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Best Circa 90's CDP

Hi friends,

I am looking for a short list of the best CDP from the 90's era. I own a few hundred Redbook CD's that I want to enjoy again. I am very nostalgic about the nineties as that's when I first got into the hobby. 

Thanks for your recommendations in advance. 

Stan

 

 

 

anacondastan
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roxy54
7,978 posts
 

Phillips CD 960.

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mjcmt
710 posts
 

I can only recommend from what I’ve had or heard. I’d put the Linn Karak III and Meridian 508 as some of the best.

soix
9,456 posts
 

Are you also nostalgic for burnt-out lasers and failing disc drives?  There are other things like speakers, amps, preamps, etc. you can more safely be nostalgic about from the 90s, but if you’re intent on rolling the dice this one would be among the cream of the crop.  Meridian is another great recommendation.  Good luck with this.

https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisb2i8f-linn-sondek-cd-12-rare-sale-second-to-none-clearly-beyond-comparison-to-other-cd-pla-cd-sacd-players

larryi
3,982 posts
 

In the 90’s, I liked the Linn CD12 a lot.  It was nearly $20k back then, so it was one of the more expensive machines.  It didn’t hurt that it was one of the most elegant looking machines out there.

Audio Aero Capitole was another nice machine from those times.

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