Actually I believe I could stretch my budget a bit (actually quite seriously) - maybe even up to 900 euro or so, in a couple of weeks!
Would this change a lot - I mean, as for your recommendations? Would that Rotel RCD-1072 be worth the difference (I could easy buy 2 Micromegas for its price! ) Or the "diminishing return" point is lower than that?
If I would reformulate the initial question like this: "which CDP for up to 900 euros?" would I get other replies? Did somebody refrain for saying "get the so-and-so model" just because it was over the initial 600 euro budget I mentioned?
Mastergill, I am a bit afraid of deciding during an audition (you know, connecting the headphone/amp system to different CDPs while the vendor is behind you, than changing back and forth, and this with different CDs...) I am not sure if this "pressure" - as kind as the vendor might be! - would not affect my decision making
That's why yes, I might try to audition some stuff, but only after having pre-decided to 3-4 CDPs according to the advices of fellows head-fiers!
00940: I didn't know that forum, thank you!
lini: thanks for all the suggestions - do you have others for the new price limit or the ones you made remain valid?
jpelg: if Rega Planet stays under 600 euro in the US and goes for 1000 euro here, I would prefer to choose some other brand (in order not to pay so much money for tax/custom/or whatever else justifies this price difference - but to direct it instead for the product itself). Yes, according to this logic, French brands should be the choice, right?
Pierre: did you compare the Atoll 80 with the Atoll 100? If so, was there a big difference?
meech and marios-mar: thanks for your suggestions ... but I would prefer to go the simplest path
Would this change a lot - I mean, as for your recommendations? Would that Rotel RCD-1072 be worth the difference (I could easy buy 2 Micromegas for its price! ) Or the "diminishing return" point is lower than that?
If I would reformulate the initial question like this: "which CDP for up to 900 euros?" would I get other replies? Did somebody refrain for saying "get the so-and-so model" just because it was over the initial 600 euro budget I mentioned?
Mastergill, I am a bit afraid of deciding during an audition (you know, connecting the headphone/amp system to different CDPs while the vendor is behind you, than changing back and forth, and this with different CDs...) I am not sure if this "pressure" - as kind as the vendor might be! - would not affect my decision making
00940: I didn't know that forum, thank you!
lini: thanks for all the suggestions - do you have others for the new price limit or the ones you made remain valid?
jpelg: if Rega Planet stays under 600 euro in the US and goes for 1000 euro here, I would prefer to choose some other brand (in order not to pay so much money for tax/custom/or whatever else justifies this price difference - but to direct it instead for the product itself). Yes, according to this logic, French brands should be the choice, right?
Pierre: did you compare the Atoll 80 with the Atoll 100? If so, was there a big difference?
meech and marios-mar: thanks for your suggestions ... but I would prefer to go the simplest path
