CD Player with Warm Signature

[chesebert]

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Originally Posted by philodox I've never heard the E3 unfortunately, so I can't help you there.

You have no idea how close E3 sounds like E5

yes..warm, yet detailed, with great low end

 

[mrarroyo]

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Originally Posted by utarch00 Guys, Thanks for the suggestions so far. philodox, How does the the Eastsound E3 compare to the E5? jefemeister, How do the original Rega Planets compare to the 2000? mrarroyo, I was looking on Pacific Vavle's website and noticed they have an already modded Lite DAC-AH for $220.

True, but the mods are a new output OP Amp on sockets. Not much for $70

 

[Snake]

You might also consider keeping your current CDP as transport and getting a DAC. For instance, you can get used Parasound DAC's for dirt cheap and they sound, as Sherman Potter said (about a certain liquor), "There's not enough 'O's' in 'smooooooth'." You can spend less than $300 nowadays for anything from a DAC-1500 and earlier, the 1100 or the 1000.

 

[Sean H]

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Originally Posted by Snake You might also consider keeping your current CDP as transport and getting a DAC. For instance, you can get used Parasound DAC's for dirt cheap and they sound, as Sherman Potter said (about a certain liquor), "There's not enough 'O's' in 'smooooooth'." You can spend less than $300 nowadays for anything from a DAC-1500 and earlier, the 1100 or the 1000.

I once owned a Parasound CDP-2000 Ultra belt driven CD player and it was excellent with a warmer character. I really liked that CDP a lot. You can find them used on Audiogon frequently for ~$500. The nice thing about them is they are built like absolute tanks and can be used as top notch transports too.

 

[sberger]

i really love my Ah Njoe Tjoeb 4000. i have all the upgrades, and it sounds delicious either through my vintage klipsch heresy's or senn 650's through a a single power ppx3 amp. can't do enough tubes, especially when screwing around with cee dee. anyway, i know you can pick one off some sucker going for something "better" cheap. do it, and enjoy.

 

[Ferbose]

Since no one mentioned Jolida JD100A CD player, I will bring it up.
Never heard it, but I figure you can't get much warmer than having tubes in the output stage.

 

[bluemeteor]

I briefly heard this CD player. It sounded out of this world. When I get some time, I am going to spring for the $599 and purchase it. It is a top loading 12AX7 DAC with a selectable upsampling. At 44.1 kHz, it sounded absolutiely stunning.

 

[squall2072]

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Originally Posted by jefemeister Rega Planets are very warm sounding and available cheap used. They were quite the rage a few years ago.

Still are in my house! No brightness, wonderful mids, just a tad lacking in bass but the SLAM sorts that out