I have enjoyed my Emotiva ERC-4. has a DAC you can use externally. built like a tank
Need a new CD player. Suggestions please.
The past 3 years I've put together a modest new system including a NAD C538 that is failing. It doesn't sound as good as it used to even with an external DAC and if you skip a track it doesn't play the first few seconds of the next track.
Looking for a replacement has been frustrating. My last CD player was a Sony ES 400 disc changer that played everything including SACD. I almost wish I hadn't let it go when I moved.
The CD players that appeal to me are in the $3k to $5k range. I'm not sure I want to spend that much. Can somebody recommend a new CD player for $1k or less? I'm fine with a transport and don't mind using an external DAC. I have a smattering of SACD's but a non SACD player wouldn't be the end of the world.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
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Do yourself a favor and get a Blue sound vault (or similar) and put all your CD's on it. Then you don't need a CD player. Use your DAC with the vault.
I did this last year and am so much happier than the old CD player. Everything is on one hard drive, back up available. Easy to use, just toss a CD into it and it does the rest. It copies the CD in FLAC or WAV, WAV is standard CD format FLAC is a slightly compress format but lossless. It sounded as good as my prior CD player/transport, and everything is in one place. Also, if you do streaming at all or want to try its built in the vault. You do need to connect it to the internet so it can find the meta data for the CD’s this is how it builds your library ie song, album art etc. |
no bids, 22 hrs left, $516. usd min bid Luxman DU-50 Universal Player, (see video off feature). https://yahoo.aleado.com/lot?auctionID=b1200107176 lots of add ons, I would do a quickie estimate +65% of winning bid to usa, probably finish in your budget I bought a Sony xa5400es, love it, highly recommend it, but only if you know the laser has low hours, they weaken with age. I bought from original owner and it had confirmed low hours in his 2nd system, this is from a re-seller, you could ask what they might know I like it’s sound so much, I started buying used cd’s, used sacd’s and I’m still rediscovering my large cd collection. many, all re-sellers https://www.hifishark.com/search?q=xa5400es
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At the prices of these current players, what is keeping Oppo from re-entering the market? It would be nice to use my 205 without worrying that I’m hastening its failure (Am I a worrier or just aware that actions have consequences?). Will I be able to have it fixed? Won’t I? C’mon Oppo, can’t be that hard to do a reboot. |
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