My first CD listening experience came from a Mission PCM7000. Until then, I had only LPs spun on an LP12/Ittok.Do you remember your reaction on hearing your very first CD if all you were used to up till then was tapes and LPs?
Yes, I was 15 and an early-adopter mate had worked the summer on his Dad's farm to buy a Phillips CDP. It was The Future and it sounded fantastic after his Dual CS 505. No scratches. Perfect sound forever. We believed it, same as we believed that the LP12 was The Best Record Player In The World And Always Will Be. It said so in the mags, didn't it?
Do you remember your reaction on hearing your very first CD if all you were used to up till then was tapes and LPs?
Interestingly, my second CD-P featured a pair of triodes in its output stage, which made it sound more mellifluous, if not entirely better than vinyl.Then I discovered playing cd's into valves sorts them out for me ...