A good 'upgrade' is a power conditioner. Easy, no internal messing about.

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Posted by Smelly_Socks on May 10, 2016 at 11:21:14

In Reply to: upgrade mods for Marantz cd5004 cd player posted by alley -kat on May 9, 2016 at 03:37:33:

I use cheap CD players.. I mean $40 used off eBay.
With those, I use a nice DAC. (I paid $250 for it ten years ago)

Along with a %5K preamp, $5K speakers.. 300 a pop cables.. $4K TT
(I do add in a $4K so called tube buffer which is actually a VAC Standard preamp.. LOL)
What I think I want to say is th good power conditioner makes my $40 scrap CD player sound almost as good as my Sony SCD777ES So much so I 'save' the Sony and use the cheap player ALL THE TIME. True the tube preamp has a place...

I am pretty fussy, and plenty of players sound like crap. Not every CD player will sound good just because you add a power conditioner.. But the good ones can sound much better with a conditioner.
Not that this is THE ANSWER.. Just one alternative.

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Topic - upgrade mods for Marantz cd5004 cd player - alley -kat 03:37:33 05/09/16 (12)

RE: upgrade mods for Marantz cd5004 cd player - MikeWI 12:42:39 05/19/16 (2)

I have been read some on this topic.... - Cougar 17:14:34 05/19/16 (1)

RE: I have been read some on this topic.... - fantja 14:38:00 05/25/16 (0)

Power cords - hawkmoon 10:32:45 05/13/16 (1)

RE: Power cords - fantja 18:09:29 05/14/16 (0)

A good 'upgrade' is a power conditioner. Easy, no internal messing about. - Smelly_Socks 11:21:14 05/10/16 (0)

RE: upgrade mods for Marantz cd5004 cd player - Tweaker456 23:47:27 05/09/16 (0)

RE: upgrade mods for Marantz cd5004 cd player - Awe-d-o-file 13:56:53 05/09/16 (1)

RE: upgrade mods for Marantz cd5004 cd player - David Pritchard 14:33:58 05/09/16 (0)

Start with PS and output caps. - Cougar 07:29:32 05/09/16 (2)

RE: Start with PS and output caps. - alley -kat 10:32:43 05/09/16 (1)

Yes, you can leave the CD player in REPEAT ALL Mode.... - Cougar 16:03:24 05/09/16 (0)

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A good 'upgrade' is a power conditioner. Easy, no internal messing about. - Smelly_Socks 11:21:14 05/10/16 (0)

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