CD players for soundstage depth

Thanks guys!

The thing is, I *am* getting good soundstaging and layering from LPs, but CD playback falls short in this regard, hence my question. The CDP in the system currently is an older 777 Sony model, which is to be replaced soon, but by what?

Just get a better CD player period. If it outputs nice clean detailed sound, that will in itself produce the good soundstage, if you have the rest of the system in good order.

ime the Meridian 808.2 is excellent in that regard.

Twoleftears,

I'm in agreement with Sugarbrie. Any highly resolving CD player should provide the type of soundstage you seek if the rest of your system is already proven to have these qualities.

I was just at a friend's house to hear my CD player in his system. He has a highly resolving system and was demoing the JMLabs Micro Utopia BE speakers. His system produced a beautifully seamless soundstage that was both deep and wide. The speakers just diappeared leaving the sound of the venue where the recording was made. We used his analog rig and his Meridian 802.24 CD player. We then istalled my EVS Level 2 mod'd Oppo 970 univeral player into the mix and it was also excellent at producing a realistic soundstage.

BTW, the only players I've owned in recent history that did not produce a decent soundstage were Sony DVP-S7700ES, Sony DVP-S9000ES, Sony DVP-NS999ES and a moderately prices Sherwood Newcastle unit. All were OK players, but did not produce the soundstage width and depth that I've heard when using higher priced dedicated CD players or digital seperates in my system.

What's your budget for a new CD player? Based on your budget, maybe some folks can recommend players in that price range. Also, are you looking for new or used?

Enjoy,

TIC