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From: xmastree@sound.demon.co.uk ("Christopher J. Pollard")
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Subject: Re: HELP: Can CD-ROM play Music CDs
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Date: Tue, 15 Mar 1994 18:48:23 +0000
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>> My question is...
>> Can CD-ROM drives play regular music CDs that I would buy from

>I was in the same boat - considering purchasing a NEC 3Xp but given the lack
>of sound control (i.e. treble, bass etc..) I'm tending towards getting a good
>audio CD _and_ a reasonably priced internal CD...

Well I play audio CDs on my Orchid CD-ROM using a Gamewave32 and a pair of
active speakers. The sound is unbelievably good. If you plan to do this a lot
the Orchid is a good choice as you get play/skip buttons on the drive, no TSRs
to load. The soundcard is not absolutely necessary as you can plug the speakers
into the headphone jack.

Just my 2p worth

Chris