sleeper budget redbook players....

give the nod to philips 963sa. wonderful player, it bettered a used dodson 217 mk1 ( original $2700 ) dac in my system and the sony 333,555, and 999

similar sonic signiture to the cal cl-20 ( the cal was shade less transparent but the philips was more involving imo.

hope that helps,

mike

oops typo in the above. the cal was a shade "more" transparent, but the philips more involving.

thanks,

mike

Cambridge Azur 640C,By far the biggest sleeper under $2500.
The Player is very smooth and Extended.

I might not be reading this right but, I thought the question was a redbook player.
For this i would consider the Cal Cl 15
Darn hard to beat at the price.

NAD 521BEE, $250!