CD players = dead?

Elizabeth nice acquisition. My experience differed last week. I listened to the SA10 for the first time at CarltonAudio in Melbourne. It was nice if rather squashed processed sound. Heard with nice cables and the PM10 through a pair of PMC Twenty5 26. Then I listened to an Acoustic Research Reference CD9. I found that unit significantly more open and transparent. It was much nicer to listen to. We changed out the PM10 fearing that was part of the compression experience. It was and the new amp was another step in a better direction. The quest continues.

I love my CD player. Oldie but goodie. Ayre C-X7eMP. 

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Subscribe to Tidal $20/month. $1000 will last you for 5 years. CD player is dead unofficially. 

If Tidal is even around five years from now.  

johnread57,
I was very lucky to be able to audition the Marantz SA-10 at home, with my own equipment for five days. It made a big difference.
I do not know if I could have chosen it from only an in store audition!
(actually probably not)