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Best Basic CD Player (no SACD, USB, etc.)

Hey guys! Old dude here! My Panasonic SL-PJ316 CD player took a dump after years of faithful service. I started looking around for a replacement only to discover CD players with price tags into the thousands of dollars!! WTH??  Ok, I know there is SACD, USB, bluetooth, etc. BUT, I am not going to try and re-purchase my entire CD collection of almost 40 years to buy a SACD player. And, from what I've read, the USB, streaming lot seems to cause problems in certain players. ALL I need is a high quality, basic CD player that won't cost thousands of dollars. Any suggestions? Yamaha? NAD? Marantz? I'm "all ears". Thanks, for the advice. Best regards, Rob

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nevada_matt
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Many, many years ago, I purchased a Carver sdl/410t.

Other than at times wishing for more cds at once, I have never heard any other player that would make me want to change..

SACD isn’t really necessary.. just put files on the NAS and play..  same with ripped cds.. only ever use the cd player for anything I don’t have ripped and internet is down..

But not really playing discs much any longer anyway with tidal, qobuzz and hidef up to 512dsd files available for purchase and a decent dac/streamer.

 

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