![]() ![]() It is therefore as careful of CD playback as it is of DVD. ![]() Using third generation DVD technology and new audio and video circuits developed in the last few months…” Hence, the video section could be superior to the DaViD’s, so a side-by-side demo is advised.Ĭarmen has allowed for every implementation of the 5in disc bar DVD-A and SACD, including 96kHz 24-bit compatibility, while good old CD is not neglected as this uses Pioneer’s dual-laser transport as its heart. And, despite the DaViD’s superior power supplies and chunkier case, Carmen boasts being “the next evolution of DVD transports by Theta. Given that just about every worthy A/V processor on the market has an array of on-board D/A converters, transports seem a more sensible way of distributing one’s funds the savings in this case amount to over a grand: £3299 versus the DaViD’s £4650. What’s debatable is whether or not it obviates the DaViD player. This flexible nomenclature is no conceit: the Carmen is one of the most adaptable DVD devices I’ve ever encountered. ![]() Now we have Carmen, a DVD transport-only, which could be so-named for the opera, for Carmen McRae, or – and I’d like to think that this is the case given that it is a device purchased for visual as well as audible prowess – Carmen Miranda. DaViD? Try Hal David, D W Griffith, David Lee Roth. The former could have been named for, say, Miles Davis or Buddy Miles or the Who, while the latter could be in honour of Pearl Bailey, Pearl Jam, Minnie Pearl, Janis Joplin or Tom Rapp. By naming one player ‘Miles’ and another ‘Pearl’, the company showed how to appeal to a wide cross-section of customers and music tastes. ![]()
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