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Need help choosing a new CD Player

I consider myself new to this hobby although I have dabbled a bit over the past 30 years or so.  Recently purchased a McIntosh MA252 integrated and have a set of B&W Matrix speakers (1985 - 1989 vintage) that sound pretty good .  Looking for a CD player (prefer under $1000) to replace my current Samsung DVD player.   I primarily listen to classic rock and some classical.

For this price range am looking at the following:

Marantz CD6007

Rotel CD11 Tribute or CD 14

Pro-Ject CDBox S2 Chrome

My listening room is a little odd shaped (11x 16, bay window at one end and glass wall at the other end) and I have to listen across the shorter distance due to the room configuration.

Eventually will upgrade the speakers, but for now need a CD player

Would appreciate some advice on a decent quality CD player (at this time, not interested in a CDT and DAC setup).   Thanks in advance.

 

 

 

 

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reubent
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@jl35  - The Bluesound "Vault" is very much like having a CD player. It has a CD ripper and internal HDD built-in. Just stick a CD in it and play. At the same time, it rips the CD to the HDD for future streaming directly from the HDD.

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patrickdowns
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I love my Rega Apollo. Both the sound and the form factor, with a pop-up door rather than a mechanical sliding tray (one less thing to break).

Review: "As with other Rega products—their entry-level tonearms come to mind—few other audio components of my experience, and no other contemporary CD players, offer so much music for so little money. Unless your system has an egregiously bright sound, you can’t go wrong with the Rega Apollo. And if your heart is set on spending $10,000, go ahead and buy nine of these and spread the love. Robustly recommended."
 

 

jl35
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Maybe so on the Vault, but you are paying a lot of money for a feature you don't want, and could be applied to a much better sounding CD Player...

reubent
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@jl35  - Not disagreeing with you. Just pointing out that the Vault "acts" like a CD player and also saves your played CDs for future streaming. Streaming, with a good user interface, album art, etc., using a nice tablet, laptop or even smart-phone, can be really beneficial to many people.

 

That said, I have a great CD player - Rega Saturn-R and I highly recommend it. But I also have 2 streamers that I use mostly for internet radio (Radio Paradise) and music discovery (mostly Spotify). Really enjoy both. But if I had to choose one, it would be the streamer with a good DAC.

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stereo5
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I see we are having a reading comprehension problem here.  The OP stated he wants a plain old CD player, not interested in streaming or ripping disks.  What is so hard to understand?   @adg101, why keep pushing something the guy doesn’t want?  Just because you like it, does not mean he will or even want it.  I would go with the Yamaha player that is around 1K, give or take.  I never warmed up to the Marantz sound, having owned both a SA8001 and SA8005.  Don’t buy used, many of the used players laser assembly’s are near the end of their lives and many are no longer available. 

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