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    Recently bought a Marantz CD 6000SE KI Signature player for the 2nd system,
    Loved the CD63 KI back in the day with my Pioneer A400 and Mission 760s, fancied a CD player again so picked a minty CD6000 OSE KI up here on AOS.

    Stonkingly great sound quality, responds really well to good cables.

    Highly recommended.
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    Marantz seems to get a shitty name .

    Not sure why, since they pretty much invented CDP along with Phillips .

    Sure Sonny had other thoughts......but that's history.

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    I've had (have) Marantz CD63 KI, CD 6000SE KI and SA7001 KI over the last 20 odd years, so yes, I do rather like Ken Ishiwata players. CD63 KI still my favourite I think.
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    Main System: Digital: HP Laptop/M2Tech Hiface/Logitech Media Server/FLAC; Marantz SA7001 KI Signature SACD Player and other digital stuff into Gatorised Beresford Caiman DAC Vinyl: Garrard 401/SME 3009 SII Improved/Sumiko HS/Nagaoka MP-30
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gazjam View Post
    Recently bought a Marantz CD 6000SE KI Signature player for the 2nd system,
    Loved the CD62 KI back in the day with my Pioneer A400 and Mission 760s, fancied a CD player again so picked a minty CD6000 OSE KI up here on AOS.

    Stonkingly great sound quality, responds really well to good cables.

    Highly recommended.
    Still available https://theartofsound.net/forum/show...highlight=6000

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    I've got a minty CD67SE and a tidy CD54 stashed away. Prefer the Sony or Technics players though.
    Current Lash Up:

    TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.

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    Akai the noo.......

    Seriously though this is a wee gem if you can find one.
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    I've never heard the bass laden track " U2 - Love is blindness " portrayed with such aplomb.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thingfish View Post
    Marantz seems to get a shitty name .

    Not sure why, since they pretty much invented CDP along with Phillips .

    Sure Sonny had other thoughts......but that's history.

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    Folk forget that Phillips acquired Marantz a donkey's age ago, so Marantz were also involved at the bleeding edge of things.
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    Phillips bought Marantz in 1980 so all the Marantz CD players were tweaked Phillips players.
    Current Lash Up:

    TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.

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    i can recommend the sony x555es but most sony es models are good,check on the vintage knob site when checking out various models.
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