Hi Joolz, have you auditioned any "better" CD players in your home rig ? The reason I ask is that you already have a pretty reasonable CD player, and I think that you might be expecting too much from a CD player upgrade. Personally I have never found changing the CD player to have any more than a subtle effect on the sound quality. I know I risk being flamed by those with high-end CD players, but after I home auditioned a Meridian player I just couldn't justify it since it was only very slightly better than my Marantz CD67SE, and cost $2k more. I'd recommend a home audition before laying out any cash ... do you have a friend with a supposed top-notch player ? You might be surprise at how little difference it makes.
Do you have a well damped listening room ? I have previously had a lot of success with drapes and curtains in damping muddled music and splashy cymbals. And it cost me less than $100.
Hope this helps ... I'm not deliberately trying to go against the grain ... rather save you some cash.
Do you have a well damped listening room ? I have previously had a lot of success with drapes and curtains in damping muddled music and splashy cymbals. And it cost me less than $100.
Hope this helps ... I'm not deliberately trying to go against the grain ... rather save you some cash.