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Best Used CD Player Under $500?

Hi Folks:

Looking for some budget conscious input here. Putting together a system for a friend. Current components are Harbeth Compact 7-ES2's and a Musical Fidelity A5 integrated amp. Looking for a well built, reliable CD player with good sound to complement this set up. New or used is fine but must be under $500. Suggestions?
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jgiacalo
446 posts
 
Thanks for the reminder Rooski. Aside from being a tad light in the bass, the Playstation 1 - the one with the RCA outs - smoked my Rega Jupiter 2000. Picked it up used for $35. at a game store. Although it is kinda funky using the controller to play the thing. Check out the review in Stereophile online.
rlwainwright
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Get an Oppo BDP-83 either new ($500) or used (~ $450). The CD playback is fine and your friend will also be able to play back DVD-Audio and SACDs, both of which are sonically superior to CDs. He'll also get HDCD playback as a bonus...

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honest1
586 posts
 
Anything Sony ES. The 707SE can be had for around $350. Check out some of the threads, though, there was one recent model of SACD player that had a lot of reliability problems.
grimace
624 posts
 
Jolida JD 100 for about $500 is a good buy. I have one if you're interested.
jont
54 posts
 
two suggestions: Faroudja DV-1000 ($6000 10 years ago) $500ish now. Sounds identical to the ML39. The Sony DVD ES-9000 DVD player sounds almost as good as the SCD-1 for around $300 (with the SCD-1 still going for $1800)
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