Own No.2 and have heard 1 and 6. Can’t speak for the others but I don’t you can go wrong with any of them. The Meridian was definitely a well respected player in its days, at least in the magazines but unless you can get a laser head I’d probably look on. Between, 1, 2 and 6 I preferred the 2, the 851C as it’s more refined, accurate than the other two, but if you need help with poor recordings you might prefer the 840C. The Bryston and Ayre are probably great players too. I’d be tempted to try my luck on the Ayre personally, although the Cambridge players do allow for digital in as you might want to add a streamer later. The DAC in the 851C is pretty good.
Best CD player from this list
Hi all,
Question 1: Which is the best sounding CD player from this list:
1. Cambridge 840c
2. Cambridge 851c
3. Ayre CX-7e MP
4. Bryston BCD-1
5. Meridian 508.24
6. Rotel RCD-1572
Question 2: Which player in this list will sound best with a Levinson 383 integrated and Revel F30 speakers? I would be using XLR connections. My cabling is Harmonic Tech pro 9 reference biwire speaker cables and pro silway II interconnects. I can swap out interconnects if there is a better match. Power cables are Audience Powerchord for both amp and cdp. I’m not looking to go with separate dac and transport as that adds more cost for additional cables, etc. My musical tastes are primarily pop, rock, electronic.
Thanks for the feedback!
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