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Upgrade CD, New CD or Universal Player?

I have an ARCAM CD72 and a Marantz 6005 AVR driving it. Got new B&W 683's but do not hear a huge difference when playing CD's. Is it better to upgrade the CD72, get a new CD player or go with a universal player? I have read good things about the OPPO BDP 95 (we have a BDP 93 for home cinema). Thanks for advice.
Scott
smdavis
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tom6897
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Check out the Arcam DVD-139 listed on Audiogon.

No interest or relationship to the seller.
zd542
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"Is it better to upgrade the CD72, get a new CD player or go with a universal player?"

Neither. Get rid of the Marantz. There's nothing wrong with it but it is clearly the weakest link in your system. Something like a matching Arcam integrated would make a huge difference in sound quality.
smdavis OP
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I had an Arcam AVR100 but it developed a buzz I could not resolve. What if I added a nice amp (was looking at the Parasound A52)- would that improve sound or would it just magnify the Marantz?
markhyams
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I second the idea of getting the Marantz out of the chain. I used a Marantz 7001 AVR as a preamp for a long time, and when I finally got a real two-channel integrated (Cambridge 850A v2) it was like someone took a blanket off my speakers.
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