Do you own a vintage CD player? (pics please!)
Feb 27, 2014 at 9:57 AM Post #47 of 131
   
 

 
 
 
 
My player for CDs. A 1997 Rega Planet. I don't know, I still like sound of it.
 
http://www.stereophile.com/cdplayers/634

Great photos Redcarmoose, Those Rega toploaders still go for a pretty penny. The original looks fit in well with your set up.   
 
Feb 27, 2014 at 10:28 AM Post #48 of 131
Great photos Redcarmoose, Those Rega toploaders still go for a pretty penny. The original looks fit in well with your set up.   


I paid $400 six years ago. If I purchased now it would be a used Rega Saturn. They are in the used market about $500.
 
Mar 1, 2014 at 11:19 AM Post #51 of 131
Yeah I still remember when a cd player, ANY cd player, would cost you close to $1000. But I still remember being in absolute AWE the first time I went into my favorite audio store and heard a cd for the first time. Now I'm not happy unless it is an SACD....(sigh)
 
Mar 2, 2014 at 10:35 PM Post #53 of 131


Toshiba XR-35A

I know I'm going to anger a few people saying this, but put it on a sturdy surface and it will embarrass many a modern DAC. If you can get past the 'early digital icy' sound it's just breathtaking what some of these early players are capable of. This one can truly put you there with the band.
 
Mar 4, 2014 at 11:48 AM Post #56 of 131
Nice to see this older gear.  :)
 
I used to have a JVC XL-Z1050TN.  $750 or so back in the mid 90s.  Got a good review in Stereophile or The Absolute Sound.  I was going to use it in my little headphones-only system, but when I checked with my dad (who had it in his basement) it didn't work anymore.
 
Mar 4, 2014 at 11:48 AM Post #57 of 131
From what I see and read, Rega is still making some of the best audio equipment out there, cd player included.



I guess it comes down to weather you like the house digital sound? Maybe not super clear, but nice.
 
Mar 22, 2014 at 2:15 AM Post #58 of 131

Audio D/A Converter 192kHz/24-bit
Panasonic DVD LS50
CDs sound great with AH-D Denon 7000s.
10 years old.
 
Apr 10, 2014 at 7:01 PM Post #59 of 131

 
Here's my Nakamichi CDP-2A and TA-2A amp. Manufactured in 1988, good old vintage stuff. Sounds great too!
 
Apr 12, 2014 at 3:54 AM Post #60 of 131
Nice! ^^^^^
 

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