Which CDP?

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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited February 2009
    I've heard the cambridge and it's a good player. But I prefered the Pioneer Elite PD-D9-J Super Audio CD player.

    I think you can get it for less than a grand? Here's info from Pioneer:

    PERFORMANCE FEATURES

    AIR Studios Sound Tuning to ensure music is reproduced as near to the original as possible
    Twin Wolfson® Digital to Analog Converters guarantee the most subtle music detail reproduction and delivers enhanced linearity, dynamic range and distortion-free response
    Legato Link PRO ensures minimum phase shift across the entire audible frequency band
    The SACD DSD Single-Chip Decoding in the PD-D9 reduces the digital circuitry signal path length, creating brilliant noise-free sound. An extremely stable, high performance Low-Jitter crystal oscillator circuit serves as a highly precise master clock for sound reproduction
    Equipped with an aluminum front panel and an original professional readout mechanism with smooth loading
    Pure Audio listening mode switches off the digital circuitry and display for a clean and detailed analogue sound reproduction
    Finely selected high-grade parts in order to reproduce music in its purest form
    TAOC Insulators provide added weight, stability and shielding for the ultimate sonic performance
    Sampling Rate Converter for higher resolution digital processing
    Twin Toroidal Transformers for higher resolution digital processing
    Isolated Power Supply Blocks insure each section of the player has its own power source to be shielded from electromagnetic interferences
    High Quality Pin Jack for the best possible connections with no signal loss
    Professional Level Build Quality
    Rigid Underbase Construction
    Aluminum Side Panels and Top Plate
    Rigid Laser Mechanism Cover
    FORMATS

    SACD, CD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3 and WMA Playback

    cnh
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,893
    edited February 2009
    here is my choice....
    http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?dgtlplay&1237943693&/Marantz-SA-8001-sacd/cd-player
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2800 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited February 2009
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    here is my choice....
    http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?dgtlplay&1237943693&/Marantz-SA-8001-sacd/cd-player

    It's over rated.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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