Cary 306/200 CD Player vs VPI Scout

I do not own the Cary 306/200, however I have owned the Cary 303/200 and the VPI Scout for several years, and what you are asking is really a matter of taste and personal criteria. They are both excellent pieces of equipment, however they, in and of themselves, will not answer your question. Whether you want to go the LP or CD route is something that only you can determine, and this gets down to whether you want to get into the LP, cleaning and maintenance that they require, versus the relative convenience of CDs.

This is a choice that you must make. If you are going to go one way only then you have to decide which route is best for you.

Good luck.

AEW

Thanx all. I don't really mind the maintenance at all. Actually, I like the hands on relationship I have with my equipment. Also, I'm not intentially limiting my self to only one source permanently, just indefinitely - dicated by my financial resources. This fork in the road has come up since I will have about $2k burning a hole in my pocket soon.

Let me try to rephrase my question another way. I'll bet a turntable system and a CD system both costing $10,000 will both sound incredible an most people would take either one. On the other end of the spectrum, I'll also bet that a $75 CD player would sound markedly better than a $75 turntable system. At what price point will the two start to be comparable in sound?

It is an apples to oranges comparison. The VPI is a bargain at it's price and will give you quality vinyl sound which should rise above and CD, SACD close to it's price range if you like the organic sound of vinyl.

Sorry about the repost. I just wanted to say the K1000 headphones are the best investment I've made on that end. They are so amazing I'm actually thinking of buying another pair because they are discontinued. There is nothing out there like it for headphones. I have them and the VPI and the Cary 308T (which is not as resolving as the 306/200 but has a soft tube sound that I prefer). And the K1000 goes very well with vinyl.

Not to get off topic but I have the Cary 306/100 and was wondering how much of a difference there is between that and the 306/200?