I have 3 streamers in house reubent and enjoy them all, especially now with all the best of 2021 lists coming out, though I do prefer CD and LP to streaming...
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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@jl35 - Well, if we're getting down to overall preferences, I'm a vinyl guy too. @deadhead58 - The Rega CD players are really good. I love my Rega Saturn-R. It's above your stated price range @ about $1500 for a good used one. Rega supposedly has a house sound, so @ about $1000, I would definitely consider the current Rega Apollo if I were looking to spend $1000 on a CDP. |
I bought a marantz sa8005 sacd player a cpl years ago and the laser went out soon after, outside of the warranty period of course. Multiple calls and emails to Marantz yielded zero results so I just now use it as as dac with an Audiolab transport. I only bring it up because apparently its a known issue with that generation cd players so just beware. |
Lots of folks looking to get an inexpensive CD player got the Onkyo C7030 a couple of years ago. I stumbled across an Onkyo C7070 that has dual Wolfson chips and was $600 to $700 new. I paid $300 for it and it's a great unit. These may be getting harder to find, but if you come across a 7070 for under $500, I don't think you can go wrong. Happy Listening.
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