Need help on a CD player
Hi kiteflyer45 I've had both of these cd players in my system within the last year or so because I needed a "temporary" something to use as I was having a dac built in the UK. I've had a chance to listen to them both in a system I'm very familiar with. For under $1000.00 they both sounded very nice. The Marantz CD6006 is a very good well rounded cd player that performed better than I expected. I was surprised that they were able to give you so much sound quality for under $500.00, the technology has really come a long way. The other player that surprised me was the Rotel model CD14, it's strength was it's bottom end was very solid. They also make a $1000.00 cd player that I would like to listen to. I don't know what your budget is but I can tell you that I was shocked at the sound quality from the Yamaha CDS2100 I owned for about 2 years. It was way better than I expected. Yamaha definitely knows what they're doing. They make their own transports (which seems to be the weak point of a lot of these cd players over time) they're drawer mechanism is very smooth and quiet when you open it, it's also metal, not plastic which I really liked. Another benefit of the Yamaha player is it also plays sacd's. The tonal color and timbre of this player was absolutely gorgeous. The player is built like a tank and weighs about 34 lbs. The retail is $3000.00 but you can find them for less. Message me and I'll let you know the whole story. Good luck with whatever you choose. Scot |
I recently replaced a 25-year old Sony ES-series CD player with a Marantz CD6006 and I'm very happy with it. Excellent build quality and the heft (14lbs) and 3-year warranty are reassuring. Most importantly, the sound quality is much better than expected for a CD player at this price point. The 5-star review by What HiFi is well deserved. |
I can highly recommend the most excellent Bryston BCD-1. It's strictly a redbook player. This was Bryston's original CD player. I've had mine since 2012. Back in the day they went for over $2500. TMR has a used one. They are asking $999 + shipping. https://tmraudio.com/components/cd-sacd-players/bryston-bcd-1-cd-player-bcd1-remote/ |
