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Shanling, Jolida, Cary, Tube, SS can anyone compar

Can anyone compare these CD players? Am looking to buy a new or used for $1500 or less. I know that the Jolida or the Shanling can be bought new in this range but have heard of reliabilty problems with Jolida. Maybe the new one is OK. I would be willing to go with tube if it sounds right but Cary's pricey ones are SS. People do rave about their sound and this is what I'm after. I still prefer the sound of vinyl but CD's are sounding better as I upgrade my system. Any incite would be appreciated. Thanks,
Bill
jbangelfish
jbangelfish OP
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Mike:
Thanks for your response. You had to throw another in the mix. I can't find a single review for Xindak. Are they a new company? I went to a Xindak site but could not find much info. Showed the inside of the player but doesn't mean much to me. I couldn't build one with the manual in front of me. I just listen and have a pretty good ear. Can you explain SACD? I don't even think that I have any HDCD's yet but am always looking to improve my CD sound quality. Still like vinyl the best. Any info on this is appreciated. Thanks,
Bill
muralman1
1,527 posts
 
Hey Bill

Vinyl is still tops, despite it's negatives. Cds do nicely with good equipment. DVDA looks to me to be the future for sonic quality. I use my JD 100 in conjunction with big Pass X 600 monoblocks and a Pass pre amp too. This all feeds the infamous <1ohm Apogee Scintilla. My goal is always for natural playback, music at it's most real.

Forget JAN Phillips. Start with the Svetlana, if you can buy the 100 so equipped.
eagle
154 posts
 
The Granite Audio 657 is an excellent tube CD player and there is currently an auction going on one. It would be worth you time to check it out.
jbangelfish OP
25 posts
 
Muralman:
Thanks again. Do you know anything about the Xindak player mentioned by Mike? Says it's SACD compatible, I don't even know what that is but I see lots of discussion going on in reference to it. Also have found a 2 month old Jolida 100 for $550. Probably a very good deal.
Bill
fs_audio
148 posts
 
Bill,

Xindak is not a new company in China, but they are new in the USA (they have been doing OEM work for Sony and other electronics companies for years). There are no reviews as yet, but according to the US distributor, Stereophile is supposed to have one out in the next month or so.

As far as explaining SACD, that would take FAR more space than I have here. It is simply an attempt by Sony and Philips to bring digital playback that much closer to analog reproduction. With some recordings, I personally feel that they have acomplished their goal. Do a search here and at AudioAsylum, should be able to find a decent explanation of SACD.

For the most basic info on SACD, go here:
http://www.sonymusic.com/sacd/

The biggest drawback to SACD at this point is not the technology, nor the sound quality (it is superb on some recordings), but simply the fact that there just aren't a lot of recordings available (yet).

Best Regards...Mike - Father & Son Audio
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