Well, it's been about 4 months with the Ayre5xeMP. Basically happy with the sound......the ARC had been dead for so long can't make valid comparisons to it. The only problem is having tasted of the Apple, am now wondering about streaming and the like. The Ayre has no digital ins so am looking at an outboard dac. Such is the nature of the hobby. Still, my CDs sound great and am listening more these days, so it's all good.
Crazy to buy a 17 year old CD Player?
My ARC CD2 just died...I think the laser finally gave up the ghost. Any how I've got thousands of red book CDs in my library and need a replacement player. I'm thinking an ARC CD 3MKII or the Mark Levinson 390S. Am I crazy to be thinking this? Got a budget of around $2000.00. My system, though dated, is made up of higher end stuff: ARC 25 pre amp, ARC VT 150 mono amps, VPI TNT IV, Wilson Witts, all running through Transparent Reference (Balanced).
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