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Recommendations for CD Player/DAC Combo

I was slightly surprised that there isn't a very large selection of CD player/DAC combos out there.  Yamaha, Marantz, Musical Fidelity, and a few others make them, but not many other companies.  It seems like building a cd player into a DAC makes a lot of sense, like an integrated amp.  Can anyone recommend one these?  My budget would $3000 tops.  Thanks, J
tyan42
mahler123
633 posts
 
The the old vinyl is better than digital refrain.  Ugh.  When I listen to digital the music leaps out my speakers.  When I listen to an lp if sounds as if it is embedded in petroleum.
glupson
1,794 posts
 
newbee,

"I pulled mine 66 inches out into the room and they are part of an (almost) equilateral triangle with my listening chair at the apex of the triangle (where else)."
The practical problem is that many people cannot pull speakers that much into the room. They do what they can, often not ideal. You are just lucky in that sense.
tweak1
870 posts
 
My highest recommendation would be to get a Audio Alchemy Dac/Pre (both sides are amazing) + a transport. I would order the NuPrime transport from audio Advisor (returnable, but I doubt you would)
elizabeth
6,726 posts
 
for tyan42... Spinner can mean anything that can spin a CD. I use a lot of old full CD players only as a transport, taking the digital out and ignoring the players own decoding. A lot of old CD players have excellent transports and digital output.
jl35
2,244 posts
 
any old CD players that you particularly recommend as transports elizabeth ? Thanks
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