First CD player help!


Hi everyone,

I am going to the darkside....

But only in my bedroom :) 

I am a turntable enthusiast. It's been my only source for many years but I recently setup a turntable in my bedroom system and honestly do not enjoy having to get out of bed to flip the record and because I'm not actively listening I feel I'm not getting everything from the listening experience I would in front of my main. 

I know all about streaming and love it but only for when I'm on the subway, my car, running around etc. When given all of the world's music my ADD head wants to move onto the next artist, album or song, before whats playing even finishes.  I miss selecting a piece of physical media, putting it on and letting it play. 

So that got me thinking about CDs. 

I'm a young(ish) guy, 30 and got into music around the same time the first MP3 players hit the market so never really got into CDs. I recently purchased a guy's entire CD collection (400plus) and am now trying to figure out a decent CD player to add to my bedroom system and possibly down the road another for my main rig. 

My bedroom setup is tube based. Rogue RP1 pre, Rogue ST-80 amp, Vandersteen 3Asig speakers. And one of those cheap Schiit Dacs.

I think I'd rather go CD player vs transport at this time. And would like to spend around $500 (either new or used works for me).

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Cheers,

Sammy

 

 

128x128sammyshaps

Whatever you get (I recommend new coz of the mechanical nature of aspects of CD players) just be sure it has digital out should you wish to experiment plugging into your DAC.

Be careful dismissing your Schiit DAC as "cheap".  Both the Modi and Modius do the job they were designed to do very well.

With either a CD player or a streamer you need a DAC.  DAC is the most important problem you face.  Onboard DACs on CD players generally suck, thus the CD transport and stand alone dac.  If you do want to use the DAC in the CD player, others can tell you DACs they have found to be OK (as opposed to excellent).