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I'm searching for a new CD/HDCD/SACD player. DAC would be OK, but it is not a priority. My current player is crapping out (technical term!) - a CARY 306 that has been played to death. I have a big collection of discs, and I listen often. I haven't seen anything new that still does HDCD. I'm thinking reliability is a priority, so without starting a fight going, I'm honestly thinking Japanese.
Esoteric K05X, Marantz SA-10, Yamaha CDS 3000 come to the forefront of my search so far, but my HDCDs will be CDs with those players I believe.
 Any suggestions what player(s) I should be considering?
24phun
24phun OP
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George-
The Cary unit really does very well for itself , in my system anyway!
Thank you for this tremendous info! I'm reluctant to try this myself, and I haven't been getting anywhere w/Cary. Anyone have any recommendations for a third party that could/would do this replacement for me?
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georgehifi
10,312 posts
 
If you can unscrew 4 or so screws and pull a 2 connectors out of their sockets, you or a mate can change your whole mechanism/laser assembly in 1/2hr.

And yes Cary are not very good when it comes to customer service, I'm a tech in Australia, I should be able to get service manuals even if I have to pay for them, but no they want the units shipped back, how ridiculous is that.

Cheers George    
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jafant
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24phun-


where are you located?

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jafant
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Great advice as always- George.

Happy Listening!

russellrcncom
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24phun:. A LOT of us have Cary 306's.   I' m very interested to see what direction you ultimately end up taking.  The option I'm looking at is to upgrade with a separate dac.  It sounds like your really beholden to hdcds.  You may want to look at a Berkeley dac which I believe is compatible with Hdcd discs.  



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