The value of open space

"I have heard many of the great CD players, factory and modded. I still maintain that even the best of them cannot do with open resonant space what vinyl can do."

Interesting statement, Chashma1. What's your confidence level?

Confidence level? I would say the same as that of my own existence: an open question. I am willing to take the challenge any time, my ears are ready. I would love to find a CD player that tears asunder the vast empty. Any suggestions?

Please suggest!

Chashmal, lots of excellent CD players out there, e.g. Audio-Aero Prestige and Capitol Classic, TEAC X-01D2, etc. . . . . . and then there are all the multibox players

Good work Guidocorona, you got me. I have never heard the players you mentioned. I also couldn't find them on A-gon. Where could they be heard? I live in NYC.

Hi Chashmal, in NYC there are the usual suspects. . . Lyric Audio, Sound by Singer just to name a couple of them. . . they have lots of gear to show. . . but can on occasion be prickly to deal with. Between them you are likely to be able to listen to the top gear from TEAC Esoteric, Audio Aero, EMM, DCS, and a few others. Bring your own CDs. Not sure if they do in-home auditions. By the way, Audiogon has a fabulous long-lived thread for discussing top-flight digital gear where you will find mountains of good info/opinions: try:
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?ddgtl&1126769860&openusid&zzGuidocorona&4&5#Guidocorona
The thread is approx a dozen pages long. . . but it's worth reading it from the very top. Guido