First CD player help!


Hi everyone,

I am going to the darkside....

But only in my bedroom :) 

I am a turntable enthusiast. It's been my only source for many years but I recently setup a turntable in my bedroom system and honestly do not enjoy having to get out of bed to flip the record and because I'm not actively listening I feel I'm not getting everything from the listening experience I would in front of my main. 

I know all about streaming and love it but only for when I'm on the subway, my car, running around etc. When given all of the world's music my ADD head wants to move onto the next artist, album or song, before whats playing even finishes.  I miss selecting a piece of physical media, putting it on and letting it play. 

So that got me thinking about CDs. 

I'm a young(ish) guy, 30 and got into music around the same time the first MP3 players hit the market so never really got into CDs. I recently purchased a guy's entire CD collection (400plus) and am now trying to figure out a decent CD player to add to my bedroom system and possibly down the road another for my main rig. 

My bedroom setup is tube based. Rogue RP1 pre, Rogue ST-80 amp, Vandersteen 3Asig speakers. And one of those cheap Schiit Dacs.

I think I'd rather go CD player vs transport at this time. And would like to spend around $500 (either new or used works for me).

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Cheers,

Sammy

 

 

128x128sammyshaps

Sammy, I'll tell you what. Get a 5 disc player on the cheap, load it full of CDs and hit random play. You'll have 5 hours of music. And believe it or not even the cheap players sound pretty good. 

Sammy, if you are in the States maybe checkout the website below and peruse the list of what cd players they have in your price range, check the user reviews, and maybe see if they have been professionally reviewed. A friend of mine has the NAD in your price range and I heard it a bit with his power speakers and it sounded fine . I  spin cds but use a DAC and transport so I can't give you any other informed information. Good luck.