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CD player for a warm system

I have the following set up
Belles 20A pre
Belles 150A Hot Rod amp
Coincident Triumph speakers with matching Coincident Mini Subs.

A very nice warm sounding rig that can be played loud and enjoyed.

I am thinking of upgrading my antique Phillips 880 and am looking for something in the 750 to 1000 range to add some sparkle or slam to my rig.
I have had an Arcam CD 72.Not that big of an improvement.
An Audio Note CD2.1X.Improvement,but for 2500.00 I was expecting more.It was too polite.I became dissilusioned with audio and sold it for what I got it for and plugged the Phillips back in.

Where to now???
Bry
bigbry
jsujo
348 posts
 
or also the new Music Hall units,,some are being upgraded with better op-amps and stuff...
rodrnr
2 posts
 
I have a Philips CD880 that does not work. I recently sent it to Philips and they reported the parts are no longer available. The electronics seem to work but the display does not show any cd movement (no track info). It is probably the laser or transport. I have no use for this unit. Does anyone want it? Just pay shipping.
email directly to rodrnr@email.com
bigtee
803 posts
 
Look at the Rotel players---somewhat forward with plenty of punch.
rodrnr
2 posts
 
The broken CD880 is sold. Someone from this forum contacted me and it has been put to good use.

I replaced the CD880 with a Philips DVD963SA which is also a very warm sound and very quiet audio circuitry. It tracks well and has good clean picture. I am very happy with it.
daltonlanny
301 posts
 
Pioneer.
They have a sort of forward and bright sound, with great snap and dynamics. This is their basic house sound.
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