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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 Here is one for you that hasn't come up....mcintosh 205...au ... Superhonestben

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: Restock
Hi Nick,

How do the two (transport and DAC) compare to the Rega Planet, now that you had them around for a while and listened to them some more? I always make up my mind on CDP's only after a couple of months: Only then do I find out whether I can live with them (already switched back to the Planet twice). My Audio Aero Prima is here to stay though.

All the best,

Rene
Restock (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)