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Hi guys been building a new HI FI system and been waiting on the HI FI Rose 130, but want to light this system up! Lol Whats a really nice cd player that will not be the weak link? I am running mcintosh c2700, Power Q 707,  Mcintosh 611s & B&W 801 N all with high end cables. 

Thanks for all your input Matt 

skydog25
g4mobile
4 posts
 

Esoteric K-05 CD/SACD player is phenomenal. The internal DAC is awesome as well. It has inputs to utilize the DAC separately with a streamer etc. They are hard to find used, but they’re out there.

mn2422
36 posts
 

Yamaha cd-s1000 here…love it…

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dinov
792 posts
 

The two best in my opinion (if funds will allow) are 1) Esoteric or 2) McIntosh. 

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yoyoyaya
612 posts
 

The TEAC 701 is an excellent transport. It can also be clocked so there is the potential to upgrade it. There isn't a massive difference in price between the transport and CD player versions so it would be worth auditioning the CD against the transport running into the Mac's DAC.

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baylinor
1,213 posts
 

Jay's cdt2-mk3, more $ but the Cambridge CXC cannot compete. Have owned both.

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