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Taking suggestions for CD players for a passive

Taking suggestions for CD players new or used for a passive setup, onborad volume ok also as well as Balanced outs. I have a Sony 707ESD that is horrorfying with the variable.

Classe CA400 ( in the shop )
Dali Grand
Cardas NR throughout
Assorted Yaqin tube buffers
Future tube amp purchase
slikric3000
shakeydeal
979 posts
 
Any cdp with a standard 2v output will drive your passive preamp just fine. Just a matter of flavor after that.

Shakey
dopogue
1,773 posts
 
Not so, Shakey. My Oppo BDP8SE sounds fine in my system (active preamp) but pretty dismal -- flat, 2-dimensional, generally blah -- in systems with a passive. Three such systems so far (I couldn't believe the first one).
slikric3000 OP
638 posts
 
Dopogue, that is why you need the tube buffer to bring it to life. I have a few players around and with the tube buffer it sounds as good as my Sonic Frontiers Line 2.
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