Recommendations for a good sounding cd changer?

starkiller
starkiller Posts: 2,723
edited August 2011 in Electronics
Anyone have any recommendations for a good sounding cd changer? I know about the Adcom stuff, have read good things about the Arcam MCD...all of the ESD's by Sony are single play. It needs to have a co-ax digi out also...
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,229
    edited August 2011
    Find a used Rotel 5 disc changer or if you want a Megachanger look into Pioneer Elite or Sony ES.
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  • Gatecrasher
    Gatecrasher Posts: 1,550
    edited August 2011
    Convert all of your CDs to FLAC and run them from a HTPC. It doesn't have to be a fancy new PC either. An older one that you can get for next to nothing will suffice.

    Remove everything from it except the operating system and a media player and it will perform good enough. Then you can just put your CDs away in storage.

    My HTPC "CD Changer" can hold over 100,000 discs as well as the complete album artwork.

    The ultimate Hi-Fi "jukebox". :wink:
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited August 2011
    If it were me, I'd go with the Rotel.
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  • Drenis
    Drenis Posts: 2,871
    edited August 2011
    Gatecrasher wrote: »
    Convert all of your CDs to FLAC and run them from a HTPC. It doesn't have to be a fancy new PC either. An older one that you can get for next to nothing will suffice.

    Remove everything from it except the operating system and a media player and it will perform good enough. Then you can just put your CDs away in storage.

    My HTPC "CD Changer" can hold over 100,000 discs as well as the complete album artwork.

    The ultimate Hi-Fi "jukebox". :wink:

    ^ This.

    I have a HTPC which serves as an access point for all my music and movies from my main rig. However, I'm not sure (95% of all music files are 320kbps MP3) if streaming the music over the network and through HDMI off my GPU is the best option. I almost want to experiment with a dedicated sound card with Toshlink digital out to my receiver. Just for movies with HD audio, this isn't a feasible option.

    Controlling it also isn't my preference... It's difficult to navigate as I use Zune client software to manage and play using a Logitech Dinovo Mini. It's actually more difficult then stick in a disc and hitting play. However for efficiency, the HTPC wins.
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  • TG Meat
    TG Meat Posts: 159
    edited August 2011
    I used the California Audio Labs CL-10 for a while, which was a very good sounding unit, but recently sold it in favor of using the sqeezebox and converting my CD to FLAC, as suggested by some others.
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  • digitalvideo
    digitalvideo Posts: 983
    edited August 2011
    Bryston makes excellent high end cd players, made in Canada.

    http://www.bryston.com/index.html
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  • starkiller
    starkiller Posts: 2,723
    edited August 2011
    Decided to get a Yamaha, has the digi coax out so I can use the Entech dac..sounds pretty good!

    Thanks for all the recommendations!
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  • bikezappa
    bikezappa Posts: 2,463
    edited August 2011
    Gatecrasher wrote: »
    Convert all of your CDs to FLAC and run them from a HTPC. It doesn't have to be a fancy new PC either. An older one that you can get for next to nothing will suffice.

    Remove everything from it except the operating system and a media player and it will perform good enough. Then you can just put your CDs away in storage.

    My HTPC "CD Changer" can hold over 100,000 discs as well as the complete album artwork.

    The ultimate Hi-Fi "jukebox". :wink:

    I'd do this in a heart beat but have no idea what many of your terms even mean. I also wish that someone would make a simple music server that doesn't cost over $2000.

    How simple is this to operate?
    Can I scroll with a remote all the titles and/or artists?
    Can I sort by CDs by groups?
    Can I output a video image of the CD playing to a TV?

    Is there a step by step artcile that explains how to do this to a computer?

    Thanks

    Peter
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