Thank you all for the info. I bit the bullet and bought the new Quad CD-2. If I don't like it I'll return it and keep looking. I think this will get me through, having the convenience of a transport in my stereo, as well as having a good DAC to decode audio coming from my Mac, cable box, and DVD player. I'll let ou know how it works out. I wish I would have kept the Karik around for some A/B testing, but it had to go to fund the Quad.
CDP W/ Digital input
I am in the market for a new CDP with a digital input that can decode audio streaming from my PC. This will then play through my Linn Waconda, Klout and Keilidhs. I'm looking at spending somewhere in the neighborhood of $1000-$2000. I know of a few models but am wondering what else is out there. I've read up on the following. Cary 303/200, RA opus-21, Quad CDP-2, Musical Fidelity Pre-24CD, and denon 9000. If you've got one to add to the list or comment on one of the above it would be much appreciated. This will be relpacing my trusty Linn Karik CD player so that is pretty much the baseline for playback quality. I'm guessing it won't be hard to eclipse the Karik with most of the offerings listes above but I have yet to hear any of them.
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