Best Component CD player?

[coolvij]

Darn it... I really want an optical out. Otherwise, what's the point in getting a component CDP? A portable with optical out (J&R have one for ~70!) would be just as useful for MD, and could probably sound better with a CAL gamma....maybe I'll just get a portable CDP with digital out......

 

[Redwoood]

Oh, here we go again....

vij, have you checked ebay, etc. lately?
I bet they have decent CDPs for less than 100$

BTW: this thread is getting really long, now.
61 replies and all because of your soo-to-be-purchased
CD player
Be proud of it

 

[Redwoood]

ok, my contribution to bloat this thread to its fourth page (has this happened befor on head-fi?)


Check http://www.etronics.com

Players with digital output, all <100$ (w/o shipping):

RCA RP-8070

Technics SL-PD9

Sony CDP-CE275

RCA RP-8085

Sony CDP-CE245

Technics SL-PD8

(all 5 CD changers so far)


and finally the one single CD player:

JVC XL-FZ158BK


Have fun

 

[coolvij]

Redwood: Thanx for the list - very helpful. But are any of those CDPs really much better as transports than PCDPs? I NEED TO KNOW! lol....

I am proud of this thread......

 

[Redwoood]

How do I know?

I've never heard a single one of these. Sorry.
But maybe somebody else here has. It's really not audiophile material (maybe stereophile class F

), but as we've seen on page one, even a cheap player can sound pretty decent.

What about the JVC?
It looks pretty good (well, the V700 look pretty good, too

)
and you were looking for a JVC in the first place, right?


Bye

Redwoood

 

[coolvij]

I didn't want a JVC coming in. I wanted a Denon 370.....on uBid.

There was one in particular, chych knows about this one, that was going for like $29. And I had no money - birthday too far off, etc., etc.

In the end......it looks I'm gonna get a "cheap" (for U, maybe!) CD player (like the TEAC or JVC), and couple it with the CAL Gamma.

Later on I upgrade, to maybe an SACD player....

 

[Redwoood]

Patience, Dr. Watson, patience.

You could still get a good deal on uBid, ebay, etc.

BTW: 100$US is is a lot of money to me, I even have a hard time spending 10$ unless I know it's absolutely necessary (food and stuff

)

But I always say: students have more time than money.
Use your time to save the money that you don't have!

(ie use your time to lurk around auctions, classifieds, etc and
find yourself a real bargain)


Bye

Redwoood

 

[coolvij]

Yes, patience....must resist urge to get portable cd player with digital out. Component is better........I CAN RESIST!!!

meh....sorry about that.

does ANYONE have ANY experience with ANY of the sub-$100 component cd players out there? I mean, If I can get the Denon, I'll be happy.....but I need to be realistic. If I don't find one on an auction or something, I need a "fall-back."

wab: The JVC is overpriced out here......this is ridiculous. I mean, that machine would be MINE if it was $50 less.....and at that price, it would a reasonable deal, too. I wonder why the price is so inflated.....

 

[mbriant]

I recently purchased a used, 12 year old Luxman CD player from E-Bay and it sounds better than my portable Sony D-303 and D707. I'm certain it will win a durablility contest against any portable as well.

I'm so happy with it that I have just "won" a 10 year old Luxman CD player, which has a digital out, for $60. Haven't received it yet.

If you are thinking temporary anyway, used is the way to go. If I were to sell either of these units in the next year or two....providing they still work OK....I'm certain I'll get 100% or even more of my money back out of them.

 

[coolvij]

mbriant: In a year or two, or maybe a few months? lol, j/k

I guess I'm gonna go for a PCDP.....unless I find a decent transport.....under $100...

 

[Sirwar]

I've never heard of this brand, would there be anything wrong with this changer?

Technics Mega CD Changer SLMC7
http://www.800.com/prod.asp?p=5268&

It looks cool, and I'm not using it for the internal DAC quality anyway, does a transport need to be good?

 

[mc whak]

Are those two Graphic EQ's on the front or is that the reflection of the CD's inside? If they're EQ's I'd buy it just for that.

"does a transport need to be good?"

Alot of people think so, but I don't know from personal experience. Has something to do with adding jitter to the signal, which as I'm sure you know, is NOT what you want.

 

[Redwoood]

I dunno.
I have a bad feeling about these mega changers.

Anybody here with experience(s) with changers as transports?

 

[redshifter]

i used my "high end" sony discman (d777) for a long time as my home player too. then i upgraded to a sony cdp ce535, which has a "hybrid" dac that smooths out the rough edges left by 16 bit wordlengths. i am much happier using the the 535, and my cds sound MUCH better than they did just using the portable.

 

[thomas]

Technics is the "high end" Panasonics...sorta like Sony ES, but not really (much lower price point)

sorry, i haven't had any experience with megachangers