is there a current production 20 bit cd player ?

The troll strikes again!! He doesn't want 24 bits because then it might sound too good!! Actually Eldartford is right, redbook cd maxes out at 16 bits in reality, anything else is upsampling and marketing.

Speaking of 20 Bit CD players/
The best ever 20 bit CD player is the Denon DCD-3520.

Hong Kong Hi-Fi Review the Stereophile of Asia did a recent study on the best players in the last 20 years. And the Denon DCD-3520 was the best out of over 200 CD players above $1000 in the last 20 years. Transport mechanism, construction, laser quality, sound quality/accuracy and other tangibles took into account of this study.

The Denon DCD-3520 player listed for $1500 when it was new in 1989. And now fetches over $2000-$3000 depending condition on the preowned market. Who would of thought a CD player could double in value and that is 17 years old...

hi jond:

lets have a brief discusssion of what good sound is.

good sound is anything anyone says it is. it is a matter of opinion, even if it doesn't agree with yours.

if you like 24 bits and upsampling because of transparency, detail, neutrality or what ever adjective you choose and i find that i prefer non upsampling and two tubes in the analog stage, it is just that, taste.

i don't see that as justifying a derogatory remark.

if you don't believe me that doesn't mean i am insincere, misrepresenting or a liar.

i'm sorry if you are so offended. maybe you should drink some of the bordeaux wine you sell and relax.

thank you tvad.

i just found another which i am going to investigate.

it is the granite audio 657 with tube output stage.

thanks again for not putting me in the troll club.

for thos who may be interested, my system consists of the following:

quad 63s, vtl deluxe 120 mono amps, a maple tree 66sn7 based preamp from Canada, an Audionote CD2 cd player.

my cable is a hodgepodge consisting of legenburg by capativa, dcca audio and sunny cable technology model 600 cable.

i am looking for a backup cd player to my audionote which a like, as it has age 5751 black plate.

yes i am a bit fussy, but i have a good idea of what i like.

again, thanks for not giving up on me and tell your budies to look at this post to see that i have a hopefully credible audio system.

oh yes, i forgot an important accessory, the EAT cool tube dampers for my 12 volt tubes. it's aluminum and looks like a heat sink and has teflon inserts. really works well. ican't remember the web site but if you do a google search, i think you can find it. iheard these tube dampers at the 2006 CES.