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    Join Date: May 2009

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    Default Recommend me a quality cd player

    As per title. Second hand not new. Budget max of £400 but preferably less.
    Either single box or transport/dac.
    Thanks.

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    Sony XB940QS. Should be under a ton. Plays SACD too.
    Current Lash Up:

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

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    Pioneer PD-S703 or similar should be around £50
    Leaves room for a Beresford DAC
    TAD CD / DAC / Pre, Technics 1210, MCRU PSU, Mike New Bearing & Platter, Stillpoints LP1 weight, Speedy Steve Ebony armboard, Fidelity Research FR64FX arm, Ortofon SPU. Aurorasound VIDA Phono Pre Amp, TAD Power Amp, TAD E1 speakers. Coherent RTZ 3 Grounding box, Coherent grounding cables, Creaktiv racks. Coherent Mains Cables. SR Blue Fuse. Interconnects : Coherent and Yannis 223.5 Connect Litz. Coherent speaker cable. Audio Magic Transcendence Conditioner. Coherent mains socket. Mains Filters : , PS Audio Harvesters, Russ Andrews Purifiers, Tacima, Vertex. Black Ravioli and RDC supports. Electric Beach S1NX platforms for TAD CD and Technics. Ferrite chokes everywhere except the above. Ears, brain

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    Quote Originally Posted by Macca View Post
    Sony XB940QS. Should be under a ton. Plays SACD too.
    But not CDRs and does have a heat problem that can cause discs not to play. I know, I've had 2.

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    Anyone have opinions or experiences on Roksan CD players?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lawrence001 View Post
    But not CDRs and does have a heat problem that can cause discs not to play. I know, I've had 2.

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    Not had any probs with mine but now you've said that it will probably fail!
    Current Lash Up:

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

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    Quote Originally Posted by shaman View Post
    Anyone have opinions or experiences on Roksan CD players?
    I like them but never owned one.
    Current Lash Up:

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

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    Nice onkyo sacd on the wam, worth a look
    ou might slip, you might slide, you might
    Stumble and fall by the road side
    But don't you ever let nobody drag your spirit down
    Remember you're walking up to heaven

    Don't let nobody turn you around
    … Walk with the rich, walk with the poor
    Learn from everyone, that's what life is for
    And don't you let nobody drag your spirit down

    Eric Bibb

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    Quote Originally Posted by Macca View Post
    Not had any probs with mine but now you've said that it will probably fail!
    I hope I've not jinxed it!

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    A few years back I was shopping for an affordable but decent CD player for my daughter. After a lot of research I settled on the Marantz. I won’t swear to the model number but maybe a 4004?It was about $400 new. And from all the reviews I could find it had a higher reliability rate than most other brands. After I got it home, I did a side by side sound quality test against my Sony ES, and it was so similar it was hard to tell the difference. That’s been many years back, and it’s still working well. So, I’m sure you can find an even higher model Marantz used for £400, well worth consideration.

    Russell

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