You cannot go wrong with a modified player by Stan Warren. I have been in the digital upgrade game since 1983 (7 different cd players, and 3 different D/A's). After I found out about Stan, every digital unit that he modified outperformed anything 300% and more in price. This is what Stan is infamous for, i.e. performing modifications to particular modestly priced cd players and DAC's, which in the end will produce world class sound. (Many of his units have actually crushed other ultra expensive units, in a/b comparisons). Either Stan is a genius, or the rest of us are getting ripped off by the "so called" high end digital companies, that charge so much money for this "state of the art" digital stuff. There is a question that begs to be asked: Why isn't there a production cd player that can compete sonically at the same price point, as compared to what Stan Warren is offering? Is it really that hard to do...or...are we all suckers, for thinking that we have to spend tons of money to get world class sounding digital?
Best Cd player for under 500
At this point the 2 that i have been looking at are (used) the linn mimik and rega planet. From all the various sources available it seems like the rega has the edge but i would appreciate any additional comments. Speakers are linn tukans and amp is nearly vintage onkyo integrated from early 1980s
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