Marantz CD5001

deronb1
deronb1 Posts: 5,021
edited July 2014 in Electronics
Have been running this unit for a few days now. I have always had either Sony or Technics CD players and they always sounded pretty good. It is new and may be going through a burn in, but it seems to have a more relaxed sound to it. Not sure if it the fact that im using digital coax instead of optical, but i like it! Mates well the the B&Ws and the edginess of some tracks has tamed down. Now, to get a Marantz AVR to go with it? Hmmmmmm.....
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited July 2014
    deronb1 wrote: »
    Have been running this unit for a few days now. I have always had either Sony or Technics CD players and they always sounded pretty good. It is new and may be going through a burn in, but it seems to have a more relaxed sound to it. Not sure if it the fact that im using digital coax instead of optical, but i like it! Mates well the the B&Ws and the edginess of some tracks has tamed down. Now, to get a Marantz AVR to go with it? Hmmmmmm.....

    Musical Fidelity Integrated with HT Bypass...trust me....

    Check out the A3 in the "Deals" thread....trust me...

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
    edited July 2014
    Erik Tracy wrote: »
    Musical Fidelity Integrated with HT Bypass...trust me....

    Check out the A3 in the "Deals" thread....trust me...

    I have no doubt its awesome, but im on a serious budget. Will keep an eye out for a killer deal though
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited July 2014
    deronb1 wrote: »
    I have no doubt its awesome, but im on a serious budget. Will keep an eye out for a killer deal though

    $679 for the A3...c'mon...you can swing that if you are considering a step up in the Marantz AVR line!

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,124
    edited July 2014
    Where did you find a new CD5001? I own a CD5003, and a CD5004 I was fortunate to find the 5003 New in a box at Reference Audio it had been sitting there a couple of years got a heck of a deal on it love Marantz gear enjoy yours.
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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
    edited July 2014
    gudnoyez wrote: »
    Where did you find a new CD5001? I own a CD5003, and a CD5004 I was fortunate to find the 5003 New in a box at Reference Audio it had been sitting there a couple of years got a heck of a deal on it love Marantz gear enjoy yours.

    It was an ebay buy. From an online store. Probably the same thing. Sitting on a shelf for years. I love it so far. Gonna scope out higher end dig coax cables
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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
    edited July 2014
    Erik Tracy wrote: »
    $679 for the A3...c'mon...you can swing that if you are considering a step up in the Marantz AVR line!

    Plan was to sell the pio wnd find a used Marantz for a few bucks more.
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited July 2014
    deronb1 wrote: »
    Plan was to sell the pio wnd find a used Marantz for a few bucks more.

    Keep the pio, get the MF with HT bypass for some amazing 2-channel enjoyment - your fronts will also benefit from the MF when watching movies.

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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