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Were to go after a Rega Planet 2000?

Hello,

I have a planet 2000 and enjoy its sound. I like its tone, PRAT, timber etc... but I want more of it. I find that the Rega lacks authority when playing. It still sounds like a CD player (and a CD player at that) but not live music. I want something that has the good qualities of the Rega, but just expands on them. I want a player to take control and give me music which leaves little to none to complain about.

I really like my friends Wadia, but I simply can't afford one.
I love the way it portrays the music.

My budget is $750-$1000 plus what ever I can sell me Rega for.

I have been suggested the Sony DVP-9000es. From what I have read it is reasonably priced and sounds good. But it's a Sony, and I am unsure about it.

I will consider everything, my only request is no tubes. I think they are better served in the preamp. Thoughts and opinions welcome.

Cheers,
Nick

Nickway (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

02-17-05

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02-17-05 I have just stepped up from an original planet to an audio a ... Restock

02-17-05 Yes, rene, i did have the planet and then the planet 2000. ... Boa2

02-17-05 Add a dac to it...ive heard comments from people who have ad ... Mbacinello

02-17-05 I am in love with my tjoeb 4000. great frequency range from ... Tgrisham

02-17-05 I second the aap. you can't go wrong.......... Zenieth

02-17-05 I will offer a strong endorsement for the sony scd-xa777es, ... Mburns92

02-17-05 It's kinda funny the dack and the 9000es were the two player ... Nickway

02-17-05 I've heard all of the sony's mentioned here, and found them ... Boa2

02-17-05 I moved from a planet 2000 to a sony dvp 9000 and preferred ... Philjolet

02-17-05 I guess i should look elsewhere then. the reason i like the ... Nickway

02-17-05 Nick, i was looking for exactly the same sound as you do. al ... Restock

02-17-05 You might be able to find a classe cdp-1 for under $1k. kind ... Jmcgrogan2

02-17-05 Btw i went from the sony dvp 9000 es to muse model 9 gen 3 a ... Philjolet

02-17-05 Check out the cairn fog v2.0 24/192 player. i think this is ... Alpha3

02-17-05 The sony dvp9000es is a mediocre redbook cd player. not offe ... Reubent

02-17-05 What about a rega jupiter? if you like what the planet does ... Muzikat

02-17-05 i agree with muzikat. if you really like the rega planet ... Ramond

02-17-05 The prima will smoke the rega hands down and it would be gar ... Ejlif

02-18-05 Fwiw my muse cd player trounced the sony sacd player. have a ... Philjolet

02-18-05 A sonic frontiers sfcd-1 can be had used for about $1,000 (i ... Raquel

02-18-05 Raquel it's not that i have anything against tubes. i like ... Nickway

02-18-05 Naim audio cd 3.5 with a flatcap.all of the planets attribut ... Mlauner

02-18-05 I was where you are at a few years back. my nad 502 that i l ... R32657

02-18-05 Hey nick, just to summarize some of the cross-posts and you ... Peak

02-18-05 Nickway: the small signal tubes in tube preamps and tube d ... Raquel

02-18-05 R32657, did you come to the conclusion more expensive player ... Plinko

02-18-05 I'm another person who went from the planet 2000 to the jupi ... Crega

02-23-05 I would say as a blanket that that's the case, but in my exp ... R32657

02-27-05 I have had so many cd & sacd players i can't remember them a ... Hififile

03-02-05 Creek! this is a link to my in home comparison of the creek ... Vaystrem

03-03-05 Quad somehow always come up with excellent cd players, i own ... Quadophile

03-08-05 Hi nick, i'm curious what you have decided on... i'm prett ... Mdp0430

03-08-05: Superhonestben
here is one for you that hasn't come up....Mcintosh 205...audiophiles tend to look theother way when it comes to Mac...too bad its great stuff...I own a fair amount of Mac including this little gem...I also own a Linn Ikemi which I like alot but son of a gun if the Mac isnt right up there with it...I have heard Wadiia, ML 390s and even the Linn cd 12 all in my house...for dollars to donuts the Mac is a value
Superhonestben (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

03-08-05 Right now i am in savings mode. i have been doing a lot of ... Nickway

03-08-05 Audio note: perfect instrument timbre, yet a collapsed sound ... Boa2

03-09-05 Nick...check out the denon 1650...used to own the original r ... Phasecorrect

08-02-05 Hi nick, i have a planet 2000, and also thought it was a lit ... Jalanc42069

08-02-05 Nick, here's another thought, in my earlier post i praised t ... Jalanc42069

08-02-05 Hello, i was supprised to see my old thread come up again. ... Nickway

08-03-05 A used cary 303/200, 306/200, mf 308cr or ayre cx-7 would al ... Tlday

08-04-05 Hi nick, how do the two (transport and dac) compare to the ... Restock