[Eeyore]

gperkins151 wrote:

Arny Krueger wrote:
Are you interested in a CD change?

Well, I hear that they break down more ofen than single CD players.

This tends to be true.


I saw a TEAC CD-P1260 today (single CD) for $129 and a Sony CE595 (5
CD/SACD) for $119.

I've never heard a single good word about TEAC CD players ( I'd categorise them
as 'also-rans' ) and Sony ones tend to be overpriced relative to what's actually
inside them ( you pay for the name ).

I'm surprised Arny didn't actually recommend a DVD-CD player actually. It will
handle formats other than straight CD and the quantity they're made in make them
very affordable.

I have a Pioneer DV-360 for example ( just as a DVD player ) but I'm assured it
outperforms many straight CD players too.

Unless the rest of your system is in the $1500-2000 area I wouldn't fret
excessively over your CD player other than to get a decent 'medium rank' one.
The critical part is the D-A converter and these can always be upgraded using an
external DAC anyway.

I've personally been well pleased with Denons fwiw. Many ppl rate Marantz highly
too.

Graham