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CD Players $1,000 - $1,500 US - any info on Talk?

Current Considerations:
- Talk Electronics Thunder CD 1.1/2.1 (1.2/2.2 just announced)
- Rega Planet 2000
- QUAD 99 CDP (CD Pre-Amp combo)
- Cary CD-308
- NAD 541i / s500i

My Current System:
Quad 21Ls - NAD C350 Integrated - Pioneer DV353
My QUAD will become my multi-channel movie system - this CD player will grow with me to start my two-channel music system.

The Talk's are 500-1000 more than the Rega Planet 2k depending on the Talk model but I can find hardly anything on Talk Electronics/Saxon - anyone have any information?

The Cary might be in my price range but its just on the edge .

Any recommendations of used players or impressions of any of these players or any other tips would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Nathan K.
vaystrem
fs_audio
148 posts
 
Disclaimer: I am a Xindak dealer.

One unit you may not have heard of or considered is the Xindak SCD-2. It is an absolutely wonderful player for the money ($1695 retail). It is SACD/CD with tube output stages (true balanced outputs). It is also available with solid-state output stages (SCD-1). Please let me know if you have any specific questions.

Best Regards...Mike - Father & Son Audio
richfield_hunter
68 posts
 
Try the Vecteur L4 or L4.2. They are awesome players beat anything in their price class
iseekheils
131 posts
 
Consonance CD2.2 could be on your list. I was researching for a while and was interested in some of the players that you mentioned. I ended up buying the Consonance, and I'm very happy with it. It has balanced and RCA outputs. The RCA side has a tube output, and volume control on the remote, so you can plug it straight into an amp. The XLR side bypasses the tube, and must be used with a pre-amp.
Hope this helps, Sonny
jh2os
244 posts
 
i would add the cairn fog2 cdp to your list. it is a great peice for it's price point. $1100 standard / $1700 with 24/192 upsampling.

the classe cdp-10 is also a great peice for the price. $2000 new, but could be found for $1500 used.

good luck in your search!
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jayctoy
4,231 posts
 
I second Muralman,the JD100 is good.
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