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CD player reccomendations please

I am looking for a new digital front end that has a very nice analog sound and my budget is $1500.00 in the used market.

Here is my system:

Audible Illusions Modulus 3A preamp
B&K Refrence 4420 amp
Pioneer ELITE DV-59AVi universal player
B&W CDM9NT speakers

So far i have been thinking of these models:

Classe CDP1
Jolida
Rega Apollo
Marantz S8260

Any ideas? I would love to have this sorted out fairly soon.

Thanks,
mikewoodkozar
jh2os
244 posts
 
No longer distributed here in the US, but you can find the Cairn Fog v.2 here used on A'gon.

This was a long time reference CDP of mine. I sold it, I regretted it and now again I am a proud owner - as soon as I put it back in the system in found what I had been missing. This player is incredibly musical IMO!
lwood
61 posts
 
Eastern Electric MiniMax cdp, does HDCD as well...very easy to tube roll. L'wood
mikeadan
20 posts
 
new raysonic, consonance opera 2.2 mk11 nice tube players
crem1
672 posts
 
Before we agree to disagree read the reviews on the Oppo Web Site , review the chip set ... This package does not come along ofton.
theo192
6 posts
 
Considering that a Linn Ikemi was just listed on Audiogon for $1500 (which sold already), it seems warranted to suggest adding that CDP to your short list. Months back I sold mine on Agon for $1900, but it was a mint model which I had purchased new just a couple years before. That CDP was a phenomenal redbook player in my system (at the time, a Bryston B60 integrated B&w DM 603 and Stax Electrostats + tube earspeaker driver unit). The only reason I sold it was to upgrade my whole analog rig. Treble to die for...plus I concur with much of what else has been written about the Linn.
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