hi everyone

i've just bought my first hifi separates system, just an amp and speakers, cambridge audio and celestion. at the moment i'm just listening to music through my ipod dock but was considering buying a cd player as well. is this worth the money compared to using the ipod or am i wasting my time?

ed

Hi Ed,

I agree with Dave, a good quality CD player will beat the iPod but it does depend on the quality of the player and the associated amp and speakers as to the level of improvement.  That said, I also agree with Cliff that it is possible to get a good sound from an iPod or PC if the downloading bit rate is set as high as you can get it.  In the interest of getting lots of music onto their machine, many people go for a lower rate and the sound is then rubbbish if played through a system that's half decent.

The other issue is, do you have lots of CDs or are you going to start collecting? 

Roger