Any cheap, but good, CD players with balanced outputs?

russbryant · 3rd November 2002, 03:41 AM

I'm trying to decide which of the balanced preamps to build and was wondering if there are any decent CD players with balanced outputs that don't cost a fortune.

Thanks,

Russ in Tucson

russbryant · 3rd November 2002, 03:42 AM

Cut n paste sucks

Russ

Super_BQ · 3rd November 2002, 09:24 AM

I was in your position say 3 years ago and apart from the very high end consumer cd players, there wasn't much choice for "TRUE" balanced CD players on the market.

At the end I settled on an HHB CDR-850 PLUS which didn't cost me the bank. The units are made by Pioneer and features a word clock interface. Being able to record CDs, I knew it would have no problems reading CDR media. Look into pro-audio cd players if you want anything that is reasonably cheap.

Henrik · 3rd November 2002, 10:26 AM

Try these links.
http://www.lcaudio.dk
http://www.lcaudio.dk/com/zapfilter.htm

PaulButterfield · 3rd November 2002, 10:11 PM

Do a Googlesearch for Marantz (Professional) PMD331. It's made for 'pro' market and has balanced outs with trim controls... and sounds decent too. Will play CDR, CDRW as well. SPDIF out.

How cheap? Under $500.

Paul B

3rd November 2002, 03:41 AM	#1
russbryant diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Tucson, AZ	Any cheap, but good, CD players with balanced outputs? I'm trying to decide which of the balanced preamps to build and was wondering if there are any decent CD players with balanced outputs that don't cost a fortune. Thanks, Russ in Tucson

3rd November 2002, 10:26 AM	#4
Henrik diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Copenhagen Denmark	Try these links. http://www.lcaudio.dk http://www.lcaudio.dk/com/zapfilter.htm __________________ Henrik

3rd November 2002, 10:11 PM	#5
PaulButterfield diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Orlando, FL	Cheap and good CD player... Do a Googlesearch for Marantz (Professional) PMD331. It's made for 'pro' market and has balanced outs with trim controls... and sounds decent too. Will play CDR, CDRW as well. SPDIF out. How cheap? Under $500. Paul B

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3rd November 2002, 03:42 AM	#2
russbryant diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Tucson, AZ	Cut n paste sucks Russ

3rd November 2002, 09:24 AM	#3
Super_BQ diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: New Zealand / Canada	I was in your position say 3 years ago and apart from the very high end consumer cd players, there wasn't much choice for "TRUE" balanced CD players on the market. At the end I settled on an HHB CDR-850 PLUS which didn't cost me the bank. The units are made by Pioneer and features a word clock interface. Being able to record CDs, I knew it would have no problems reading CDR media. Look into pro-audio cd players if you want anything that is reasonably cheap.

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