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I have a Marantz CD-63SE which has been with me for many years and its sound is very pleasing. I think its strength especially lies in how it beautifully handles highs. I have also purchased the Stello DP200 which has a highly praised DAC (same as Stello DA220) and, although the DP200 improves the sound quite significantly, cost-wise I would not complain since the price difference is also very significant. I would recommend trying out vintage Marantz CD players, especially if you consider their low prices these days.
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* Cans : Ultrasone Proline750 / Grado SR-80 & SR-60 / Senn PXC-250 & CX300 / AKG K26P / AT ATH-FC7 / Pioneer SE-205
* HeadAmp : Little Dot MK V (Home) / April Music Stello DP200 (Home) / Meier Audio Corda Move (Portable)
* DAC/Pre-Amplifier : April Music Stello DP200
* Source : Marantz CD-63SE / Cowon D2 DMB(DAB) 4GB with 8GB SDHC card / Panasonic CDP SL-SX430/ Foobar2000
* Home Cable : 0.75m double balanced 4-conductor Litz braid 0.4mm 99.99% solid silver interconnect with gold Neutrik RCA jacks
* Portable Cable : 5" Canare Mini Star Quad (L-4E5C BE) with nickel & gold Neutrik 1/8" Plugs
* Adapters : Meier Audio RCA splitters / Grado 1/4" to 1/8" cable adapter / Grado 15' headphone extension cord
My 1st proper spinner was a 52MKII and I remember loving it to bits, I had it for a few years before the hifitis bug kicked in and it was replaced by a an Arcam 8SE. I was sad to see it go mind you and would love to hear one today..
I'm still running a Marantz CD-63SE in my 2 channel system and have been quite pleased with it's performance. Back in the day it was considered one of the better values for decent sound and I've had no complaints about how it's performed for me.
I haven't used it often to drive headphones directly, but IIRC there weren't a lot of volume control options. I found a level that worked OK, but if you're hoping to drive your phones directly it might be worth checking out the details on that based on the particular unit you're considering. It also likely depends on the phones being driven, I was using Sennheiser HD-580s, something with higher efficiency may provide more volume setting options where it's a total non-issue.
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