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Cary 306/200 -- Still near state of the art?

I love my 306/200, but it's obviously getting a bit long in the tooth. Any opinions as to what I'm missing out on compared to the top one-piece players available today? If technology has really advanced, is there a newer player at around $2000 new or used that you would suggest as a replacement?

For those of you who had the 306/200, what was your next player, and are you happy with the upgrade?

For reference, I demoed the new Cary 303 against the Musical Fidelity A5, and preferred the A5. I would prefer, however, to have a player that has balanced outputs like my Cary. One-box suggestions only, pls.
dkidknow
dkidknow OP
60 posts
 
Need to bump this-- never got much in the way of responses. Now I'm looking (along with everyone else, it seems) at the Oppo BDP-83se. Wonder if anyone has an informed opinion as to whether the Oppo would be as satisfying a redbook player as the Cary is, especially since I could sell the Cary and have a good bit of money left over even after buying the Oppo.

Hope to hear from you.
cgw
29 posts
 
I directly compared my friends BDP-83se to my Cary 306/200 and the Cary blew the OPPO away.

I was thinking that it would be nice to get an OPPO, but it would not be a replacement for my Cary.
dkidknow OP
60 posts
 
Now that's what I'm talking about-- ask a question, get an answer that's perfectly on point. Thanks CGW. Of course, if anyone else wants to chime in, I'd be glad for more input.
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