Need help on a CD player

As mentioned I’ve heard the Marantz CD6006 and it has the traditional Marantz house sound and nothing wrong with that if that’s what one likes. The Cambridge is more revealing and open, and not as forgiving as the Marantz but that’s not the 861C’s fault, but poor recordings. Can’t speak for What HiFi as I’ve never put too much faith in that mag. I know the previous 840C as well and it was a great player too but again, it wasn’t as revealing. The 851C took a long time to settle in so if you don’t give it time then it is sterile until it gets a lot of time on it. Yep, the 851C new is more than a new CD6006 but I was suggesting buying a used one on this site which is fairly new for the price of a new CD6006. Those with the CD6006, enjoy it as it is a great player for the money and a great value,  but it’s not as good as an 851C. One of my employees owns a CD6006 which I recommended to him so I’m not bashing the Marantz.  I’ll finish by saying, because the Cambridge is very neutral and revealing it will greatly improve with the best cables you can throw at it, and likewise if you put garbage on it (better word comes to mind but I’ll watch my language) then it’s garbage you’ll get. I’m very happy with the cables I use on my 861C, which you can view my system, and no doubt it has elevated it much. 

Cambridge periodically offers great prices on refurbished 851C. Remember too that the reviews of the 851C were as a $1999 player when released in 2012

kiteflyer45
I am looking forward in reading about the player purchased. Several excellent choices as above. Have fun!
Happy Listening!

@grinnell - Recived my Emotiva this afternoon. Hooked it up and proceeded to listein the the following as my quick-n-dirty reference:
Dave Grusin - Cinemagic: Lots of intricate interplay between keyboards, guitar, percussion, strings.
GoGo-Penguin - Manmade Object: Slow starting pieces that quickly build to a percussive interplay between the bass, keyboards and drums.
With both pieces, I thought I knew the music pretty well, especially 'An Actors Life' from the Grusin piece. I was a little off. Ther were some subtleties I had not picked up on before - such as the finger-picks of Ritenour, the 'ssssssssssssssssss' of the brush,
A very nice, solid unit.