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A move has me thinking of a CD changer....?

I have moved to a city that is too far away for any quality FM stations....ie: no Jazz, no NPR/public radio stations..etc. simply two or three Country stations...

I have a very good extensive CD collection and both of my systems CD players are single disc players....so the question is, are there any good sounding CD changers? I could also use a changer with an outboard DAC. And no, I am not putting down Country music, it is just not what I choose to listen to. And to me, online/streaming is too limited in the dynamic range and frequency band width.
jusam

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coralkong
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You can pick up a Sony ES 5 CD changer for dirt cheap on any of the auction sites.
Feel free to IM me as I have several and have been using them for years. Some models were better than others.
If you're using an external DAC, you're golden.

I'm not going to tell you that a 15 year old CD changer will give you the same quality as a $10K single disc player, but as a replacement for FM radio, you should be good to go.


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coralkong
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"Hi, I think I want a CD changer, because I have a lot of CDs. Any recommendations?"

"Rip them all to a server."

"But I don't want a music server, and I don't like streaming."

"You should stream your music and rip all your CDs to a server."

Typical helpful A'gon advice right there.....



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