Cary 306/200 - What next?

You should try Esoteric! I had a 306sacd and the Esoteric pounded into the dirt. It was only a Esoteric sa-60 and they have much better cdp than that one.
Mike

Audio Research CD3 MK2.

I have two Cary 306/200s and one Cary 302/200, so I am very interested in this thread. I have heard that the McIntosh MCD500 is very good.

I'm in the same boat. Great machine. Once the economy changes for the better (which at the rate we're going...) I will probably upgrade as well.

My shortlist is Esoteric X0-3, AR CD-7 (with upgraded power supply), Ayre CXe-5. I could be probably be persuaded to include a 306 Pro depending upon which way the wind is blowing that day.

One area that I'm disappointed in (which really doesn't have to do with the unit) is the dearth of HDCD titles. Seems like production has been lacking lately and artists that were using the medium (like Neil Young) are dropping it. The few new titles that you see are for the most part pretty obscure stuff you wouldn't want anyway.

try a highly resolving/neutral machine for a change