I brought up streaming as someone who was reluctant but who recently adopted streaming in the event the OP hadn’t thought much about it or what it might add to his/her listening enjoyment and how easy and painless it can be. The OP can just disregard if they have no interest in streaming, but I don’t think bringing up other potential options an OP may not have considered is inappropriate in the least and can frequently be helpful and informative. I know people have brought up solutions I hadn’t thought about in some of my posts and I greatly appreciated the information.
That said, I’ve had three CD players/transports and all had front-loading drawer mechanisms. Two of the three developed drawer problems so you can put me in the top-loading camp as well. But even given my past experience, sound quality/characteristics would still be by far my overriding #1 priority.
That said, I’ve had three CD players/transports and all had front-loading drawer mechanisms. Two of the three developed drawer problems so you can put me in the top-loading camp as well. But even given my past experience, sound quality/characteristics would still be by far my overriding #1 priority.