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The best 5 disc CD Changer.

I am looking for opinions and recommendations for the best 5 disc cd player available on the market. I would like to run the changer directly into my Wadia, so the cd changer must have digital ouputs. I recently purchased a Sony SCD C333ES for this purpose; however, the Sony only allows you to use the digital outputs for regular CD playback which defeats part of the purpose of buying the C333ES. I like the CAL CL-10, but they are very difficult to find since the model has been discontinued.

Any thoughts and/or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.
tdavism3
sugarbrie
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I am confused by your post. Would not the CD Changer only have digital output for CD playback the same as the Sony. Or are you looking for a 5 Disc DVD Changer?


It will be harder to find, now that it has just been discontinued (Best Buy did carry it), but the best "CD" Changer for a transport is the Aiwa XC-35M or XC-37M (MSRP $129.00), especially if you have Stan Warren modify it with his duoptic digital cable for another $150. The newer XC-37M will read CDRs if this is what you are referring to.

joolz
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i have seen an arcam cd changer.i havent heard it but i'm sure it would be a lot better than any jap gear and it got a good review a couple of yrs ago in a uk hifi mag......if i was to go into the cd changer field i'm sure i'd get that as i have a arcam cd player and its got a very nice sound for all types of music....
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onhwy61
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From what you described the Sony 333ES is exactly what you want. It has a coaxial digital output which you could connect to your Wadia's digital input. The Sony does not offer a digital output for SACD formatted disc, but your Wadia wouldn't be able to decode them even if the Sony did. There are no currently available multi-disc players to output a SACD digital signal.
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