Upgrade my CD player or futile effort?


I would appreciate you guys input. I listen to 90% vinyl  and 10% CDs due to a lot of new music I get into only comes out on CDs. My analog system sounds fantastic to my ears but unfortunately my digital falls short. My analog system consists of:
-VPI Classic 1 TT
-Lyra Kleos cart
-PS Audio Stellar phono preamp
-Prima Luna 100 preamp
-Parasound Halo A21+ amp
-PBN Montana XPS speakers
-Dual Rythmick
F-12 subs
My CD player is a Marantz CD6005 running through my analog system.
Compared to my vinyl, overall the sound from my CDs lacks the depth and definition in bass, comes short in the soundstage and overall space in presentation and does not have the
same clarity in treble.
If I rate my analog sound a 9, I would rate my digital CD a 7.
My question is, would I benefit from a better CD player, even so the CD6005 is no slouch, or am I gonna end up in a goose chase?
I realize my CDs may never sound as good as my vinyl, but I would try to improve it if you guys think it would be worth the effort. Are there really some outstanding CD players out there that can measure up to vinyl? Personal experiences only please, do not need sales pitches by equipment associations you may have never listened to. Also all my cabling and room setup is a 10 to me with the analog so I wouldn't change any of that for my CD player listening.  Thanks.

128x128baylinor
@baylinor,
Congratulations on your very successful move to improve your digital front end. It would have been easy to default to a snobbish mindset and assume that digital can not compete with your analogue front end.

Now you can easily enjoy music with either format which I’m a strong advocate of. You approached this with an open mind and good attitude. Good news is as pleased as you are you can easily improve your digital front end further for reasonable cost if the desire to do so ever strikes.
Charles
baylinor

Thank You for the update. Good to read that you are enjoying spinning CDs again.

Happy Listening!
johnread57

I enjoyed reading your CD player journey. That is a very nice collection of spinners. Upon audition, I liked the ARC CD9 as well. It is a very fine Spinner.

Happy Listening!
I had a Marantz 8005 and upgraded to a Marantz SA-10 two years ago and was a big step up
The Technics SL-G700 doesn’t fit into any neat category. It straddles across generations of digital formats by playing discs – in CD and SACD form – as well as streaming music from across a network or via Bluetooth. AirPlay, Chromecast and even MQA are firmly on the menu.


Verdict

We’re pleasantly surprised by the Technics SL-G700. We half expected a compromised package that, while packing in plenty of features, would struggle to excel with both disc and stream. What we got was a superb sounding product that sets high sonic standards across the board. If you can live with the clunky operation, and on balance we can, this is a terrific buy.



SCORES

  • Sound 5
  • Features 5
  • Build 5

https://www.whathifi.com/us/reviews/technics-sl-g700

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