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Were to go after a Rega Planet 2000?

Hello,

I have a planet 2000 and enjoy its sound. I like its tone, PRAT, timber etc... but I want more of it. I find that the Rega lacks authority when playing. It still sounds like a CD player (and a CD player at that) but not live music. I want something that has the good qualities of the Rega, but just expands on them. I want a player to take control and give me music which leaves little to none to complain about.

I really like my friends Wadia, but I simply can't afford one.
I love the way it portrays the music.

My budget is $750-$1000 plus what ever I can sell me Rega for.

I have been suggested the Sony DVP-9000es. From what I have read it is reasonably priced and sounds good. But it's a Sony, and I am unsure about it.

I will consider everything, my only request is no tubes. I think they are better served in the preamp. Thoughts and opinions welcome.

Cheers,
Nick
nickway
plinko
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R32657, did you come to the conclusion more expensive players are not worth it? Sometimes I think this. Please elaborate if you can.

Nickway, try audio asylum. There's a guy over there with the same issue. heheehheee.
crega
33 posts
 
I'm another person who went from the Planet 2000 to the Jupiter 2000, and I think it is just great. I had a chance to A/B them both in my system, and there is a marked difference. The Jupiter is cleaner and more detailed, but yet has the same generic sound of the Planet.
r32657
16 posts
 
I would say as a blanket that that's the case, but in my experience, some of the most disappointing stuff as been the really expensive. Case in point, a few years back i auditioned a Krell player/preamp that was about 9-12k, I forget. But it was very underwealming for the price. Revox was another brand that I thought was going to be great, but in the end, same let down.The old Proceed had a hard sound to it. I do like the wadia stuff, the NAD silver player and meridian player. I have not listened to a whole lot of other stuff. But for me, since I have way to many hobbies, I try and get the bast bang for the buck, not something that may be incrementaly better, but priced way out there. The only problem with the 502 is that the display likes to burn out it's bulb.
hififile
227 posts
 
I have had so many CD & SACD players I can't remember them all. Many of which have been mentioned here. I bought the Quad 99 CD-P last summer to go with my all Quad system. This is far and away the best CD player I have owned, and a bargain to boot. The many rave reviews it has garnered are for once justified!

$1500 new, about a grand used, and worth every penny!
vaystrem
80 posts
 
Creek! This is a link to my in home comparison of the Creek CD50, Cary 308, Rega Planet 2000, Roksan Kandy MkIII, Cambridge Azur 640c, and Arcam 73t.

http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/m.mpl?forum=digital&n=85793

I thought that the Rega was a wonderful piece but that it just didn't 'fit' in my system tonally. That being said the Creek had atleast as much PRAT, if not more, but I found it to be all around better in my system.

Another, and lesser known option, is an Italian brand called Bluenote. http://www.bluenote.it I have heard the Stibbert and it is the most magical organic PRATy CD player I have ever encountered. It has a 'baby' brother called the Koala which launched late last year. It is supposed to maintain most of the characteristics of its bigger brother, but be around $2k CDN.

It also may be worth looking into the Scott Nixon DACs as well, not all of them are Tube based and what little I've been able to dig up on his Sarudac+ sounds like a winner.

Feel free to e-mail me with any questions,

Nathan Klassen
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