I've settled on Cary 308-T tubed unit. Has HDCD and also limited upsampling.
Around $1150 used, maybe $1250.
Beat out my other Carys (303/100, 303/200) and also a modified Marantz and also the most recent Sonic Frontiers cd player. (I forget if it was CD-1).
If I had a lot more money I guess I'd try the latest 306 SACD model by Cary, but fully expect that my old 308-T MIGHT sound more enjoyable :)
Around $1150 used, maybe $1250.
Beat out my other Carys (303/100, 303/200) and also a modified Marantz and also the most recent Sonic Frontiers cd player. (I forget if it was CD-1).
If I had a lot more money I guess I'd try the latest 306 SACD model by Cary, but fully expect that my old 308-T MIGHT sound more enjoyable :)