Demo booked, bring on the contenders...

[tony]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/STELLO-CDA-500-Hi ... 1e60c7b5bd

If thats the cd player for you and you want to risk the ebay route.

[Ivor]

Great suggestions guys. Thanks! Resolution Audio looks like some piece of kit! But at 6000$ probably out of my reach (despite bailout etc.). Looking forward to a hifi weekend!

I'll have Lector CDP7 with me on Sunday, it's the big brother of the cd6 http://www.audiolincs.co.uk/wtsnew.php? ... prd_id=376 but I imagine would have a similar sound.

[kronosav]

Our award winners may give you a few options.
http://kronosav.com/kronos-2010-award-winners/

Depending on the price point and the functions you need the player to have I'm sure we could recommend a few and organize a demo on them if you fancied hearing all the options before you buy!

[bod]

More analogue like cd replay...ehh...just buy a record player?! :-)~

[Ivor]

More analogue like cd replay...ehh...just buy a record player?! :-)~

tried it, the needle kept skimming across the CD.

[Diapason]

Just pour some milk on a bowl of rice krispies and you're sorted.

[bod]

Ye poor deluded digiphiles!

[bod]

Just pour some milk on a bowl of rice krispies and you're sorted.

I know where you live Simon :-~

[Fran]

You'll be flooded with choices I suspect Claus. 2 things I would say: 1. don't ignore the possibility of moving to computer audio - this area has jumped a huge amount, and with your IT skills its very doable. Even personally, I use the squeezebox a lot. 2. Don't be afraid to buy secondhand from a reputable source.

Given your budget, you should be able to pick up a very nice player/transport/dac combo for that money which will satisfy for years to come.


Fran

[Diapason]

Just pour some milk on a bowl of rice krispies and you're sorted.

I know where you live Simon :-~

You'll never take me alive.

Claus, do you get the impression that CD replay has made huge leaps forward in recent years? I don't, but I am happy to stand corrected. In any case, consider second-hand. Anyone got some dCS gear lying around?