Looking for another cd player

[Mikeandvan]

I've currently got a few average cd players and I'm looking to get something better. I have a pioneer cd 8700, an olde worlde Mission pcm 7000, and a Marantz cd63 se which skips!
Happy to pay around £500, what's a good choice, old Meridian, Sony, or Cyrus? I've seen a Meridian G06, and a Sony 555es.

[ReggieB]

Do you have a DAC?

[Mikeandvan]

Do you have a DAC?

Yeh, I've got one of those rather neat looking Topping Dac D30s, never used it!

[walpurgis]

You'd probably pick up a Meridian 507 for around £500. I've been using one since around 2003 without any bother, I bought it new. The sound quality through its own DAC is excellent, but I often play it through a Monarchy Audio M22B DAC.

Additionally, I have a couple of Pioneer PD-S505 Precision CD players which also sound very nice indeed and make great transports.

[Mikeandvan]

You'd probably pick up a Meridian 507 for around £500. I've been using one since around 2003 without any bother, I bought it new. The sound quality through its own DAC is excellent, but I often play it through a Monarchy Audio M22B DAC.

Additionally, I have a couple of Pioneer PD-S505 Precision CD players which also sound very nice indeed and make great transports.

I've got a Pioneer pd 8700, plays the discs upside down!

[ReggieB]

Yeh, I've got one of those rather neat looking Topping Dac D30s, never used it!

Then I'd suggest an AudioLab 6000CDT CD transport: https://www.audiolab.co.uk/6000cdt/

[Mikeandvan]

Then I'd suggest an AudioLab 6000CDT CD transport: https://www.audiolab.co.uk/6000cdt/

And brand new! Thanks for that link.

[Mikeandvan]

Silly me, I've had this Topping D30 DAC for around 3 years and have only just plugged it in, I had an optical cable as well in my 'cable bag', that's a decent quality one by the looks of it. Just played one CD - DOnald Byrd - Street lady, and everything is sounding considerably sweeter, more fully formed and easier on the ear, bravo! Using it through my Pioneer PD- 8700. This will certainly do for now! Is there anyway I can give this cdp a bit of tlc, that is maintenance? (for dummies).

[Macca]

'Street Lady' - you got me into that record.

[Macca]

If that's sounding good you've probably cracked it, that's the sort of recording and music that can easily sound bad if the system's duff.