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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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jla
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Current digital is a Bryston BCD-1 and an Olive Opus 5

Sony ES
Yamaha
Rotel RDP/RDD DAC/Transport
EAD DSP1000 w/ Rotel RDD Transport
Classse CDP-1
Wadia 850
Wadia 860X
Esoteric DV-50
Meridian G08
Bryston BCD-1
Olive Opus 5
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jafant
19,677 posts
 
Jla-
how do you like the Bryston BCD-1?
I am trying to find a dealer for a demo.
gsm18439
895 posts
 
1) Meridian MCD (the original Phillips modification)
2) Rotel 1072
3) Linn Genki
4) EAR Acute
jla
231 posts
 
Jafant- I will have to get back with you on the BCD-1. It is in transit. Ordered it last week.
restock
831 posts
 
An update:

1988 some basic Phillips CDP
1994 Harman Kardon HK7525
1998 Rega Planet Original
2004 Linn Classik
2004 Linn Genki
2004 Unison Unico CDP
2005 went back to Planet after being disappoinment by the Genki and Unico
2005 Audio Aero Prima MK II (the very best of the above)

The Audio Aero was my last CDP - switched to computer audio ...

2006 Wavelength Brick USB DAC+ Mac Mini
2007 Benchmark DAC1USB + Mac Mini
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