The CD revolution: Part 2: do all CD players sound the same?

In this video (Pt.2 of 3), I explore two main questions: Can a 30 year old vintage CD player sound as good as a top of the range modern one? And, if we use our CD players as 'transports' (by connecting them to a DAC via their coax digital outputs), will they sound the same as each other, and as good as a modern high-quality transport?

CD Players featured: Vintage - QUAD 67 (from 1993), Philips CD 880 (from 1989), Sony CD 'Walkman' (From 1999)
Modern: Cyrus CDi-XR with PSU XR, Rega Saturn MK3, Pro-ject cd-box-RS2-t with Pre Box RS2 Digital DAC, Philips TAEP 200 (DVD/CD player).

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
08:09 The listening tests

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The play list used for the comparison tests and elimination:
1. Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B flat - 1st. Movement: Simon Rattle & Vienna Phil.
2. Little House on the Hill: Willie Nelson
3. Mountain O' Things: Tracey Chapman
4. Linda Paloma: Jackson Browne
5. St. James Infirmary: Count Basie and Dizzy Gillespie
6. You Look Good To Me: Oscar Peterson Trio
7. Goin' Ahead: Pat Metheny
8. Prachtig in het Blauw: Bart Peeters
9. Comfort ye my people: Handel's Messiah : Academy of Saint Martins in the Fields
10. Who's Blues: Chris Barber
11. One for My Baby: Dianne Reeves
12. Six Blade Knife: Dire Straits
13. God's Problem Child: Willie Nelson
14. Bitty Boppy Betty: Pink Martini
15. Gee Baby, Aint I Good To You: Diana Krall
16. Lay Down: Indigo Spirit

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