I just looked up your ARC CD2- It uses the Philips CDM12.4 which is production post CDM9.. Whether this is relevant is a good question esp if the laser quit. Often a vintage good vintage deck can be found because so many are going to music files only.
Crazy to buy a 17 year old CD Player?
My ARC CD2 just died...I think the laser finally gave up the ghost. Any how I've got thousands of red book CDs in my library and need a replacement player. I'm thinking an ARC CD 3MKII or the Mark Levinson 390S. Am I crazy to be thinking this? Got a budget of around $2000.00. My system, though dated, is made up of higher end stuff: ARC 25 pre amp, ARC VT 150 mono amps, VPI TNT IV, Wilson Witts, all running through Transparent Reference (Balanced).
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Technics is as good is it gets. Pioneer never knew how to market them. Maybe they didn't know what they had. Second choice, get any box that will take an Oppo drive and hook it up to a decent DAC. I suggest the http://www.aquahifi.com/la_scala.html Spendy, but worth twice the price. |
I would stay with an ARC CD player if that's what you're familiar with and have enjoyed so much. Since the OP didn't mention a preference for digital playback other than a redbook CD player, I wouldn't recommend an outboard DAC. I personally prefer an excellent standalone CD player over an outboard DAC. And while my Oppo BDP-95 or former BDP-83SE are good all-around players, they sound grainy and loose in the bass department compared to any Simaudio CD player that I've owned. |
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