd player, a Marantz CD6007 (500€) coupled to a good dac (can be less than 100€, see review list) is as good as it gets. And I say Marantz because i know the brand, but i'm sure there are even cheaper devices that also do it right in that kind of config that i don't know about also.
Audio furniture to impress people.Not only is it insanely expensive, it's also extremely oversized for no reason whatsoever.
Yeah rich people can be quite shallow.Audio furniture to impress people.
Was it one of those with SM5843AP or with PMD100? Keep in mind the PMD100 is an HDCD decoder so will attenuate all regular CDs by 6 dB, so definitely no problems with intersample-overs in that one. A well-adjusted PCM63P-K is peak multibit era D/A, too... these can pretty much hit 20-bit linearity, so definitely plenty even when you effectively need 17.There was something "special" about the sound of that CD player. The CDM9Pro drive, the dual BB PCM63-K chips? Dunno. But at the time, it sounded like no other CD player (to my ears, at least).
For the same reason people buy record players for $125,000 or even $150,000.Naturally it is Darko talking about it:
Rotel introduces Michi Q5 CD player, CD transport & DAC | Darko.Audio
A top-loading CD player for your 'Michi by Rotel' amplification suite.darko.audio
Rotel Michi Q5 coming out in November. Why would anyone see $7000 in value in a CD player that can also be used as a DAC?
No. Because I like it. Very few people are allowed to come in my home.Audio furniture to impress people.