Schiit from 50 years ago dies. Breaking news to you boobsman
Including a nice ARC SP6/D75 pair, a pair of Paoli Dynaco MkIII's, a pair of Heath W5's and three Julius Futterman OTL amps!
Your junkyard looks awesome
New CD Player
Good afternoon,
Quick question. I have a Cary Audio CDP 1 cd player that is about 10-12 years old. Still works and sounds good. Being that is a bit dated, I thought about the new Marantz CD 60 cd player. Any thoughts on how that might compare to the Cary and would it be an upgrade.
Thank you.
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Generally the basic bits, laser, drive, etc. come from a single manufacturer (Sony?), or a small group of manufacturers. My NAD is 20 years old, has been re-lasered, hard to tell the difference between it and my Marantz CD6006, which is only 10? years old. The value added stuff is in the DAC, the components, assembly, engineering and finish (less plastic). For a player, not a transport (different kettle of fish), look for reputable brands, and read reviews. Cambridge Audio, for example tweaks their stuff to sound British (warm). Anything since the 90's when the market shook out and settled down should be in that "this is how we do it" standard. btw I only come here to get trolled when I'm feeling too good about life. |
Jasonbourne71, just reading over your post brings back some nice memories for me of some of the vintage tube gear I have owned over the years; including a Futterman H3, ARC D70 MK2, and a pair of Heath W5m monoblocks. These were great sounding amplifiers! I still have my late Dad’s Dynakit Stereo 70 that he built in 1961, which I intend to have restored at some point. As for new CD players, there are still a surprising number of options available at various price points. I have my Dad’s Naim CDI which is in excellent shape. Given that it’s over 30 years old I use it sparingly. I also have an Onkyo C-7030 which I purchased new in 2017. It continues to receive light use as a dedicated transport for a few of my dac’s. When it gives up the ghost I’ll probably be looking for something with a smaller footprint like Shandling’s latest offerings. (The ET3 transport looks very interesting). Their newest CD player and transport offer a lot of functionality for well under $1000. It’s also refreshing to see that CD players are still being manufactured by several companies. Good news for those of us who still own plenty of CD’s.
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They do sound different, You need to try them to hear whether you think it is an improvement from your prior player. better or preferred is a personal determinization. It's not just the zero's and 1's it is the 'SALAD' of ingredients any specific player has: Processor; Filters, Over-Clocking, Up-scaling, retaining DSD to output; Separate lasers for CD/SACD My last upgrade: better sounding CD player. I went thru 9 used CD players until I found/bought/love (with help here) a used Sony xa5400 ES. Difference so good I am re-discovering my CDs and buying used CDs. https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/res/manuals/4000/40006911M.pdf https://www.crutchfield.com/S-4hMRMWIbYmp/p_158XA5400E/Sony-ES-SCD-XA5400ES.html https://www.stereophile.com/content/music-round-36-page-2 https://hometheaterhifi.com/reviews/audio-player/sacd-players/sony-scd-xa5400es-player/ https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/sony-sacd-player-scd-xa5400es-yay-or-nay https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/better-cd-sound-the-search
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