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Comparing these CD players with my gear...

Hi folks, 

I'm always messing around with CD players. A longtime audio friend of mine says I have a CD fetish... well, he's probably right. In a medium that is slowly dying, I'm still spinning discs more than ever. I stream too, but there still something awesome about taking a CD or LP and placing it in/onto a machine to play the sweet music we all love. 

Anyway, in my latest jaunt for something new, I've put together my latest list of players that have caught my eye for one reason of another. My gear consists of a Creek 4330SE integrated amp and Vandersteen 2C speakers. Cables are DH Labs Q-10's and Air Matrix interconnects. 

So what are your thoughts/impressions/comments on the synergies of the following CD players and how they would sound with my gear. I'm most curious about the Naim, Cambridge Audio and Myryad. 

Naim CD3.5
Cambridge Audio 840c
Myryad MCD600
Cal Audio Labs Icon mkII Power Boss
Marantz CD6006 (or CD6005)
Rotel RCD-1072




jsbach1685
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georgehifi
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Theta Miles
The Theta was designed by Mike Moffat who now owns Schiit Audio along with Jason Stodard the Forumula One entrepreneur. You should look look also at these Schiit dacs. As  Moffat is a lover of Multibit conversion and what it does for CD (redbook) replay.

  Gungnir with Multibit  option
http://schiit.com/products/gungnir

Yggrasill Multibit
http://schiit.com/products/yggdrasil .

Cheers George

jsbach1685 OP
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Those all look nice, but I guess I should've given my budget... max is $500. 
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tostadosunidos
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For that budget, check out NAD.  A lot of bang for the buck.

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georgehifi
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jsbach1685 OPThose all look nice, but I guess I should’ve given my budget... max is $500.


What I’m trying to get across is the Gungnir Yggrasill and the California Audio Labs Icon. Are all Multibit and designed by Mike Moffatt

You can’t go passed Multibit for CD (redbook) replay, as you said you have a cd fetish. So go the Cal Icon

Cheers George
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lowrider57
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The Naim for sale is an excellent spinner at a great price. If you Google Naim 3.5 images you will see all the units say NACD 3-5. The unit for sale matches the 3.5 model exactly, so IMO it is not an upgraded 3.0. If it is, then it has the upgraded power supply.

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/review-naim-audio-cd-3-5-cd-player
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