What's a marantz cd-67se worth?

[elizard]

There's a shop that's selling a used Marantz CD-67SE for $390CDN (that's $305USD). That seems a little steep to me since I saw some on ebay for chepaer if i remember right, but i have NO idea as to what its worth. Any input?
(Also there's the added bonus of paying nothing for shipping & customs, but the not-so added bonus of paying extra 7% tax ..) Also, keep in mind, this $390CDN could quite probably be worked down to $350 at best, but its better than nothing

[ashok]

I bought mine a couple of years ago for about US$220/- NEW ! from Hong Kong . HK is not necessarily the cheapest place you can find. Just look at Tube prices amongst other things!
Cheers.

[KevinLee]

Elizard,

Even though the CD63/CD67 is a good DIY upgrade platform, the price seems too steep.

I would look for a used Rotel 9XX series piece, I know there has been a few RCD935 pieces on E-Bay for around $100.00 USD.

Good luck.

Kevin Lee

[elizard]

Originally posted by KevinLee
Elizard,

Even though the CD63/CD67 is a good DIY upgrade platform, the price seems too steep.

I would look for a used Rotel 9XX series piece, I know there has been a few RCD935 pieces on E-Bay for around $100.00 USD.

Good luck.

Kevin Lee

Thank you

Is rotel good for upgrades? (fairly easy for upgrades that is) And how is the sound of it before upgrades?

[KevinLee]

Elizard,

I have modified a couple Rotel CD players for some people and found it a very good platform. There is a lot more room inside than Marantz or NAD machines.

The stock sound is good and received reviewer praise when the CD players first hit the market. Maybe check www.audioreview.com .

Cheers

Kevin

[Peter Daniel]

3 years ago I saw it at a local Cash Converters for $250 and it still seemed high to me.

[rbroer]

Originally posted by elizard
There's a shop that's selling a used Marantz CD-67SE for $390CDN (that's $305USD). That seems a little steep to me since I saw some on ebay for chepaer if i remember right, but i have NO idea as to what its worth. Any input?
(Also there's the added bonus of paying nothing for shipping & customs, but the not-so added bonus of paying extra 7% tax ..) Also, keep in mind, this $390CDN could quite probably be worked down to $350 at best, but its better than nothing

I would not spend more than 10% of above figure.
It's hard for people to accept, but prices have just collapsed because of the newest generation DVD players.
I would spend my money on a cheap but decent DVD like the Panasonic S35 and mod that. Standard is sounds already better than any of these Marantz, plus it plays DVDs, MP3, JPEG, WMA, DVD-A, etc.

[KevinLee]

Elizard,

I disagree with rbroer. Cheap DVD players are exactly that, cheap DVD players. Their picture quality is marginal and their audio performance is poor.

Their whole design is IC/surface mount components and would be a poor platform for upgrades. Who wants to deal with surface mount soldering?

Keep your eyes open on E-bay for a Marantz, NAD or Rotel piece.

Cheers

Kevin

[elizard]

Originally posted by KevinLee
Elizard,

I disagree with rbroer. Cheap DVD players are exactly that, cheap DVD players. Their picture quality is marginal and their audio performance is poor.

Their whole design is IC/surface mount components and would be a poor platform for upgrades. Who wants to deal with surface mount soldering?

Keep your eyes open on E-bay for a Marantz, NAD or Rotel piece.

Cheers

Kevin

I have a cheap dvd player now, and it is CHEAP (I think it cost me $50-$60 at wal-mart, and will be returned very soon!)
The problem with it is that the video quality is nothing to be excited about, as well as the sound quality. It makes horrid pops on even the slightest scratches, and doesn't want to play some cds at all. Also when playing cds the sound that the unit produces ranges from loud to very VERY loud (whirring noise, not so bad when playing dvds however).

I think i'll take kevin's advice, and when i get some more money watch for decent deals on ebay.

[elizard]

Originally posted by rbroer



I would not spend more than 10% of above figure.
It's hard for people to accept, but prices have just collapsed because of the newest generation DVD players.
I would spend my money on a cheap but decent DVD like the Panasonic S35 and mod that. Standard is sounds already better than any of these Marantz, plus it plays DVDs, MP3, JPEG, WMA, DVD-A, etc.

I don't think that you'll find a dvd player here that's worth $39, not to speak of decent cd players. Even used its a bit hard to get something for that price (and to get something that's worth anything ..)