Biggest soundstage in a CD Player ?

guys. Iam sorry the sony is good and so is the Marantz. I did a comparison at a dealer and those where our findings. Badwisdom WANTS a redbook cd player not sacd so why are so many people offering something he is not looking for? I offered the best player that I found and simply forwarded my thoughts and opinions. There are MANY great cd players out there it is all about synergy within a system and the 39 works very well with my 335. I would not buy an SACD until software is as available as redbook software.(and who knows if it ever will be they are already talking about dieing out in a few years as laser discs did. There is a small market of people who will spend alot on a stereo let alone $25 on a cd) So with that in mind and also the fact that redbook cds dont sound high end through the SACD thats where I am coming from. Sorry if I affended anyone.

Topkat is right with regard to Marantz and Sony doing the R & D and the other smaller high end companies spinning off from their developments. There is a German high end company that manufactures a $10,000 CD player that is basically a slightly modified and cleverly tweeked Marantz CD 17 (that sells for about a tenth the price). Looking inside the German unit made me feel just a little angry, expecting something original and not finding it. Another example: the circuits inside a new French CD player series are modified CEC. Even the proprietary transport mechanism uses a Sanyo laser. There is a growing industry around Sony tweeks in Europe with around three different companies offering modified Sony red book players with resonance damping, circuit alteration, improved power supplies. It is as if the Japanese provided the framework in which so many smaller companies operate.

Oracle CD2500 cd player: It's looks take your breathe away!
I just got one!

Oracle CD2500 cd player: Its looks take your breathe away!
I just got one!

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