Opinions on McIntosh CD Players?

I have a first edition 4X MCD 7005 that has a problem with the tray. It won't open, and after spending $270 with the manufacturer it still has problems.

Does any one have feedback on the MCD 7007 or the MCD 205? What would be a fair price to pay?

I have found the quality of sound from the first generation MCD 7005 to be excellent, but I am reluctant to spend the money for a used MCD 7007 or even the MCD 205.

Any feedback would be appreciated.

CS Pickard

My friend had a 7007 which kept going and going..... We both thought it sounded very good, but when I got a Theta DAC and SFT-1 transport, it was clear that it was significantly sonically inferior. Nice machine, but I wouldn't buy it used unless it was really cheap.

See my review on the MCD 205 in a thread in this section from a few weeks ago. I think the sound of MAC cd players is very good. IMHO Mac digital products favor coherence over articulation, and produce a very non-fatiguing, effortless sound that is quite enjoyable.

Try the McIntosh DVD player. It won't play CDR's but for the price of something like $2,800 sound was quite good. Unfortunately I couldn't compare side by side to Cary or Meridian but I will risk saying it's in the same league as it was a good bump up in sound quality from Arcam. Not that CDP differences are all that great AND that CDP upgrades are not all that noticeable to me either.