high end used cd player? - Page 2

adhiyasa38 · 8th March 2012, 06:23 AM

Marantz cd 5003 NOS here about 220 usd.....make new audio board and new DAC, huge inner space,....

I agreed that integrated DAC inside player better sonically than outside.

Data input in I2S format...

fitmartin · 8th March 2012, 02:54 PM

thanks!

guido · 8th March 2012, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kevinkr

Spare parts for anything using the older Philips mechanisms are unobtainium..

Funny, there is no such problem over here. Anything with cdm0,1,2,4,12 and maybe even 9 can easily be fixed as there are more than enough second hand donors. Just cdm3 is an exception, but this was hardly used. Guess it's different over in the us/canada.

lduarte1973 · 8th March 2012, 04:49 PM

if you find a used cambridge audio 740C , buy it , very good for the price.

fitmartin · 8th March 2012, 04:52 PM

thanks!

lduarte1973 · 08:03 PM

AudioEnz - Cambridge Audio 740C

http://www.cambridgeaudio.com/assets...stlicensed.pdf

http://www.tnt-audio.com/sorgenti/azur740c_e.html

lduarte1973 · 8th March 2012, 08:18 PM

Of corse if you can get the 840C even better , but for the price i cant see another player in the market that beats the 740C. One guy at Marchand ( the famous electronic crossovers brand) told me that they advised some of their customers who like you wanted to update their cd players to go for the Cambridge audio players (740 or 840C this was 2 years ago).I know arcam cd players sound , i have a alpha 9 too , the CA player doesnt have that warm sound it´s more neutral but much more detailed IMO , there´s another advantage : you can use it as a dac for other Sources like a PC. Another thing i like in this player is the upsample , i´ve heard other players that upsample but not this good. You will find better players but be prepared to spend more money

Another Top player is the Audiolab 8200 or 820CDQ(with digital preamp)

Audiolab 8200CDQ CD Player with Built-In Preamplifier

6moons audio reviews: Audiolab 8200CDQ

Audiolab 8200CDQ review from the experts at whathifi.com

fitmartin · 8th March 2012, 08:58 PM

the audiolab review sounds great!

lduarte1973 · 8th March 2012, 09:45 PM

i use minidsp now , so i wont buy a new player untill my 740c gives up the ghost , i feed the minidsp digitaly so it acts as a dac making the player basicly a transport.

if you have the money for the audiolab go for it , if you want to speand less go for the cambridge.

8th March 2012, 07:58 PM	#16
lduarte1973 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Lisbon	AudioEnz - Cambridge Audio 740C http://www.cambridgeaudio.com/assets...stlicensed.pdf http://www.tnt-audio.com/sorgenti/azur740c_e.html Last edited by lduarte1973; 8th March 2012 at 08:03 PM.

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8th March 2012, 06:23 AM	#11
adhiyasa38 diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: west java	Marantz cd 5003 NOS here about 220 usd.....make new audio board and new DAC, huge inner space,.... I agreed that integrated DAC inside player better sonically than outside. Data input in I2S format...

8th March 2012, 02:54 PM	#12
fitmartin diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2012	thanks!

8th March 2012, 04:49 PM	#14
lduarte1973 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Lisbon	if you find a used cambridge audio 740C , buy it , very good for the price.

8th March 2012, 04:52 PM	#15
fitmartin diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2012	thanks!

8th March 2012, 08:18 PM	#17
lduarte1973 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Lisbon	Of corse if you can get the 840C even better , but for the price i cant see another player in the market that beats the 740C. One guy at Marchand ( the famous electronic crossovers brand) told me that they advised some of their customers who like you wanted to update their cd players to go for the Cambridge audio players (740 or 840C this was 2 years ago).I know arcam cd players sound , i have a alpha 9 too , the CA player doesnt have that warm sound it´s more neutral but much more detailed IMO , there´s another advantage : you can use it as a dac for other Sources like a PC. Another thing i like in this player is the upsample , i´ve heard other players that upsample but not this good. You will find better players but be prepared to spend more money Another Top player is the Audiolab 8200 or 820CDQ(with digital preamp) Audiolab 8200CDQ CD Player with Built-In Preamplifier 6moons audio reviews: Audiolab 8200CDQ Audiolab 8200CDQ review from the experts at whathifi.com

8th March 2012, 08:58 PM	#18
fitmartin diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2012	the audiolab review sounds great!

8th March 2012, 09:45 PM	#19
lduarte1973 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Lisbon	i use minidsp now , so i wont buy a new player untill my 740c gives up the ghost , i feed the minidsp digitaly so it acts as a dac making the player basicly a transport. if you have the money for the audiolab go for it , if you want to speand less go for the cambridge.