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- From: young@tellabs.com (Craig Young)
- Newsgroups: rec.audio
- Subject: Re: Need New CD Deck Recomendations!
- Message-ID: <1992Jul24.172129.7445@tellab5.tellabs.com>
- Date: 24 Jul 92 17:21:29 GMT
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- In article <50982@seismo.CSS.GOV> denio@seismo.CSS.GOV (Dennis O'Neill) writes:
- >In article <23270@alice.att.com> andrew@alice.att.com (Andrew Hume) writes:
- >>
- >>
- >> i used the adcom whilst demoing speakers on the weekend.
- >>the user interface sucks. all the buttons are mono-sized and
- >>not well laid out. the sound was competent but i'd reject it
- >>on usability grounds alone.
- >
- >I must disagree. I own an Adcom CD player (GCD-575), and, while it
- >doesn't have the best possible control layout ("user interface"), it's
- >perfectly usable for me. I've never had any trouble using any of the controls.
- >The buttons I use most, namely "Play" and "Open/Close", are at the ends of
- >their respective rows and easy to find. All (or at least most) of the
- >other features are accessible from the remote, and
- >that's where I use them anyway.
- >
- >That said, there may well be players on the market with better sound
- >for comparable price, as the Adcom is now several years old. Or maybe
- >not. Listen first and worry about the "user interface" (sheesh) fourth.
- >
- >Dennis O'Neill
- >--
- >Dennis O'Neill (denio@seismo.css.gov)
-
- I have to second Dennis' comments. I too, own an Adcom CD player. While I
- bought it based on sound and construction quality, I have not had any
- problems with the user interface.
-
- I use the remote about 60% of the time, but also use the front panel. The
- class-A headphone amp and absolute polarity switch are nice touches.
-
- In it's price range, from a sound standpoint, I would not sell it short. This
- player is available for around $475, and is close in sound quality to the
- Rotels, but is built considerably better. Check the drawer quality. All in
- all, this machine makes a pretty good transport in it's price range.
-
- Craig Young
-