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CD Player Recommendation

I posted a question about modding my wonderful Rotel RCD 855 the other day, and I looked into the recommended Rotel RCD-971, but I'm wondering if I shouldn't look into a newer CD player. I love the sound of my old Rotel, but I suspect the newer players are vastly better. I have a large collection of domestic and Japanese CDs, and about 1/3 of them are SACD. Is it worth buying a SACD player ? If so, what one is recommended for around $500.00? I'm not interested in a video player, only audio. Would a good quality CD player be better than a SACD player?
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velocityofhue
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I was in a similar situation as yours when looking for a good cd player. The Rotel RCD-1072 is a marvelous player that does HDCD and Redbook of course very well for the price. To me it has a more forward tone to it compared to the Ayre CX-7e which I also added to the main system where I wanted to hook up with balanced runs. I kinda looked at the EMM Labs sacd but the price is in another league all together.

Good luck in your search
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