Best CD Player HDCD under $1000US

What would you recommend for a new CD player with HDCD support for under $1000?

agiaccio09-10-2010 6:17pm

bgeofft-duplicate-0 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 174 posts 09-10-2010 at 10:20pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Rotel RCD-1072. Under $500 for one like new. Solid. Exemplary build quality. Reliable. Sound wise on par with units several times the cost. I've owned NAD, Music Hall, Sony ES, Rega, Oppo. I put the Rotel above them all on cost/performance/reliability quotient.
bar81 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 791 posts 09-10-2010 at 11:20pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete You might want to consider a used Arcam FMJ CD32. It has a dcs ring dac and HDCD.
millicurie999 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 57 posts 09-10-2010 at 11:22pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete New and hdcd don't come together anymore with a few exceptions. How about the oppo bdp 83se?
hesson11 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 237 posts 09-10-2010 at 11:25pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Bar81, Did you mean to type "CD23" rather than "CD32"? That's the one with the Ring DAC. -Bob
bar81 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 791 posts 09-10-2010 at 11:35pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete oops, yes, that was a typo. Thanks for pointing that out Hesson11.