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Personal CD player evolution

To take a cue from the previous threads 'amp' & 'speaker' personal evolution, I bid you this question...

for me it was a Hitachi small black box circa 1983, bought from a Luskin's discount electronics store (I think I paid around $250), then...

-Yamaha COX-700U (1985 or so, still in use by my father)
-Carver ? model to match a Carver amp I had at the time
-Rega original Planet
-Cary 303/100
-Cary 306/200
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hokhost
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1997 - Arcam Alpha 6 (still have it)
1997 - Proceed PCD1 (MRC300)
1998 - Marantz CD 94 + Wadia 12
1999 - McCormack Signature
2000 - Sold everything (gone to college)
2004 - Micromega Premium DVD2 (still have it)
2006 - Computer (U24 USB/SPDIF converter) + Stax Dac Talent (wow)
ackman00
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Back in the late 80's I had a Denon, sometime around 2000 I picked up a Meridian 506 20. I am now awaiting delivery on an APL 3910.
bartokfan
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Onkyo>Rotel>NAD>Cayin 15>Cayin 17
bondmanp
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My first was a Magnavox CDP, no remote, "3-beam" pickup, bought new in 1987 from PC Richards. It is still in service(!) in my den. That was followed by a cast-away from my brother, a basic Teac unit, with remote. Actually, it was solidly built and listenable, but vieled. It is now in use in my computer-room system. Currently, I use a Rotel RCD-02, purchased new in 2002. Significantly better than the Teac, but probably my current weakest link. Upgrade planned for later this year.
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quackfat
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techniques slp300
rotel rcd 951
pioneer pd65 (wound up using a channel islands dac)
modified philips sacd 1000
apl hi-fi/denon 2900
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