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Best Tube CDP for $2000 Budget

Want to try a tube CDP in my system, have always owned solid state and currently have Rega Saturn and Meridian G08. Looking for that smooth relaxed sound that minimizes any faults/digital hardness in average recordings while still preserving decent detail. I know this is the paradox of an audiophile, but I want to relax and feel the music and not worry about maximum detail presentation. Am looking at Raysonic CD 128 and Cayin CD 17T, can anyone comment on these or have any other favorites? Also please compare them to other CDPs you have heard, thanks. Megasam  (Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread) 04-25-07

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Click title to read one, or click date to read all below it. 04-26-07   My favorite cdp is the audio aero prima - smooth, detailed, ...   Restock 04-26-07   Ditto on the on the audio aero prima a very smooth sounding ...   Mechans 04-26-07   I'll second the prima and it can be had for a lot less than ...   Audiotomb 04-26-07   Used metronome should be on your list. cheers, spencer   Sbank 04-26-07   I like the audio aero as well also the cary 303/300 is nice ...   Mikeadan 04-26-07   I second the granite 657 , better prat and detail than the p ...   Saki70 04-26-07   I'd like to know why the meridian isn't satisfactory? have h ...   Zar 04-26-07   Doge 6 from pacific valve. spend an additional $100 for upg ...   Kira 04-26-07: Dfhaleycko I auditioned the Audio Aero Prima last year when I replaced my CDP. I thought it was beautiful and rich, but kinda laid back. So if your system is fast and bright it might be a great match. My system is all-tube, so the Audio Aero seemed to be too much of a good thing. I've been happier with the Musical Fidelity A5 CD player I bought. Not fatiguing, and a lot more life in my system. HTH Dfhaleycko  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread) 04-26-07   Don't overlook the jolida jd 100. i have several cdps. i ha ...   Foster_9 04-27-07   Raysonic cd 128 hands down nothing else comes close. the dog ...   Undertow 04-27-07   the raysonic is superior to almost all machines in build the ...   Audiofeil 04-27-07   Audiofeil, first i will appoligize if that post seemed to be ...   Undertow 04-27-07   Oh sorry another clarification, superior in build to most of ...   Undertow 04-27-07   Audiofeil, by the way, no big deal but you did pull out all ...   Undertow 04-27-07   no big deal but you did pull out all direct downside points ...   Audiofeil 04-28-07   I have both the musical fidelity a5 tube cd player and the c ...   Hens 04-28-07   Gentlemen: there seems to be a "buzz" about the d ...   Mrtennis 04-28-07   Mrtennis: perhaps you've already done so, but you may want ...   Hartwerger 05-05-07   Once again undertow is completely out of it. the raysonic ...   Quant100 05-05-07   I stated origin of the company designing the unit that speak ...   Undertow 05-05-07   Undertow: i went to the pv web site and here is what i foun ...   Quant100 05-05-07   I contacted pacific valve about the doge 6 and got this resp ...   Elsneb 05-06-07   Thae descrip of the doge 6 with 6 out tubes single ended tri ...   Bartokfan 05-06-07   I just looked at the guts of the doge 6. for me there is no ...   Bartokfan 05-06-07   John tuckers exemplar denon 2900 should fit the bill nicely ...   Musicfile 05-06-07   Hi bartokfan: i just completed my review of the melody cd m ...   Mrtennis 05-06-07   i have - it is probably some of the most awful sounding gea ...   Restock 05-06-07   Have we come to a point where most of the cdp's all sound so ...   Elsneb 05-06-07   Have not heard the unison. look forward to the 4 tube prima ...   Bartokfan 05-06-07   Mrtennis, why even mention primaluna when they do not even h ...   Bartokfan 05-06-07   primaluna is pretty well known to be distributed by kevin de ...   Tvad 05-07-07   Let me ask some of you guys, does a photo of the guts of a ...   Bartokfan 05-07-07   How do you define build quality? parts manufacture? neatness ...   Tvad 05-08-07   Hi bartokfan: i saw and heard the prima luna cd player at t ...   Mrtennis 05-08-07   Well don't then. "almost the same" but indeed they ...   Bartokfan 05-08-07   Raed the specs on the dealer's web page here on audiogon. th ...   Bartokfan 05-08-07   i had the same impression, but some homework revealed that t ...   Tvad 05-08-07   Look at the german web site for cayin. trust me all their d ...   Bartokfan 05-08-07   i never wrote that primaluna is cayin. you were the one you ...   Tvad 05-09-07   05-08-07: bartokfan trust me......... based on your prior ...   Audiofeil 05-09-07   "you are a funny guy bartokfan",, yes i am a bit ...   Bartokfan 05-10-07   Megasam, i recently purchased a lector 0.6t tube cd player f ...   Routeman21 05-10-07   I will be receiving the vincent cd 6 hybrid next week. i wil ...   Mrtennis 05-11-07   Mrtennis: yes - i've seen very little on the vincent player ...   Bondmanp

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