Arcam fmj cd23 vs cd33


Which do you prefer? Why?
CD23 with ring DAC with HDCD
vs
CD33 with WM8740 stereo DAC without HDCD

Assume that the price and condition is about the same (for used).
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Well lets see here never had the 23,BUT did have the 33 and before that had a cd92 and a cd 92T for me i liked the 92's better i thought they just had that something extra,but the 33 wasnt bad,there was just something about the 92 that i liked.I dont think you can go wrong with any of them,i'm pretty amazed for what all of those players sell for, bargains without a doubt,but at this point the 92 and those 92T are getting a bit old,so the newer you can find probably the better,I would think that the 23T is the latest of all that were made by Arcam.Also i will say thee 33 had a bit of a skipping problem which was probably one reason i got rid of it, i couldnt stand listening to discs and going ocd on when the hell it would skip,it was random which drove me crazy,the 92 92T never skipped whatsoever on anything i played.
never owned the cd33 but have owned the cd23 twice. missed it so bad after a supposed upgrade, I bought another & it shall remain until it croaks at which time I'll locate another. i have owned players in the $3K to $5K range in the past & it hangs right in there with them.
I have not heard the 33 but I still say go for the 23 for the HDCD. It is exceptional with HDCD. If you have never had an HDCD capable player you probably have more HDCDs than you think.
I think I sold Pehare his second CD-23.