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  Best Sounding CD / SACD player under 15K
My budget is 15K for a new or preowned CD/SACD player.

Not happy with the McIntosh MCD-500 player. My vintage Denon CD player out performs it. I was very disappointed in the McIntosh MCD500 player. I had the McIntosh MC601 amps and they were disappointing too. No more McIntosh gear for me.

I am on the market now and would like to keep under 15K for a new or preowned CD player. Also no multi format players .

Thanks for any suggestions.
Joefama  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

02-17-12
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02-17-12   Consider the usual suspects: - playback designs mps-5 - dc ...   Amfibius

02-17-12: Tmsorosk
Ayre C5. Best I heard at any price, Added an ARC DAC for when we want a more analog like presentation.
Tmsorosk  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)


02-18-12   Ayre does not belong with the above-mentioned players. spent ...   Chesebert

02-18-12   How about a modwright sony and keep the $10k+ for a rainy da ...   Wig

02-18-12   Are there cd players that retail for $15,000 ?? good lord. ...   Rok2id

02-18-12   The mark levinson 512 has some fans, as well as the burmeste ...   Cfluxa

02-18-12   With cd reproduction technology continuing to improve, why n ...   St01

02-18-12   If you would consider a red book only cdp, i would suggest y ...   Isochronism

02-18-12   Ditto on the naim 555. absolutely superb redbook and naim h ...   Chayro

02-18-12   Joe, you should add a pre-loved/ex demo vitus scd-010 to you ...   Melbguy1

02-18-12   Esoteric k-03, since you said cd/sacd first.   Vladimir

02-19-12   I agree with amfibus, and particularly on the playback desig ...   Bigamp

02-19-12   I have an ancient audio lektor prime - now #3 on the list. i ...   Gsm18439

02-19-12   If you can live with a rbcd player only, i don't think you c ...   Bobheinatz

02-19-12   I heartily agree with bobheinatz rega isis valve ..... it i ...   Akg_ca

02-19-12   Easy. get a cd8 from arc.   Realhifi

02-20-12   If you can live without sacd, try meridian. owned the 808.2 ...   Gshepardbuster

02-24-12   I picked up an espteric k01 for 14k and a little disappointe ...   Joefama

02-24-12   I like the k-03. had a chance to audition in my system, grea ...   Montejay

02-24-12   Please excuse my typo, i meant esoteric k-01 sacd / cd playe ...   Joefama

02-26-12   Joe, i read the k-01 retails for $22k (and that was 12 month ...   Melbguy1

02-26-12   Personally esoteric sounded horrible on my system. joefama, ...   Ziggy333a

02-26-12   Joe, i know how you feel. even though mcintosh has a great f ...   Talk2me

02-26-12   Wadia s7i.   Talk2me

02-27-12   I second the wadia s7i   Badwisdom

02-28-12   I am done with both esoteric and mcintosh brands, atleast in ...   Joefama

02-28-12   Oppo bdp-95 - best one and for the rest - buy music   Hakuchosan

02-29-12   I have heard most of the bad boys and the best to me is the ...   Jwm

03-04-12   I'm love my esoteric x-03 se sacd/cd player but i'm very int ...   Jtein

03-05-12   I think the playback designs mps5 is a bit more than 15k now ...   Doggiehowser

03-05-12   Audio aero products. i have a capitole mk2 and i love it   Avialuf

03-09-12   Been through a number of players over the years. currently ...   Kiwi_1282001

03-21-13   Have you had any service issues with the wadia s7i ?   Dr_john

03-21-13   Have you had any service issues with the s7i ?   Dr_john

03-22-13   Kiwi, i was wondering if you have compared the cary to the e ...   Milpai

03-22-13   Whatever piece one would choose in the op's price range bett ...   Dsper

03-23-13   Hi milpai, i have heard the esoteric k-05 but not in my own ...   Kiwi_1282001

03-22-13   Joefama - what is your beef with mac brand? i've been kicki ...   Jymc

03-24-13   Emmlabs cdsa-se very interesting unit, right from tone, exce ...   Syntax

03-24-13   Cary 306 pro sounds excellent. versatile, well built, playb ...   Bayreuth

03-24-13   Chesebert...just wondering if you heard the ayre with balan ...   Stringreen

03-24-13   They could have also had the c5xe in measure instead of list ...   Harri009

03-24-13   Joe- update us, have you bought a different player?   Jafant

03-27-13   a very impressive cd player indeed syntax! emm are not warm ...   Melbguy1

03-27-13   I had an audio aero capitole se mk ii , an mbl 1621 plus dac ...   Pavpet

03-27-13   Rok2id - yes indeed such exist. i use computer audio exclus ...   Bhobba

03-28-13   i just picked up an esoteric k-03 which is simply extraord ...   Budt

03-28-13   Imho, cd drives (no matter how good) are going the way of th ...   Melbguy1

03-29-13   Pavpet- did you ever demo the audio aero lafontaine?   Jafant

04-01-13   No i haven't demo the audio aero fontaine , but it's probabl ...   Pavpet


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