Cary 306 Pro opinions


I want to know your opinion about the Cary 306 Pro. Could you compare with other CD players?
I want to replace my old Krell KPS20i Delta 9 CD player and the Cary 306 Pro is one of my options. I´m not really inetrest on SACDs. Other options: Audio Aero Capitole Classic, Ayon CD-2, Wadia 861SE... I need balanced outputs.
I will apreciate all your suggests and recomendations.
Thanks
elduende14
You should reconsider including SACD. It truly sounds spectacular with the right system/room/recording. I recently played a Mozart SACD (Midori) and must say, I was blown away (and I'm a vinyl guy).
I haven't heard Cary 306 Pro so I can't comment on how it sounds. I've heard good 45 RPM single sided special reissues that sound exceptional. The best sounding vinyls are probably better sounding than the best sounding digital. But on average I wouldn't say vinyls sound MUCH better than the digital. On contrary, the average sound quality from my Sony sounds better than average vinyls I've heard elsewhere. If you have a good CD collection, it pays to have a decent sounding digital player than write it off and go entirely vinyl. IMHO, YMMV.
Hi, thanks for your answers but I have more than 5000 Cds, and no vinyl. So please I will apreciate your recomendations about CD players.
FWIW, I owned the original Cary 306 player and found it to be a wonderful sounding RBCD and SACD player. I sold it because the original had an issue with the transport and I didn't want to risk mine going bad over time. I am pretty sure that Cary has eliminated that issue with the latter version of the 306 and with the 306 Pro. If that is the case, it would make an excellent addition to your setup. For me, I switched to a Marantz SA11S2 which I like almost as much as the Cary 306 (and for a lot less coin).