For three years I have had an inexpensive Sony 200 disk player. Love the convenience but want better sound. Do they have a good Carrousel player out there for under a thousand bucks? Saw an add for the Sony DVP-cx777es, looks great but does it sound any good?
Well, if you don't have to have a carrousel, look at the anthem CD-1. There was one posted here just a couple days ago. It's a six disc changer, elevator style. It sounds very good.
You know part of this equation is your d/a playback equip. I have several systems and have high quality single disc players for individual play. I also have distributed audio in which I use sony multidisc players. I do not use the decoding capabilities of these players but rather run them through my surround preamps for decoding. The only time can discern a major difference is when I compare that sound to a hide end single disc player, which is superior. Bottom line for all your playback in my mind is the preamp decoder.
I had a Sony SCD-C555ES SACD/CD player that had a 5-disc carousel that was fantastic. If you search around I believe that you will find many opinions of the same nature.
Your options basically are to find a really good multi-disk player (there are some out there but they are very hard to find) OR punch out and get an outboard DAC. Here your options are several. Depending on the money you wish to spend, there are recommendations all over the place. I've actually got two different setups that would work that I need to get rid of but neither of these may fit your demands. Your first decision is whether or not you wish to keep the player you have and go with the outboard DAC. Good Luck.
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