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Which is the best cd player under $10k?

I am trying to find the best cd player under $10k (new or used) either a current or recent offering which has a warm, vinyl-like sound, wonderful holographic imagining, large soundstage, nice details & beautiful tonality without being hyper detailed, etched and which avoids the two extremes; cold and analytical to too warm and syrupy?

Choices so far have been Accuphase dp-500, Audio Research cd-8 (but lacks up to the minute digital inputs), Playback Designs MPS-5, EAR Acute & Luxman DU-80. Given the many choices, i'm pulling my hair out. Let me know your thoughts!
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irish65
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I would recommend either the Wadia 581 SE or Wadia 781i. Both can be purchased used for under ten grand and you get SACD as a bonus.
schipo
1,268 posts
 
questions like this really are so annoying that you can almost smell someone just being curious and fishing for an answer. If you have that kind of cash to burn I would think that you already read as much as you can on the Gon and elsewhere and have have a pretty good idea what units to listen to.
buconero117
2,311 posts
 
Oppo 83SE, hands down.
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tpreaves
2,686 posts
 
Get a playstation1 and cobble a $9900.00 powercord onto the wallwart.Sonic bliss!!!
tbg
5,263 posts
 
Schipo, yes, these questions never reach any consensus and cannot be used by anybody. What is curious is that anyone answers them. All that they turn out to be is the "mine is bigger than your" male contests.
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