[Dan the audioman]

What is a decent source that i can buy used or new for under $300(preferrably in the $250 range)?

I was looking at AudioGon and have somewhat of an idea of what im looking at.

thanks in advance

 

[Sol_Zhen]

Uh... what kind of source?

CD player? Tuner? Turntable?

 

[dfarina]

One option is to look for a used Music Hall CD25,they can be had for as low as $300,upgrade the op-amps at a cost of $10 and you have a rig that many feel beats anything under $1000 new.

 

[Dan the audioman]

oh sorry i meant to say cd player

 

[mjg]

just so happens theres a (shameless plug) nad541 going for that price shipped right now!!1

Good source, can be bright with the wrong equipment, but nice none-the-less.

 

[bundee1]

Check out the NAD's on Audiogon. Most of the 541i are going for between $300 and $325.

 

[Sol_Zhen]

Quote:

Originally posted by bundee1 Check out the NAD's on Audiogon. Most of the 541i are going for between $300 and $325.

Yup. And the 541i is a great player at it's price point (new or used).

 

[bundee1]

check out the 4 sale section here as well. Theres an Adcom for under $200. Its very good and you can use it as a transport with an ART dac if you want to upgrade as you go.

 

[Wilson]

I think a used Rotel RCD-971 would be a good choice.

 

[Dan the audioman]

I found a Marantz CD-6000 SE (used) for $250, is that a good deal?

Is Marantz even a good player?

 

[lini]

Quote:

Originally posted by Dan the audioman I found a Marantz CD-6000 SE (used) for $250, is that a good deal? Is Marantz even a good player?

SE? Probably an OSE... Anyway, it's a nice player with good tuning potential - I'd put it in the range of the NAD 521i. US$ 250 doesn't seem that cheap, though - you could have them for ~ 700 DM/350 Euro new over here (incl. 16 % VAT).

Greetings from Munich!

Manfred / lini

 

[Dan the audioman]

it said (audiogon.com) that the retail was $500

 

[lini]

Quote:

Originally posted by Dan the audioman it said (audiogon.com) that the retail was $500

Hehe, suggested retail or de facto retail (= street price)?

Greetings from Munich!

Manfred / lini

 

[Dan the audioman]

street price meaning what its worth?

 

[lini]

Street price meaning what you really have to pay in larger shops or per online order - for almost all the large consumer electronic brands, there's always a fairly large margin between the suggested retail price suggested by the manufacturer and the actual street price - at least over here, and it seemed fairly similar in the US...

Greetings from Munich!

Manfred / lini