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Advice from vinyl types on a good CD player

I am interested in some suggestions for a good CD player from people that have an audiophile vinyl setup. I have a VPI TNT with ARC phono ref and ref 1. I just can't get into listening to CD's even though I have several thousand. I've tried an ARC CD1 and thought it sounded like crap. I've auditioned some higher end players from Levinson etc and they've all left me cold. I bought a DVD player that also played SACD's and I was impressed with the Elton John SACD's. They were obviously well remastered and had a sound closer to vinyl. I don't want to get into the whole CD vs vinyl debate. So if you have a vinyl setup and a CD setup I'd appreciate your thoughts. Thanks.
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david12
1,454 posts
 
Some excellent suggestions, I like my GNSC modded Resolution Opus 21 very much, detailed good depth, unusual for CD, but no digital grain. It is very close to my TW accustic Raven One, Zyx airy 3
eee3
214 posts
 
Audio Research CD-3 MKII with balanced interconnects(xlr) comes very close to a good vinyl setup. (see my vinyl setup)
With digital setup, cables are very important! So, you'll have to do some experimenting.
herman
2,282 posts
 
Altmann Attraction DAC and either a transport or computer.
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racamuti
362 posts
 
I use a 47 labs shigaraki transport feeding a Haggerman Chime tube DAC, and like it as much as my vinyl rig.
martykl
3,578 posts
 
The Cary 303 might work for you - the adjustable DAC section w/tube and ss options as well as several os settings and a non-OS position allow unusual flexibility.

I'm now using a QSonix server and Benchmark DAC and it sounds reasonably close to my Oracle/Graham 2.2/Nightingale set-up. Not the same, but reasonably close.

Good Luck.

Marty
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