I owned the original Rega Planet and eventually settled with the Arcam FMJ CD23T after numerous upgrades including DACs. The Planet does NOT make a good transport for a DAC. I also found the Jupiter 2000 to be much better than both the Planet and Planet 2000. The Jupiter 2000 is much more open and airy, but the resolution is not much better than the Planet 2000.
As for the FMJ CD23T which I picked up on Audiogon for about $1300, I am very pleased with the detail and transparency that a lot of people already wrote about. It is also ruthlessly revealing.
An alternative you may consider is a used Jolida 100 tube CD player. I spent 30 minutes A/B comparing that with the Jupiter 2000. I prefer the Jolida at a used price of about $725 over a used Jupiter at a used price of about $1000.
Feel free to contact me directly if you like to talk about this some more.
As for the FMJ CD23T which I picked up on Audiogon for about $1300, I am very pleased with the detail and transparency that a lot of people already wrote about. It is also ruthlessly revealing.
An alternative you may consider is a used Jolida 100 tube CD player. I spent 30 minutes A/B comparing that with the Jupiter 2000. I prefer the Jolida at a used price of about $725 over a used Jupiter at a used price of about $1000.
Feel free to contact me directly if you like to talk about this some more.