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Suggestions on CDP

Hi All,

I was wondering if you could give me some suggestions. I have been upgrading my main system so far it consists of:

Compact Disk Player: Arcam 7se
Preamp Rouge 99
Amp Odyssey Stratos
Interconnects: Nordost Blue Heaven
Speaker Wires MIT T2
Speakers: Dynaudio Contour 1.3 Mk.II

I am interested in upgrading my CDP. Of course I plan to audition the other Arcam players (Arcam 9, FMJ CD23), but I was wondering if there were other brands I should try (i.e. naim 3.5 or others). My budget is about $1500-2000. I might go used. The reason I ask is because the arcam dealer is local but I would have a long trip to audition other brands.

I listen to mostly jazz, but some rock and pop as well. Any recommendations?
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bob_bundus
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My last CD upgrade a few years back was very brief audition-wise so experience is limited, but I did audition the Aplha 9 with only mediocre results. Perhaps it was just a setup issue, but when I swapped the EAD Ultradisc 2000 against the Arcam, then I got excited. The EAD spanked the Arcam so badly that it was absolutely no-contest; soundwise & even appearance wise the Arcam lost out bigtime. I was so happy with the EAD that I kept it & am still using it today. I've seen them used for $1000 to $1400; pay what you have to pay if you can even find one - it's still a great machine esp. at used price. Bonus you also get Pacific Microsonics HDCD decoder which makes even redbook sound better, and when playing HDCD's is just amazing.
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