As far as performance for dollar, I would recommend the CXC. You can buy one inexpensively and “refurbished” that I suspect is actually new, on eBay. Plus you can modify it with additional dampening with Noico or Dynamat as per one of Steve Guttenberg’s videos. That’s a fun project. I did it with my Lumin U1 Mini and it worked out well. This way you can swap in and out the DACs of your choosing.
CD Transports
Greetings. I am setting up a second system for the basement and am using a 1978 Sherwood receiver. At first I was going to just use the turntable with it and play the tuner occasionally but then thought I'd like to play some CDs. In my main system I have a Rega Apollo R hooked up to an Exogal Comet/Ion. Clearly I don't need the DAC in the Rega so I reasoned that it may be better to transfer the unit to the basement and get a transport, namely the Cambridge Audio CXC, for the upstairs primo set-up. Does that sound reasonable? The CD format is moribund so I don't see the point of getting a top dollar one--most of my CDs are ripped on the laptop and I just kept some rare European favorites. I was also tempted to buy a 1995 Marantz CC 45 5-CD player for the basement, but it is probably not such a great performer. Do I reason correctly that the CXC is my best option? I think the DAC in their Topaz player is not as good but that sounds like a decent player too. Thanks for advice. rt
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List of transports: CD JVC XL-Z1050TN $275 used Top line player in 1990 CD Emotiva CD-100 $299 CD Player so-so, as a transport great - Positive Feedback Julies 1st sytem, Don Lindich says great sound and as transport CD Pioneer DV-09 $450 used CD Pioneer BDP-09FD $450 used CD Marantz CD6006 $499 new CD Cambridge Audio CXC $500 2015 What HiFi awards CD Audiolab 8200CD $500 used 2014 What HiFi awards CD Audiolab 6000CD $549 new HiFiChoice 2019 SACD Oppo UDP-203 $549 new SACD Lexicon RT-20 $650 used SACD Arcam UDP411 $650 used SACD Marantz SA14S1 $650 used Reference CD Sony XA7ES $700 used Best Sony in 09 $3k new SACD Oppo BDP-105 $725 used CD Audio Academy DDS Pro CD $800 used SACD Arcam DV139 $800 used Best Arcam made, was $3500 new, converts DSD to PSM CD Cyrus CD t $900 2015 What HiFi awards CD/DVD PS Audio PerfectWave Transport PWT $1-2k refurb/used SACD Marantz SA8005 $1,199 new SACD Esoteric DV-50 $1,200 used great build, $5.5k new, bargain used SACD Oppo UDP-205 $1,299 new CD Simaudio Moon 260D $1,999 new optional DAC +$1000, TAS recommended SACD Ayre C-5xeMP $2,000 used JA reference. Almost as good as $23,500 dCS Rossini Transport CD CEC TL3N Mutine Edition $2,000 CD CEC TL3N $2,000 new https://positive-feedback.com/Issue75/cec_tl3n.htm PositiveFeedback CD Cyrus CD Xt SE2 $2,375 2015 What HiFi awards, terrific buy SACD Marantz SA14S1 $2,499 new Reference CD CEC TL5N $3,400 new Hifi Pig - overwhelmed, extremely good value CD Ayon CD-3sx $8,100 CD Player/DAC/Preamplifier - tube sounds great, no SACD SACD T + A PDP3000HV + DAC $22,500 CD/SACD/DAC , TAS recommended Don't ask - I've got a 100+ tab spreadsheet of audiophile components I've discovered while researching my bucket list first high-end system purchase |
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