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Searching for a new CD player

I would like to purchase either a new or used CD player.  Budget is about $600.  My biggest priority is finding one that will play CD's that contain some scuffs and scratches.  My current Yamaha 300 model that is a few years old does not do well in that respect.  I've read the Audiolab 6000cdt transport is good with CD's in bad condition but I will then need to add a DAC.  Not sure if any of the less expensive DAC's like the Cambridge Audio DAC Magic 100 is worth the cost since it appears to be about ten years old now.  Wondering if buying a new Marantz CD6007 or Rotel CD11 Tribute might be better since the DAC's are newer?  I noted the new Music Hall C DAC 15.3 is pretty good at handling troublesome CD's.  

Or would there be some used CD players that might outshine the new models mentioned?
will62
anton99
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Schiit will introduce a transport, I think; at least the guy I swapped emails with me said so. With even the Modi MB DAC it should be a decent combo.

But check out the Audiolab 6000 CDT. It's $549 new (I got one for $400 on USAM, so used ones are out there), and it needs a DAC. The Audiolab is usually preferred to the Cambridge by those who have used both (I have not), and A-lab claims one of its strengths is accurately reading less-than-perfect cd's.
dyl71
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Schiit will introduce a transport, I think; at least the guy I swapped emails with me said so. With even the Modi MB DAC it should be a decent combo
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If they include an i2s port it could be quite a contender.
will62 OP
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mesch.  The Onkyo DX 702 does indeed have a Toslink cable to the Topping D30 DAC.  Cheap DAC though.  Sound with that is only slightly better than the built in DAC.  

But, this does give me something to think about.  Perhaps spending a few hundred on a quality DAC would then allow this CD player to perform on the level of a newer model.  Would that be the case?
will62 OP
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anton99.  Yes, I noted the Audiolab gets good reviews for handling scuffs and scratches on CD's.  It is something I've given some thought to.

BTW. To the others recommending players that handle BluRay and SACD, I don't actually have any of those disks.  Only CD's.  Prefer a pure CD only player.  Don't watch Video through a Home Theater system either.  
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jafant
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will62

for $600 you can buy a very good CD player. Watch here, eBay and U.S. Audiomart daily. I look forward in reading about the player purchased.

Happy Listening!
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