Cary 306/200 -- Still near state of the art?

Now that's what I'm talking about-- ask a question, get an answer that's perfectly on point. Thanks CGW. Of course, if anyone else wants to chime in, I'd be glad for more input.

I directly compared my friends BDP-83se to my Cary 306/200 and the Cary blew the OPPO away.

I was thinking that it would be nice to get an OPPO, but it would not be a replacement for my Cary.

Need to bump this-- never got much in the way of responses. Now I'm looking (along with everyone else, it seems) at the Oppo BDP-83se. Wonder if anyone has an informed opinion as to whether the Oppo would be as satisfying a redbook player as the Cary is, especially since I could sell the Cary and have a good bit of money left over even after buying the Oppo.

Hope to hear from you.

I happily owned a Cary 306/200 for about 3 years. Then I got the bug. I bought 3 players used and tried them all. I tried a Levinson 390s, a Wadia 861se (more $ but allowed me to drop the preamp), and a Muscial Fidelity SACD player I can't remember the model of. I discovered there is better out there. In the end I kept the Wadia because it blew doors on the others. I recently moved from the Wadia to Ayre for consistency. More of a lateral move. Not sure what would be better for $2k. Maybe try a used Wadia in the same level and see if it's better? If you buy used you can try and resell if you decide not to keep it.