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• for that price may be get a second hand... - Vince S 07:19:40 04/04/07 (0)
  In Reply to: Which $300 to $600 range 'higher end' CD player? posted by CW NUT on March 31, 2007 at 15:31:08:

  See my post above i paid £60 an excellent cdp
  that kills all the SB(s) and other delta/sigma
  stuff.

  Good luck.
  
  

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• Consider this possibility.......... - maggiejeep 07:38:42 04/03/07 (0)
  In Reply to: Which $300 to $600 range 'higher end' CD player? posted by CW NUT on March 31, 2007 at 15:31:08:

  An outboard dac just might give you what you need for now and also set you up for computer serving in the future if you go that route.In your price range there are many choices.Research upsampling vs non oversampling (NOS)and you will find many opinions and examples of dac's to consider.I have an earlier Music Hall cd25 and when I added an inexpensive NOS dac it made a big difference in taming the the digital nasties and if and when I go the computer route I will already have a decent dac.Hope this helps and good luck. Richard
  
  

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• to answer your question, a creek evolution cpd - indycar 22:03:21 04/02/07 (0)
  In Reply to: Which $300 to $600 range 'higher end' CD player? posted by CW NUT on March 31, 2007 at 15:31:08:

  Several places will let you demo one for 30 days (music direct, etc)
  
  

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• Thanks... I just 'modded' my DCM-370 and returned an Azur 540C v2 - CW NUT 12:07:55 04/02/07 (0)
  In Reply to: Which $300 to $600 range 'higher end' CD player? posted by CW NUT on March 31, 2007 at 15:31:08:

  Thanks for the responses. I don't have all the time to convert my many CD's to put in a server type environment, so I wanted to get a better CDP. I just bought a 'Cambridge Audio AZUR 540C v2' CD player with the Wolfson 96kHz/24-bit DAC, thinking it would surely trounce the 5 year old Denon DCM-370. In the meantime, yesterday someone e-mails me information about a simple mod I can do for the 370, which I performed (disconnecting the cable going to the headphone jack, which introduces distortion even to the analog output jacks). The results were pleasantly surprising... the 370 sounded MUCH better with the mod! I compared the now modded 370 to the AZUR 540C, and DID NOT HEAR ANY DIFFERENCE!!!!! So, for now, i'm keeping the modded 370 since I don't know if I can do better soundwise in my tight price range. High-end (or at least, 'higher end') audio on a budget is always challenging, but fun!
  
  

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• how bout a reference modded Oppo? - Enchantment1.6s 06:25:47 04/01/07 (0)
  In Reply to: Which $300 to $600 range 'higher end' CD player? posted by CW NUT on March 31, 2007 at 15:31:08:

  couple hundred over your budget... I've heard/read nothing but great things about them.

  
  

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• Slam Dunk..... - Todd Krieger 23:14:11 03/31/07 (0)
  In Reply to: Which $300 to $600 range 'higher end' CD player? posted by CW NUT on March 31, 2007 at 15:31:08:

  Don Allen modified Philips CD changer.... That would still be my rec if you put an extra zero on your max price.....

  Email me for contact info....
  
  
  

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• Re: Which 'higher end' CD player? - Bare 20:01:22 03/31/07 (0)
  In Reply to: Which $300 to $600 range 'higher end' CD player? posted by CW NUT on March 31, 2007 at 15:31:08:

  Naww Mate you really NEED a $10,000 CD player to get the absolute best out of your $10 mass market CD recording.
  Sell the Kid and buy that Dream machine.
  
  

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• Agree with Rio - Dawnrazor 19:47:15 03/31/07 (3)
  In Reply to: Which $300 to $600 range 'higher end' CD player? posted by CW NUT on March 31, 2007 at 15:31:08:

  Nothing has made my maggies sing like going the computer route. Well, once I had a great amp that is.

  The pc is the future, and cds really suck once you don't have to deal with them.

  Yet another thing to keep little sophia away from...just store them in the pc and put the originals in the garage.
  
  

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  • Yes, happy with my Squeezebox 3 - SoftwireEngineer 10:56:07 04/03/07 (0)
    In Reply to: Agree with Rio posted by Dawnrazor on March 31, 2007 at 19:47:15:

    ..that has been modified by Bolder Cables. Sounds great even with my modest Panny XR55 - 'poor man's TACT'. No more of these polishes, mats, rewriting CDs with black CDs, isolation for CD player etc !! Also, as Rio mentions, the DVD player can play a CD, SACD or DVD-A (oppo 970 - amazing value for $150) whenever I want or if I have not ripped that.
    
    

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  • "and cds really suck once you don't have to deal with them" - j_thunders 13:00:28 04/02/07 (1)
    In Reply to: Agree with Rio posted by Dawnrazor on March 31, 2007 at 19:47:15:

    Word.

    iTunes is the greatest thing to happen to music that I can ever recall.

    CD's do suck. Maybe you just don't know that until you start to live without them. I could never go back and I cannot imagine wasting money on a CD player at this point.
    

    
    
    

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    • Re: "and cds really suck once you don't have to deal with them" - Dawnrazor 15:15:44 04/02/07 (0)
      In Reply to: "and cds really suck once you don't have to deal with them" posted by j_thunders on April 2, 2007 at 13:00:28:

      If you would have made statements like that when I was still using cds, I would have thought you were nuts, and "whats the big deal? I can get up and change the cd....".

      But now, years later, I wondered how I ever listened to music.

      I have had a few jobs like that and relationships, and the dishwasher and owning a house, where you look back and wonder how I ever managed to put up with that crap, or did without the device that solved the challenge.

      Yes, I agree...no way I am buying a cdp ever again.

      The future slowly creeps forward. Did you see that emi is offering their catalog in itunes now?

      Not exactly hi-res, but it is a start.
      
      

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• Re: Which $300 to $600 range 'higher end' CD player? - computerparts 18:36:13 03/31/07 (0)
  In Reply to: Which $300 to $600 range 'higher end' CD player? posted by CW NUT on March 31, 2007 at 15:31:08:

  My suggestion is to stay away from todays cd players in that price range. Why not just keep the Denon as a transport and get an older good used dac. There are lots of options within your price range.
  
  

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• Why not take this opportunity.... - RioTubes 17:49:21 03/31/07 (0)
  In Reply to: Which $300 to $600 range 'higher end' CD player? posted by CW NUT on March 31, 2007 at 15:31:08:

  to eliminate the CDP altogether, and go with something like a Bolder or RWA modded Squeezebox 3...or a USB DAC such as:

  Nixon USB Dac
  USB DDDAC (assembly req'd)
  MHDT Paradisea+

  No more CD storage. Jukebox/playlist. Remote. Or use DVD player as the occasional transport. In your price range there are a lot of compromises and one of the above is likely to provide better sound.

  
  
  

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