What CDP would you buy?

steveinaz
steveinaz Posts: 19,538
edited May 2006 in 2 Channel Audio
If you had $1600, what Redbook CD Player would you buy? (new, street price)
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  • crazy
    crazy Posts: 443
    edited May 2006
    Do I have to spend $1600?

    I might get the Shanling CDP which I believe sells for around $1500.

    Reviews are lukewarm and folks say it isn't worth the price but boy does it look amazing!!! It sure is a great conversation, show-off piece.

    http://www.shanling.com/
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited May 2006
    Arcam CD-192
    Musical Fidelity A3.5
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited May 2006
    Ditto on the Shanling. It could sound no better than my POS DVD player, but it looks totally rad.
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  • tryrrthg
    tryrrthg Posts: 1,896
    edited May 2006
    shack wrote:
    Arcam CD-192
    Musical Fidelity A3.5
    Ditto, would add something from Rega to that list.
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited May 2006
    you can get a modded Jolida for less than that too, never heard the modified ones, but there is supposedly a significant difference from the stock one. me? I'm happy with stock, for now :D
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  • crazy
    crazy Posts: 443
    edited May 2006
    Shizelbs wrote:
    Ditto on the Shanling. It could sound no better than my POS DVD player, but it looks totally rad.

    That bad huh??! :eek:

    tryrrthg - I second Rega. They look quite ugly (cheap) but they sound amazing. The Rega Apollo at $1K is a steal (IMHO)
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  • read-alot
    read-alot Posts: 812
    edited May 2006
    crazy wrote:
    That bad huh??! :eek:

    tryrrthg - I second Rega. They look quite ugly (cheap) but they sound amazing. The Rega Apollo at $1K is a steal (IMHO)

    I have heard good things from them. :) When I get caught up on my audiophile vocabulary I intend on giving a summary of my experence so far.
    I can say yes they sound amazing.
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited May 2006
    shack wrote:
    Arcam CD-192
    Musical Fidelity A3.5


    Might be worth it to go used and get the A5- I know the question was new/street, but the A5 is a whole different league- tube output stage, uber low jitter, 192khz vs 96khz sampling...

    Having heard them both, the A5 is worth it.
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