Hello, I'm pretty new to this group.

I currently own a 4 years old NAD 522 CD player. A friend of mine who
owns very high end stuff proposed me to buy his TEAC (Esoteric) P2 /
D2 for about 1075 Euros ($1340) plus my NAD which he would give (sell
I suppose) to a friend who needs a basic player.

I had the P2 / D2 at home for 1 month and the level of musicality,
detail, timbre, dynamics were of course outstanding compared to my
NAD. My only concern is with its age (should I need to clean the
inside, change parts, etc...). Also maybe I could save some more money
and wait for a TEAC DV 50 universal player (but is it superior to the
P2 / D2 for CDs? )

What do you think about this? I have to take a quick decision. I
mostly listen to classical (being a musician myself) and own a large
CD collection. I'm also turning back towards vinyl, but that's another
history!

Thanks for help!

There's a P2 on sale at Audiogon for $2500 (it was $7500 new). So $1340
for the pair P2/D2 sounds like an incredible deal and your friend
is really making a gift of this stuff for you. Due to age, the
transport may need some servicing in the next few years. But I'd
grab it.

Randy

boz wrote in message ...
Hello, I'm pretty new to this group.

I currently own a 4 years old NAD 522 CD player. A friend of mine who
owns very high end stuff proposed me to buy his TEAC (Esoteric) P2 /
D2 for about 1075 Euros ($1340) plus my NAD which he would give (sell
I suppose) to a friend who needs a basic player.

I had the P2 / D2 at home for 1 month and the level of musicality,
detail, timbre, dynamics were of course outstanding compared to my
NAD. My only concern is with its age (should I need to clean the
inside, change parts, etc...). Also maybe I could save some more money
and wait for a TEAC DV 50 universal player (but is it superior to the
P2 / D2 for CDs? )

What do you think about this? I have to take a quick decision. I
mostly listen to classical (being a musician myself) and own a large
CD collection. I'm also turning back towards vinyl, but that's another
history!

Thanks for help!