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help a Die hard ANALOG guy choose a budget CDP

Price range is around 1,200 US. So far I have only considered the Oppo 105D. Current player is a Sony Playstation 1, which sounds better than it has any right to for $30. The player will be the lone source in a bedroom system. Integrated will be Heed Obelisk, small monitor speakers TBD.
fjn04
adg101
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Very happy with my Cambridge 851C. It is so close to my table, I use it more often unless I'm in the mood to go through the process of spinning vinyl. It's not a forgiving player, so if the quality of the recording is poor it's not going to fudge things. The previous 840C is a little more forgiving and still a fine player, but it's not as refined as the newer player. I am running SR Black fuses in my 851C which brought it to another level, but even with the stock fuses it's still an outstanding player. As with any of these better to players, they require proper cables to bring out the best they have to offer so be prepared to spend a little extra to get there. Very versatile player, with a strong DAC and preamp if you ever want to use it with a NAS, computer or feed an amp directly.
sevs
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2channel8: I have CDS3 for CDs and Wadia for SACDs, for the last few months I am torturing myself trying to choose which one to keep and cannot choose! Keeping both, feel real stupid about this.  
2channel8
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Sevs (and everyone)

I just got another SACD (Marshall Crenshaw, ) and a DVD-A (Freddie King) yesterday. $19 each. Also ordered a SACD/DVD combo set of Ricki Lee Jones SERMON ON EXPOSITION BLVD from Amazon for $15! Didn't even know it existed. Keep the faith!
sevs
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I feel your pain! Bought Japanese mini-LP set with a promo box of Camel,  and now they reissued all Camel  albums as SACDs! What to do, "what a poor boy should do"...
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edincleve
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@fjn04

Responding at this point, I feel like I'm beating a dead horse, but here goes.

If you like the idea of playing a record, the ritual of looking through your collection, pulling a record out, placing it on the turntable and cleaning it, etc., you may want to go with a CD player. My advice in that case it is to go with a decent CD player, such as the Marantz 6006 and spend the rest on a DAC.

Otherwise, you should probably go with a music player or music server. Overall, it is probably going to cost more, but it has the potential of sounding better than the CD solution.

Let us know what you make your decision and what you actually purchase.
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