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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
mn2422
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Yamaha cd-s1000 here…love it…

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dinov
834 posts
 

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

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yoyoyaya
743 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
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Jay's cdt2-mk3, more $ but the Cambridge CXC cannot compete. Have owned both.

mahler123
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Since you have DAC, and assuming that you are happy with it, I would get a dedicated transport. However, some Mac preamps have a proprietary input for Mac CD players. I once had a Pioneer Elite Universal Player that had an “ i link “ (basically a FireWire connection) to pair with a Pioneer AVR. It sounded amazing, far better than any other input into the AVR and much better than the Universal Player into the same AVR by HDMI.
I don’t know much about Mac proprietary inputs, but if your amp has one, I would at least attempt a trial with a Mac disc spinner that is similarly equipped

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