I have never heard a $ 5000 CD player so I definately dont know what I am missing. When my CD player broke I found a W4S Music Server with a 1 GB SSD on ebay for $ 1000. When I replaced my CD player I found the CD's I ripped onto the Music Server sounded a lot better than from a new Marantz CD player. I also was able to explore HiRez files and DSD. I have 2 DAC's that sound very different that I like each in their own way that I switch between. I ripped all my CD's, my kids CD's, my bothers CD's and my brother in Law's CD and still have 300 MB space left. I have a crappy little app on my iphone to control the player that lets me change music as fast as my fingers fly. Its kinda nice.
New or Old CD Player?
Let's say I have $5K, tops, to buy a CD player. I don't need digital inputs, outputs, etc. I don't need to spin SACD's. I only intend to play Redbook CD's and want a one-box solution. Would my money be better spent on a new unit, like maybe a Hegel Mohican? Or should I buy a component that was close to state of the art a decade ago? Like maybe a Simaudio 750D, or an Audio Research Reference CD8? Thoughts?
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