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A move has me thinking of a CD changer....?

I have moved to a city that is too far away for any quality FM stations....ie: no Jazz, no NPR/public radio stations..etc. simply two or three Country stations...

I have a very good extensive CD collection and both of my systems CD players are single disc players....so the question is, are there any good sounding CD changers? I could also use a changer with an outboard DAC. And no, I am not putting down Country music, it is just not what I choose to listen to. And to me, online/streaming is too limited in the dynamic range and frequency band width.
jusam
fiesta75
1,378 posts
 
For me all CD changers I've had were notoriously unreliable, but never had a Sony. I'm in the belief that streaming or putting them on a dedicated server would be the better option.
shtinkydog
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If you're thinking of a basic 5 or 6 CD changer, you're always going to have this problem:  the random feature won't always work.  the player will occasionally only shuffle between 2 or 3 CDs, and not the whole 5 or 6.

I've had 3 changers, and they all did this, a Parasound, a Sony and an Onkyo.  The only thing that would help was to unplug it from the wall for a few minutes.

mahler123
3,353 posts
 
+1 for a streamer with Internet Radio   you will be able to listen to most of the favorite stations that you left behind a discover a zillion more.  
+2 to a streaming service such as Spotify or Qobuz that will allow you to find lots of new music
nothing wrong with CD REplay--it may even sound better than streaming--but a CD changer won't be the best transport.  However, if you have a good DAC, even a crappy CD changer will still probably sound pretty good
jusam OP
125 posts
 
What I am looking for is for non-critical listening when I am on my p.c. or fixing a meal, etc.  To load up 5 or so CDs and let them play at random through the meal.  I had a Denon and Sony in the past, but consolidated from 3 systems down to one....at the same time I sold a house and a couple of sports cars....ah yes, the life after divorce.  

Thanks for your thoughts and suggestions.  J
fiesta75
1,378 posts
 
Denon mis-tracked, so did a Marantz and Onkyo. Good luck.
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