bryston bcd-3 vs cambridge 851c


im thinking of buying 1 of these 2 players,has anyone compared these two
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i have a Cambridge 840w amp,840e preamp,adcam gcd-750 cd player,b&w 683 speakers
It’s hard to advise you because the Bryston bcd-3 is slightly better as standalone cd player but on the other hand the Cambridge 851c can be better match to your system because you already have Cambridge amp & pre and this cd can function as independent dac as well for your other digital sources .If I were you I would by the 851c.
ok thanks,,i have a friend who is going to let me listen to his musical fidelity A5 this weekend so there is another player in the mix,im comparing adcom gcd-750,Cambridge 840c,there pretty close,thanks again,,kris
Musical Fidelity A5,Adcom gcd-750 and Cambridge 840c are old models I wouldn’t buy them. you have to consider new models as the 2 ones you suggested because at the last 3 years there is huge improvement at the internal dac and servers inside the CD players.