Rotel RCD-855 - What's it worth?

stretchl
stretchl Posts: 1,334
edited August 2012 in Electronics
My RCD-855 wouldn't start up when I set up my old audio gear.

For $20 the local stereo shop diagnosed a bad power supply and for another $70 they'll replace it.

But I wonder if it's even worth the trouble.

Setting up a Squeezebox Touch with a Grant Fidelity TubeDAC-09 in the next few days and thinking about going without a CD player entirely.

Any thoughts?

Thanks!
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  • onebadchad
    onebadchad Posts: 364
    edited August 2012
    90 is prob what its worth. if its nice id fix it, prob cant replace it for that..
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited August 2012
    If you have the remote--I'll buy it from you if you decide to not fix the player.
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  • stretchl
    stretchl Posts: 1,334
    edited August 2012
    I don't think I still have the remote, George. That's not to say it's not in a box somewhere, but unless I stumble across it...
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,167
    edited August 2012
    stretchl wrote: »

    Any thoughts?!

    This
    Setting up a Squeezebox Touch with a Grant Fidelity TubeDAC-09 in the next few days and thinking about going without a CD player entirely.
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited August 2012
    The 855 had one of the best DAC chips made, the TDA-1541A, along with the Philips 4/19 swing arm laser assembly. The two combined to make the 855 a superb sounding and very reliable lower cost cdp. I'd definetly spend the money.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited August 2012
    Not me.....the SB with a dac will change the way you listen to music and you will be sucked down that hole looking for ways to up your digital game. Plus once you have all your cd's downloaded, you can put away all those cd cases and free up more room. I think I have spun maybe 10 cd's in the last year and a half since going digital.
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  • stretchl
    stretchl Posts: 1,334
    edited August 2012
    I'm really looking forward to getting my SB, which hopefully will be here this week.

    I just bought a TubeDAC-09 from Blair.

    You reckon there will be an audible difference between that and the SB internal DAC?

    Looking forward to hearing it both ways...
    “Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
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    Cabling by Groneberg
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited August 2012
    The SB dac in the touch is fairly good on it's own, but we all know dac chips alone don't account for the end result. I'm guessing that tube dac will take some of the digital edge off and warm up the sound a tad. Get yourself a good digital cable too, along with decent IC's comming out of the dac, don't skimp. If ya need help with setup just ask, plenty of us use a SB. Now would be the time to breeze around some SB threads and get your read on. Happy listening.
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    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
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  • stretchl
    stretchl Posts: 1,334
    edited August 2012
    Thanks, Tony.

    Speaking of IC's, I was just noticing this...

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?135260-MIT-Shotgun-S3-1M-RCA-IC-s
    “Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
    - Isaac Asimov
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    Apple Lossless --> Squeezebox Touch --> Joule Electra LA-100 Mark iii --> Odyssey Khartargo Mono Plus --> LSiM-705's
    Cabling by Groneberg
    Visuals
    https://media.illinois.edu/journalism/ledford-charles-stretch
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited August 2012
    Hell of a deal too, jump on them.
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    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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