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Warm and pleasing CDP - can be biased, colored


I'm looking for a CDP that has warm and pleasing sound.
Everything else can be sacrificed - no dynamics, fine, lack of clarity, fine, even distortion/bias/coloring is welcomed as long as the CDP sounds warm and pleasing.

My primary CDP is good but too unforgiving for poorly recorded CDs. I'd like to get a 2nd CDP that is sort of like a turntable. Looking for inexpensive one.
silvmoon
silvmoon OP
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Everybody -- thanks for great suggestions.

Jaybo -- Yes, I have a turntable and that's why I came up with this idea of the 2nd CD player. I always thought my speakers/amp combo was somewhat cool sounding and for old cds rather harsh. But guess what when I played turntable. It sounded so pleasing and warm, and I thought maybe I could make this sound with a CD player.

By the way, overall I like the sound of my speakers/amp combo. That's why I'm not changing the speakers to make warm sounds. I only occasionaly miss warm sound.
spiritualized
138 posts
 
You may want to look for an Audiomeca Keops. It has the attributes you are looking for, although I find it very truthful to the recording. It doesn't over emphasize any one particular frequency.
lngbruno
210 posts
 
I am in the Rega camp on this one. Either the Planet or, if you can push the spend line up, go for the Jupiter. Now if you can wait, Rega will be introducing its new CDP here in the US soon. This will give you options and should lower the secondary market price on Planets and Jupiters. From what you described you can't go wrong with Rega.

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