I don't listen as much to digital as I do to vinyl, so I sold my CAL high-end CD player and bought a Philips 963SA SACD/CD/DVD player. It has built-in 192 kHz upsampling. I can tell you that it made my digital collection come alive with the upsampling. About half of my 500 CDs I only listened to on rarest of occasions due to their 'hard' digital edge. The upsampling has really improved this and moved the great majority into the 'good' listening regime. And SACD is truly a cut above CD. None is as good as vinyl, but I find that I listen to more than I did by quite a bit. And congratulations on your use of the Wasatch 104U. I really thought all this cable stuff was a bunch of BS until I discovered Wasatch. What a significant upgrade it made in my listening when it replaced the highly regarded Synergistic Research Alpha Sterling. Try the Philips. You can buy new for $499 at Music Direct. Gotta love those Wasatch interconnects, though.
CD Player Advice
I am looking for advice on CD players. My current player is the Rega Planet 2000. I'm fairly new to the quality audio market, and probably don't have the right vocab, but I can say that I find the Rega a bit harsh.
Other equipment: Creek 5350, VA Bach, Wastach LC-530 speaker cables, Wasatch 104-U interconnects
My favorite music is acoustic, blues - a lot of Calpton, Garcia, Grisman.
I'm willing to spend 1-2K, used or new, solid state or tubed.
The other CD player that I have listend too on my system in the creek CD43, which I liked alot - better than the rega. IT seemed to have a softer and more realistic sound, but I'm guessing that I can even better than that.
any advice is appreciated. thank you
Other equipment: Creek 5350, VA Bach, Wastach LC-530 speaker cables, Wasatch 104-U interconnects
My favorite music is acoustic, blues - a lot of Calpton, Garcia, Grisman.
I'm willing to spend 1-2K, used or new, solid state or tubed.
The other CD player that I have listend too on my system in the creek CD43, which I liked alot - better than the rega. IT seemed to have a softer and more realistic sound, but I'm guessing that I can even better than that.
any advice is appreciated. thank you