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Help i'm lost... what cd player to buy ??

hi!
ok here is the system i will get ( only have om-10 for now )

Classe CAV-75 or bryston sb4 *2 ..
Mirage OM-9 to replace om-10 in front and put the OM-10 in the back ..

i plan to get a bryston Sp1 pre/proc if money is there later on and i can get a good deal ..or maybe even classe SP30

this system will mainly be used for stereo CD musci at ~90% of time..and the rest for DTS- DVD and games ..

SO i need to get a good cd player to use with my current WOW AKAI 1970 receiver :p hehe and my OM-10
i do not wish to spend 1000$USD on a cd player, so i'm really ocnsidering to get a used player..
but i want it to be a good player as it will be part of my system later on :) ..

i was considering a nakamichi MB-10 or MB-8 ..cause it's pretty cheap..and almost everybody told me that the sound is great..

but i do not think it seriously would be up to the point that it could be used with the kinda PRE and AMPS i am planning to get ..
mmy listening room now is quite small..but i wanna keep this equipment for later on when i'll buy my condo and have a larger living room to listen to music ..

what would be a good CD player investment ??
and how much should i be paying for it!

thank you!!!

JIN :)
jinmtvt
sugarbrie
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If you do not want to spend a lot of money, a good choice brand new is the Cambridge Audio D500SE. Comes with a Crystal 24bit/192Mhz DAC. List is $480. Can be purchased new for $399 at Spearitsound.com; and some demos available at AudioAdvisor.com all the time for $350 ($429 new at AA). AudioAdvisor has a 30 day return policy which could allow you to demo it. I can also state that Dick Moulding at Spearit in Northampton, MA is first rate. Been buying from him for over 20 years.

jcbtubes
400 posts
 
Jin- Check into a used Sony XA7ES. For about $800 used, it's a bargain of a CD player, and a very good transport if you decide to use an outboard DAC at a later date. Good luck.
jinmtvt OP
58 posts
 
hi!
thanks both ..

i was thinking of something more in the 500$ rpice range..
but something that was worth little more when new..

there is one problem though
i cannot relly try it on my current system as my amp is a relly really old (***)akai 1970 something..

so i can't demo anything and test to see if it pleases me..

that's why i want a lot of feedback from you people here that know there stuff more than me :p

so i can purchase something that i'll be using and that i'll like :)

is it worth to invest on a SACD player ?
or should i just get a cd player ?

one ohter thing i was thinking about..
would the sony SACD/DVD 999ES i think..be worth it ?
i know it's more than 500$
probly in the 800-900$ but it's a nice DVD at the same time..+ SACD .. what do you think ?

tanx again!
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