sleeper budget redbook players....

with all this talk about hi-rez...any overlooked cdps in the under $500 range?

phasecorrect01-22-2004 8:51am

prpixel Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 876 posts 01-22-2004 at 03:00pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Second the Philips 963SA. Do the $30.00 blackgate mod to it and it gives $2000.00 players a run for the money. Good luck,
jeffga Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 89 posts 01-22-2004 at 05:15pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Buy an inexpensive DVD player with digital out and get an ART DIO dac. A modified one for ~$300 will smoke anything in this price range
mikesinger Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 572 posts 01-23-2004 at 09:02am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete give the nod to philips 963sa. wonderful player, it bettered a used dodson 217 mk1 ( original $2700 ) dac in my system and the sony 333,555, and 999 similar sonic signiture to the cal cl-20 ( the cal was shade less transparent but the philips was more involving imo. hope that helps, mike
mikesinger Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 572 posts 01-24-2004 at 01:08am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete oops typo in the above. the cal was a shade "more" transparent, but the philips more involving. thanks, mike
gts87 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 35 posts 01-24-2004 at 01:47am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Cambridge Azur 640C,By far the biggest sleeper under $2500. The Player is very smooth and Extended.