Any opinions on Copland CDA 289 CD player?

I've had this unit for 8-months now. Compared it to Cary 303 at time of purchase. I prefered the COPLAND in sound and certainly in looks. This unit is much larger than Cary CD players. Don't own a HDCD, therefore, never saw the HDCD LED light go on.

I'm a fan of the Copland gear in general. I own a Copland 266 model (2K). It is very well made, looks beautiful, works flawlessly, and sounds great to these ears. I don't think you can go wrong with any of the Copland stuff, and I have heard wonderful things about the 289. Go for it!

Copland 289 player....excellent unit...heard it many times..in various systems...pretty good with jazz...and vocals...excellent dynamic shading that lets you hear voice inflection and changes in emotion...BUT...I fond that it does less well with large scale classical sounding sightly electronic...should this make you run away from it?? not at all...I would recommend it should be on most peoples' short lists...good luck

If you're looking for reviews, UHF Magazine had one in issue 55--see www.uhfmag.com. They liked it.

My tastes run to jazz and rock and my system is Air Tight/c-j/Sonus Faber. Thanks.