silverrain
Headphoneus Supremus
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I suggest the Marantz CD5001 or the newer CD5003 for a basic good-sounding CD player.
Even better is the Sa8001 or newer SA8003 SACD/CD players from Marantz.
I also have Marantz reference-series stuff, but that is oout of your price range, so no models numbers thare to consider.
But, the two I named above are well-known and respected as having excellent internal DACS, and sound VERY good for their prices.
The SA*xxx has a better DAC than the CD5xxx nodels of course, so pay what you can afford -- and also, the headphone-jacks on these units are very good-sounding for the money, and you would generally need a desktop-sized, high-quality external headphone amp to exceed the SQ of their headphone-jacks, though it is *possible* that an exceptional portable headphone amp could equal or exceed the HP-jack on the units.
On My SA8001, I did direct comparisons with several high-quality headphone amps, compared with directly out of the HP-jack, and decided that, even though the dedicated amps give a bit better SQ, I would also be completely satisfied with just using the volume-controlled HP jack on the SA8001. It is amazingly high-quality sound. And owners of the lower-priced CD5xxx sereis also are quite satisfied with their units, too, if you search all their comments on here.
I *personallY* never feel a need for an external DAC, when I have such excellent sound already with the excellent DAC's that Marantz includes in their CD players. The people that but external DAC's have their own reasons for doing so, and that is their money, and their choice.
I think a Marantz CD player would make you very happy.
My 2-cents.
| Originally Posted by Keithpgdrb /img/forum/go_quote.gif EDIT OK, I have done a little further research. I am looking for a cd player that has a solid DAC built in. one of audiophile quality, but not horribly expensive. Less than 1000 definitely. Now, if you guys think that getting separate units is better, I would like to know about your experience. maybe I'll start a new thread. hmm. |
I suggest the Marantz CD5001 or the newer CD5003 for a basic good-sounding CD player.
Even better is the Sa8001 or newer SA8003 SACD/CD players from Marantz.
I also have Marantz reference-series stuff, but that is oout of your price range, so no models numbers thare to consider.
But, the two I named above are well-known and respected as having excellent internal DACS, and sound VERY good for their prices.
The SA*xxx has a better DAC than the CD5xxx nodels of course, so pay what you can afford -- and also, the headphone-jacks on these units are very good-sounding for the money, and you would generally need a desktop-sized, high-quality external headphone amp to exceed the SQ of their headphone-jacks, though it is *possible* that an exceptional portable headphone amp could equal or exceed the HP-jack on the units.
On My SA8001, I did direct comparisons with several high-quality headphone amps, compared with directly out of the HP-jack, and decided that, even though the dedicated amps give a bit better SQ, I would also be completely satisfied with just using the volume-controlled HP jack on the SA8001. It is amazingly high-quality sound. And owners of the lower-priced CD5xxx sereis also are quite satisfied with their units, too, if you search all their comments on here.
I *personallY* never feel a need for an external DAC, when I have such excellent sound already with the excellent DAC's that Marantz includes in their CD players. The people that but external DAC's have their own reasons for doing so, and that is their money, and their choice.
I think a Marantz CD player would make you very happy.
My 2-cents.
