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    Quote Originally Posted by Stubies View Post
    very interesting about the upgrads.

    I did find this however, its cheaper at 99 gbp (i read somewhere the avondale update is 350): http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NET-Audio-...item27af4ca818

    Any links for the marantz upgrade description?

    Thanks!
    That does look like a very good deal. I'm not sure about the NOS mods, but these are reversible so you can always try with or without.

    In terms of modding the CD-63 (or any of its derivatives, of which there were quite a few), I started with the Acoustica mods which brought about a good drop in the noise floor and brought out more detail and made the whole sound more involving:

    http://www.acoustica.org.uk/t/63/63hacks.html

    Then I trawled through the pages and pages of info on the diyaudio website and cherrypicked a handful of mods. Beware that this link will take you a LONG time to trawl though and can become quite addictive:

    http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/digit...mods-list.html

    Be warned - Over 1000 pages of posts - sheesh!
    Rich

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    Buy the Naim. It's an excellent player although be aware that Naim are likely not to have spare mechanisms if it were to fail
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    Thanks Paul... it appears to be a straight forward shoot out between the Naim NACD 3.5 and the Audiolab combination... unless others have their own suggestions

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    If you are going for a Linn at that price look for a Karik (2 or 3). You shouldn't have a problem finding one in your budget.

    Rich

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    Thanks Rich... off to see if I can find a reasonably priced Karik II or III

    Cheers
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    Does it have to be Karik II or III? I'm finding what are listed as plain Karik CD players within my budget, but II and II's are coming in at £400+

    To put the cat amongst the pigeons, my Meridian 206 arrived back today from an aborted attempt to repair its faulty display... and boy, in conjunction with the V90-DAC, what a rich and detailed sound it produces. It blows spots of my Pioneer PD-S904! Perhaps I don't have a need to experiment, especially when any improvement from a similar vintage machine may well be negligible...
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    Quote Originally Posted by orbscure View Post
    Does it have to be Karik II or III? I'm finding what are listed as plain Karik CD players within my budget, but II and II's are coming in at £400+

    Hi,

    It would need to be a 2 or 3 as the first Karik was a transport only with no DAC. They are actually usually just listed as Karik regardless of the version. I would be very surprised if the ones you have seen listed weren't 2's or 3's. Just ask to see a pic of the back as the the outputs will tell you if it is a 1. As will the serial number. If the seller is using it without a DAC it's definitely not the first version.

    I paid £200 for my Karik 2 and do see them sub £300 from private sellers rather than dealers.

    Good luck with your search. I hope you are happy with whatever you choose.

    Rich.

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    Thanks again Rich... actually the transport only variant is still an option, especially as I have an external DAC... so I might have a punt especially as at the £ I've found these listed at, it would be rude not to

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    Quote Originally Posted by orbscure View Post
    Thanks again Rich... actually the transport only variant is still an option, especially as I have an external DAC... so I might have a punt especially as at the £ I've found these listed at, it would be rude not to

    Pete
    Superb!

    Let us know what you think when you get it.

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