What are the best CD-changers?

The question is how long will it last.The Adcom would be a good deal @$700 but it and the $1K and $1.5 K CAL crap out after some time.Check the new Sony $800 that has some heft and plays SACD.Genrally speaking CD only no longer makes sense.Even a cheaper DVD carousel player with up sampling or again a full hybrid player (I am skeptical about DVD-A though) makes the most sense.Then get a MSB rig to D/A it and your cooking with gas.

Chazzbo wrote: "The question is how long will it last. The Adcom would be a good deal @$700 but it and the $1K and $1.5 K CAL crap out after some time."

Everything craps out after some time!

You can buy the Adcom for much less than $700 new and you can find them used for less than $300. I've had mine for several years, use it daily, and it has yet to "crap out". And generally speaking CD only DOES make a lot of sense if you have no interest in the poor selection and high cost of SACD. Also, the Adcom GCD-700 does not require the added expense of an external DAC to "be cooking with gas." It sounds excellent out of the box with its dual 20-bit Burr Brown DACs.

Dear Chazzbo, you make a very good point about the Adcom, but consider this: For less than $700, you can buy TWO Awias and an MSB! , which with it's 24bit D/A, will soncially crush the Adcom. Then, when you are up to crushing the much bigger (read really expensive) processers, just have the Awia and MSB modded by Stan Warren (only a couple hundred of dollars)....Now with one transport, a "back up" transport, and a world class sounding D/A, we still have not spent $1k! How's that for digital bang for the buck? I wonder, is anyone out there paying attention? I sure did. (The above is EXACTLY what I did). Just trying to save you all some hard earned money.

I can only report that I am very happy with my CAL CL-10 which should be available on the used market for about $700-$800. Very good build quality, quiet, and reliable service. Has a variety of digital outs, including ATT, if you ever want to go to an outboard DAC, and you avoid the jitter issue with an all-in-1. Former Stereophile Class B, FWIW. Adcom build quality not as good, but maybe an inexpensive way to sit out the format wars.

i can't find the aiwa cd changer on the best buy website. anyone have a model number?

thanks,

gregg