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If your whole system costs $40,000....

how much will you invest in CD player with that sum?

I have been wondering my CD section is the weakest link, its around 10% of my system cost. I wonder people who are using some $10k players how much their whole system costs roughly...... Anyone can share their experience in upgrading their CD players?
grandetech
isochronism
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My TT will end up being a little under twice as much as my CDP which was almost twice as much as my next less expensive component, which is my Preamp. Don't scrimp on your source(s).
macdadtexas
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I will never own a disc player again. I think they have lost their relevance. The DAC was always the most important part of the player anyway, and now a stand alone DAC is much more important than the machine that spins it.

Download the info to a music server, then let the DAC take it from there.
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shadorne
7,467 posts
 
Well Said Macdadtexas. You are absolutely right. Yours is the sensible answer. Players will go the way of VCR's...
edorr
714 posts
 
Forget CD players. Rip your collection to harddisc and get a good USB Dac or a USB to S/PDIF converter and DAC. You can achieve SQ of very high grade CD players this way, and the convience is unsurpasses. Ripping the CD's is the real bitch though...
macdadtexas
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Well Shardone, go comment on my newest thread about disc players, need some back up
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