standard audio CD i'm basically interested in 980 for audio; i.e., SACD and DVD-A. but want to make sure it can also play plain old CDs. can anyone confirm this?
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right. i asked since i had read at least one comment which stated that the unit had troubles with standard cd's but not sacd or dvd-a. please let people know what you find once you get it.
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Of course it can play audio CDs. And does so very well, from what I've read.http://www.oppodigital.com/dv980h/dv980h_features.aspI don't own it yet, buying it for my audio system as a universal CD/SACD/DVD-Audio player.
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I understand that there is a firmware update that supposedly fixes this issue. Also, it is my understanding that TV must be hooked up to initially set up and play audio CDs and SACDs. As I'm only interested in audio playback, this is important to know. Can anyone confirm? Perhaps L.Go since you have the unit and have played the disks.
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I am very interested in what you find out. I am looking at the 980H mainly as a cd/sacd/dvd-a player.I have read many reviews on it and none have mentioned that the first few seconds of cd are cut off, the only one being on this site.Very interesting.
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You have to go thru HDMI to get the surround on DVD audio, I listened to 1 DVD audio and it worked, but it took a long time to load each track and really, did not sound that great/NOW, forget that, this is the best CD player I have ever heard, SACDs are incredible, have both of the Allman Brothers that are in SACD. WHAT a great media, I wish there were more CDs in SACD, it sounds so much better than a CD. It did take me a real long time to understand how to work everything, but you know, there are audiophile reviewers that use this universal disc player for a reference player when they review 5000 dollar CD players. You have to go thru HDMI to get the surround on DVD audio, I listened to 1 DVD audio and it worked, but it took a long time to load each track and really, did not sound that great/NOW, forget that, this is the best CD player I have ever heard, SACDs are incredible, have both of the Allman Brothers that are in SACD. WHAT a great media, I wish there were more CDs in SACD, it sounds so much better than a CD. It did take me a real long time to understand how to work everything, but you know, there are audiophile reviewers that use this universal disc player for a reference player when they... » Read More You have to go thru HDMI to get the surround on DVD audio, I listened to 1 DVD audio and it worked, but it took a long time to load each track and really, did not sound that great/NOW, forget that, this is the best CD player I have ever heard, SACDs are incredible, have both of the Allman Brothers that are in SACD. WHAT a great media, I wish there were more CDs in SACD, it sounds so much better than a CD. It did take me a real long time to understand how to work everything, but you know, there are audiophile reviewers that use this universal disc player for a reference player when they review 5000 dollar CD players. « Show Less
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Most of the time though, I use the Dv-980H for DVD play back.But I also use the DV-980H to play CD, SACD, DVD-A, and MP3 have not encountered any problem in over a year's use. I also use it as a Hi-Resolution JPEG viewing device.
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Yes it does play CDs, but tends to cut the first half note (fraction of second). So some CDs will make this apparent.
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"Most music" is still on CD. You can rip to any format you want--and OGG sounds better, and of course is completely free. There are dozens of other manufacturers who support OGG. Why wouldn't I just look there instead of being coerced into ripping in an inferior format?
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Strange question, are you trying to feed a DSD signal to this device or extract DSD FROM the device? DSD won't pass through optical, so that answers that question, and you are going to have to look at this product specs carefully, as so many electronic components convert "pure" DSD to PCM. You might get true, native DSD out of one of the outputs, if it has a true DSD signal, and I realize you never say DSD which is (SACD), Super Audio Compact Disc is, in it's purest form DSD, or direct stream digital, but so many manufacturers cheat on truly getting a DSD signal out of the outputs, I would check it carefully. If I knew exactly what you are doing, I could probably answer this question better! If I play a true, native DSD SACD disc on one of my Sony SACD players, the conversion from DSD is made internally to ANALOG outputs, but I do get the true advantages of SACD playback, true DSD, of course I got rid of all Sony equipment, as they don't carry parts after about two years, and purchased the Oppo 105D which also passes DSD in it's true native form, as does the older Sony SACD players, and it does a dozen other important things as well. Be careful how much money you spend on Sony anything, as they do not stand behind their products, I can write a book on that.
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anyone have any thoughts? my primary use would be music, both (admittedly out of date) CDs and mp3
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I got mine installed by Best Buy technicians. ..sounds great...better than Cd.. Check with them to make sure it will work
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Do you have it on CD? I did not have any trouble with the CDs playing. Have you read your instructions. They are very helpful.
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can you post the link to the website this information was on? I just sent an email to pioneerusa.com customer support asking about Cd-R capabilities for this unit. I will post any response I get.
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Good question. Wish I could answer it. I just play cd's on this system and it is great for that but I am of the older generation and just do not understand all this new stuff. Sorry I could not help you.
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CD-G disks are CD's with graphics. When they play you also see words or pictures. Yes, you can play regular CD's, too.
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In fact SACDs CAN be ripped, ironically using the PS3. However, you cannot play the resulting files natively on the AK120. You would have to re-encoded them to hi-res FLAC. This re-encoding probably results in the loss of the very detail you want from SACD music. Whether this detail loss is audible or not is an open question. DSD files purchased from various web sites are not currently supported by the AK 120. Hopefully that will be addressed in the future as this player seems quite good.
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I's sorry but I haven't played any WAV files via USB. I doubt if I will, because I use the CD6005 largely to play CD's. If I do so in the future, I will update you. Thanks.
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Most of mine are old, too, and they play fine. I suppose that some home-recorded CDs might not play, but I have only played commercially-recorded ones.
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Hello. I am having no luck with the CD-R's I have bought. Is there and brand that actually works in this machine? Thanks for your time, troy.
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You should have no problem playing standard CDs. CD-Rs or bootleg discs may not play. Contact Sony for more information.
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No CD player these days start instantly. Give it 4-5 seconds to read the disc.It says it plays MP3 material, even though I did not test it personally.I own this CD player, after sending back another brand/model, that got rave reviews, but did not play all my CD-Rs recorded on PC.This Tascam plays that CD-R. And it also sounds great.If you want a simple CD player that does the job without glitches, with a natural sound, this is one I would highly recommend.
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About this comment; "CD's sound decent but near as good as a system meant to play them"...is there a device I might purchase to play CDs on this system so that they sound great...not just decent?
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Huh! Figure!I never expected it to work in such a dated player, but indeed my dozen or so JPG's burned on to a CDRW (just to answer your question) did in fact display on this unit.That's the only format I tested as it's the only one you mentioned.